Hi,

I am completely new to MS Project, I am supposed to set it up at work and I am struggling with something hopefully you will be able to help me with.

First of all, bear in mind that what i need is reverse planning : i am given a project end date and, ultimately, i need to know (based on task duration and predecessors) when i need to start it.

For this purpose, I set the “Schedule From Finish Date” option (here, finish date = 24/05/2024) and I created a new project with just two tasks (Task 1 and Task 2 – Task 2 having Task 1 as a predecessor).

If i complete Task 1 earlier :

– Why doesn’t it start Task 2 at an earlier date ?

– Shouldn’t it make my project finish earlier as well ? I mean, i know i set May 24th as the finish date but if my previous tasks are completed ahead of schedule, Isn’t MS Project smart enough to consider that my project can finish sooner ? If not, what changes can i operate so it can do it ?

Thanks a lot for your help !

​Hi, I am completely new to MS Project, I am supposed to set it up at work and I am struggling with something hopefully you will be able to help me with. First of all, bear in mind that what i need is reverse planning : i am given a project end date and, ultimately, i need to know (based on task duration and predecessors) when i need to start it. For this purpose, I set the “Schedule From Finish Date” option (here, finish date = 24/05/2024) and I created a new project with just two tasks (Task 1 and Task 2 – Task 2 having Task 1 as a predecessor). If i complete Task 1 earlier :- Why doesn’t it start Task 2 at an earlier date ? – Shouldn’t it make my project finish earlier as well ? I mean, i know i set May 24th as the finish date but if my previous tasks are completed ahead of schedule, Isn’t MS Project smart enough to consider that my project can finish sooner ? If not, what changes can i operate so it can do it ?   Thanks a lot for your help !  Read More

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