You can define the duration of a process in the Duration column. The duration is specified in days. By default, the duration of a newly created task is 1 day.

➢Select the task for which you want to set the duration.

➢Double-click the cell in the Duration column. ▶ You can now enter text in the cell.

➢Enter the estimated duration in days.

▶ The duration of a summary task is calculated automatically as soon as the dependency is defined (see Define dependencies between Tasks).

▶ The end date of the task in the Finish column is calculated automatically.

By default, the duration is specified in the unit “days”. You can specify the duration of a task in a different unit. The following units are supported:

Change unit for duration:

➢Select the task for which you want to change the unit of duration.

➢Double-click on the cell in the Duration column. ▶ Text can now be entered in the cell.

➢Enter the expected duration in weeks (w) or years (y).

▶ You can enter the unit or the abbreviation.