How to Use Lead / Lag in Merlin Project
Lead or lag between activities? Set a buffer between two activities and thus build time reserves into your project? Read how to do this in Merlin Project.
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How to define a lead or lag between activities?
Lead
- Two activities ,A1' and ,A2' are linked by a dependency
- Select the dependency
- Within the ,Dependency' inspector set ,5 days' for ,Lead/Lag'
- this will push ,A2' 5 days in the future
This is what it should look like:
Lag
- Now add a third activity ,A3'
- Link ,A2' and ,A3' by an ,End to Start' dependency
- Select this dependency
- Within ,Dependency' inspector set ,-3 days' for ,Lead/Lag'
- this will push ,A3' to start 3 days before the expected end of ,A2'
Again, this is an example what it should look like:
Using dependencies your scheduling stays flexible, even more if using lead/lag values.
