I am using MS project 2007. I know I can split a task to delay it when interuptions happen. But what if a task is intentionally delayed by another task during certain periods of the week before returning back to the main task. In other words
task 1 ------------ -----------------------
task 2 ---------
I could just split task one and call it a day. But is it possible to link task 1 to task 2 and back to task 1 again.
I will give an example and a reason why. I work for a web development company. And we have projects. But also the developers that maybe working on a particular project may have to do ticket support every wednesday. This delays the main project and extends it.
The reason I want the 2 task to be dependent is because what if he is expected to complete those tickets within 5 hours. But what if he doesnt complete them in 5 hours, he completes them in 7 hours instead. That extends the development timeline. If I just split the project timeline, I would have to manually adjust the project timeline everytime he goes over which is what I dont want to do. I would like for the main task to be adjusted automatically.