[Informatics] Predecessor, dependency question - Gantt charts

[Litsa Tzelepis]

hello - that's what i do too


   - task 8
   - milestone
   - task 9

task 8 connects to 9, right through the milestone's diamond

:-)

On Tue, May 9, 2017 at 12:21 PM, Mark <mark at vceit.com> wrote:

> I don't think it's a significant philosophical drama, but...
>
> I'd say one task can only be dependent on another task. A milestone is not
> a task; it's a psychological *event* (it just *happens* with no resources
> or time allocation.)
>
> So, I'd connect a dependent task to the task *preceding* the milestone -
> the one whose termination triggered the milestone.
>
> Or not.
>
> Mark
>
> On 9 May 2017 at 11:37, Tony Crewe <TonyCrewe at caulfieldgs.vic.edu.au>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi All,
>>
>>
>>
>> I have told my student that dependencies should not be linked to
>> milestones (no duration, but a key date),  but to tasks, and now I am
>> second guessing myself.
>>
>> Can a milestone have a dependent task? and can a milestone be a
>> predecessor to another task. I think not.
>>
>>
>>
>> Any consensus?
>>
>>
>>
>> Tony Crewe
>>
>> Caulfield Grammar School
>>
>>
>>
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