How do I closeout a project with incomplete tasks in MSProjects?
Anonymous
Is there a way to close a project plan in MSProjects that still has tasks open? I cannot mark these tasks as complete or 100% because they have not been completed; however, I need to terminate the project and remove it from Active to Closed. Saving Changes...
Microsoft Project Professional 2010 enables you to cancel a task but keep a record of the task in the project plan. This is called inactivating the task. The task remains in the project plan, but does not affect resource availability, the project schedule, or how other tasks are scheduled. Saving Changes...
On the View tab, in the Task Views group, click Gantt Chart.
In the table portion of the view, select the number of the task you want to inactivate.
On the Task tab, in the Schedule group, click Inactivate.
The inactive task stays in the task list, but the text is dimmed and has a line through it.
To reactivate a task, select the inactive task and then click Inactivate.
Be sure to also add notes to those tasks as to the rationale to help with future reviewers or audit purposes.
good idea Saving Changes...
Elizabeth HarrinDirector| RebelsGuideToPM.comLondon, England, United Kingdom
I didn't know about that functionality either, thank you! Saving Changes...
Brajesh MishraHead- Project Management| Bayaweaver LimitedNew Delhi, Delhi, India
Very useful conversation. I did not know about this functionality. Thanks! Saving Changes...
Victoria TranIT Project and Relationship Manager| Santa Clara County Technology Services and SolutionsSan Jose, Ca, United States
May 12, 2018 2:30 AM
Replying to Kevin Drake
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On the View tab, in the Task Views group, click Gantt Chart.
In the table portion of the view, select the number of the task you want to inactivate.
On the Task tab, in the Schedule group, click Inactivate.
The inactive task stays in the task list, but the text is dimmed and has a line through it.
To reactivate a task, select the inactive task and then click Inactivate.
Thank you so much! I'll do this Monday. Saving Changes...
Victoria TranIT Project and Relationship Manager| Santa Clara County Technology Services and SolutionsSan Jose, Ca, United States
May 12, 2018 2:41 PM
Replying to Drew Craig
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Be sure to also add notes to those tasks as to the rationale to help with future reviewers or audit purposes.
