On my project we are not doing detailed resource planning, so although we will assign tasks to an individual I want to be able to specify the start and end date and then know the elapsed duration. We will know the amount of work. We may have entered some completion time.

I want to be able to:

• know the start & end dates and change them - without changing the % complete if it has been completed. this will be because we have extended the time but it will still be as complete as it already is
• record the man days and the elapsed days.... is this possible

For example here is a task:

• starts 1st Jan
• ends 31st Jan
• elasped 31 days
• 8 man-days work
• Fred is assigned
• It is 20% complete

We are going to end the end date to 14th Feb. The man days are still 8 and the completion is still 20%. I don't want them adjusted.

Is this possible?

Thank you................ liz