This feature is available only in Project KickStart Professional.

In Project KickStart Pro, the schedule starts in a cascade with each task lasting one day, and each task linked to the following task.

However, it is very unlikely that your entire schedule matches such a cascade, so you can adjust the schedule. Start by estimating the duration of tasks—the number of days that each task will take. Generally, it is best to estimate how many days will elapse before the task is done.

You might also want some tasks to occur at the same time. To do so, you can overlap the tasks.

To make tasks overlap like this:

You can do this in three ways:

• Set the same predecessor for both tasks.

       Or

• Set the second task as the successor of the first task, and then then move the second task into a position when it starts on the same day as the first task.

       Or

• Set the second task as the successor of the first task, and then assign a lead time of
  –3 days (the number of days scheduled for the task).

To make tasks overlap like this:

• Set the second task as the predecessor of the first task, and then assign a lead time of –2 days (one less than the number of days scheduled for the task).