hello
i have a scaffolding activity, which effects the start date of construction activities, by a SS relationship.



we are saying even after the construction activities finish, that scaffold will remain in place for a while. so, the scaffold end date is the latest. so the critical path automatically shows scaffolding. but i dont want that. i want to exclude the scaffolds form critical path calculation and critial path to calculate from the construction activities, even if they end earlier than scaffold end date.

can i exclude the scaffolding activities from critical path calculation, but still keeping the link between it and the construction activities?

Consider breaking the scaffolding activities into two parts - put up the scaffolding and remove.

You can still link put up to the construction and remove as a successor to construction.