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How to Setup Groups of Mutually Exclusive Tasks in MS Project
Evening All, I am trying to programme some road works for 3 separate teams working concurrently. Works will require us to shut either slow or fast lanes of various roads, but never both lanes at ...
williamwinder,
There is no mutually exclusive option for tasks in Project but you might be able to at least partially achieve what you want via resource overallocation. You mentioned the idea of a common resource not working because it would not allow you to do multiple tasks on the same lane. If you were thinking about a single common resource then that may be true but if each function (e.g. grading, hole boring, etc.) has a common group resource, multiple group resources could be assigned to a "lane". Only one resource needs to show a conflict (overallocation) and that will serve as the "flag" to re-plan.
John
There is no mutually exclusive option for tasks in Project but you might be able to at least partially achieve what you want via resource overallocation. You mentioned the idea of a common resource not working because it would not allow you to do multiple tasks on the same lane. If you were thinking about a single common resource then that may be true but if each function (e.g. grading, hole boring, etc.) has a common group resource, multiple group resources could be assigned to a "lane". Only one resource needs to show a conflict (overallocation) and that will serve as the "flag" to re-plan.
John