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February 8, 2018
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Viewing a Successor Column

  • February 8, 2018
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I need to view a successor column. In complex projects, I need to ensure everything has a successor to make sure I have a valid critical path. Any ideas on how to add the column to a view or how to find/display tasks with no successors? I've looked at some of the previous threads, but the links to the original content are no longer valid. Therese
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ThereseGrAuthor
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February 8, 2018
Officially, workfront doesn't have a successor column. However, old threads indicate a way to add it, but those old threads don't describe the actual code. My concern is that a complex project many have parallel streams of work that come together, such as for a gate. Predecessors only tell me part of the story. If my gate task is missing an incoming stream, it is almost impossible to find just from reviewing predecessors. That means my critical path could be incorrect or I miss a key deliverable. Stranded streams of work do occur when corss-functional teams are entering their deliverables. Therese
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February 8, 2018
I asked this question a while back with Workfront and I thought they indicated they did not have a Successor field available. So what I do is just use the Predecessor field and make sure every task has a predecessor (or a valid reason why it doesn't). You can also validate your critical path in the new Gantt View. Just be sure to check it off on the settings to get it to appear. That's how I've gotten around this constraint. Vic Alejandro, PMP, CSM | IT Program Manager Denver Water | t: (303-628-7262) | c: (303-319-6473) "http://www.denverwater.org/"> http://www.denverwater.org INTEGRITY | VISION | PASSION | EXCELLENCE | RESPECT