[kplato] explenation from project managers please?

[Thomas Zander]

Hi,

I got 2 replies that both told me a lot, thanx to you both!

I am left with a feeling that not all is correct; Martin told me very
well how a schedule will react if the scheduling type is set to either
ASAP or ALAP.
Chris talked about the influence of the starting options.

The next question I have is if I should not select one of the ASAP/ALAP
_and_ select on of the starting types. Since you currently have to select
1 of those 5.

so two groups of radiobuttons:

Project scheduling: (won't effect start/end time)
    o ASAP
    o ALAP
Project start/end
    o Start not earier then
    o Finish not later then
    o Must start on

Right?

On Sun, Feb 23, 2003 at 10:18:27PM -0500, Chris H wrote:
> On February 23, 2003 03:06 pm, Thomas Zander wrote:
> > Hi!
> >
> > I updates some stuff in kplato and we have a more user-friendly project
> > management dialog.
> >
> > I want some 'texts' from the people that know most about project plannings
> > to finish stuff.  Its in CVS, just start it up and you will see why I ask.
> >
> > - what is the influence of scheduling type on a project. (small 7 word
> > sentence please). - please give me a 3 sentence explenation for each of the
> > following scheduling types:
> 
> IMHO only 
> 
> - ASAP  (as soon as possible)
> - ALAP (as late as possible) 
> - Start not earier then ( project element cannot start until a specified date: 
> typically dependent on completion of another task)
> -Finish not later then (time dependent completion date: ie: schedule 
> dependant)
> - Must start on (time dependant start date -schedule dependant) 

On Mon, Feb 24, 2003 at 09:58:16PM +0100, Martin Fox wrote:
> Hi Thomas
...
> If every activity starts as early as possible the finish date is calculated using the so called "earliest start method" otherwise if as late as possible the "latest finish method".
> 
> Clearly all the predecessors of an activity will have to finish as early as possible if the activity concerned is to be started on an "early start" basis. There is thus a range of dates for the start/finish of an activity, depending on what has happened in the past.


-- 
Thomas Zander