I’ve noticed that some Project users do not understand how % Complete and Start date are connected, and because of that they think that MS PROJECT 2013 has a bug.
Let me give you an example. First I will create a simple Project:
Now I will mark Task 2 as 50% completed, and I’ll get:
Now suppose that Task 1 has 5 days duration. If I enter 5 days in duration field I will get:
As you can see, Start date in Task 2 is not changed. And this is not a Bug. Why? Because Task 2 has started with work.What can you do? You can say that Task 2 is 0% completed, and you will get:
Now you can mark Task 2 as 50% completed again.
But I will ask you a question as a Project Manager, and not as a Microsoft Project User. If you establish Finish-To-Start link between Tasks, that means that Predecessor must be finished, before Successor can Start. So, why will you mark Successor as Partial finished? If you can Start Successor before Predecessor ends, you can put a Lead time on Successor, or you can establish another type of Dependencies like Start-To-Start.
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Location: Zagreb, Croatia
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He was born in Zagreb, Croatia at 1963. After completing his college he started working on projects in different business areas (banking, manufacturing, automotive industry, distribution, oil companies, etc.) developing and implementing ERP systems into different companies. He has got a lot of experience working with people in different business processes and also possesses great knowledge in information technologies and financial services. Today he works as a business consultant, adn Project Manager in PERPETUUM MOBILE d.o.o. Zagreb. He is a regular lecturer for Project Management in MS Innovation Center in Varaždin, Logosoft Sarajevo in Bosnia and Herzegovina and SEAVUS GROUP in Skopje Macedonia. He was named the best lecturer of WINDAYS 2008 while his lecture was also voted as the best. In addition, he was in TOP 10 lecturers at the MS SINERGY 2009 and MS VISIA 2009, 2010. Shares first place as the best lecturer of KulenDays 2009 and 2010 and PMI Conference 2009 in Zagreb. He is also a regular lecturer in the MS Community. He is a Certified Accountant and a PMP (Project Manager Professional) and a PMI-RMP (Risk Manager Professional), MCP, MCT, and Microsoft Certified Technical Specialist - Microsoft Project 2010. From 01.01.2012 awarded with MVP (Microsoft Most Valuable Proffesional - Microsoft Project)!
Nenad Trajkovski 
Zdravo, Nenade!
I was wondering if there is an “Actual Percents Finished-to-Start” link existing in MS Project 2013?
That is “Task 2 starts as soon, as some percents of work is finished within Task 1”
Have you seen anything similar?
Nope. This does not exsists in MS PROJECT
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