How Do You Set Default Task Type To Fixed Duration In Microsoft Project?
The default task type in Microsoft Project is fixed units. However, this isn’t always the best choice, especially if your organization is in a functional structure (meaning your project team reports to their respective functional managers and not to the project manager). Many project managers already know that they can change each task’s task type to ‘Fixed Duration’ by accessing its Task Information. But did you know that you can also set Microsoft Project to use fixed duration as the task type every time in the future? Decide if fixed duration should be the setting for your organization. Most project managers who do not have direct reports and do not need to manage cost should use fixed duration. For example, you assigned a 2 day task to Michael. Michael does not report to you and your primary concern is that he does his work within those 2 days. Since you are not managing his full workload, you really don’t need to track how much time he is spending on that particular task; it could
