Microsoft KB Archive/69515

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How Project Calculates Overtime Work

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Q69515

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Project for Windows, versions 1.0, 3.0, 3.0a, 4.0
 * Microsoft Project for the Macintosh, versions 1.1, 3.0, 4.0

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SUMMARY
Overtime work is part of the total work that is assigned to a task. Therefore, Project for Windows and Macintosh subtracts the overtime work hours from the Work field and multiplies this standard work by the standard rate; overtime work is multiplied by the overtime rate.

For example:

"work - overtime work = standard work hours"

MORE INFORMATION
You can specify overtime work when a resource works extra time on a task. Overtime work is subtracted from the work before the duration is calculated. As a result, assigning overtime work can shorten the schedule and get the task finished sooner.

If you want the duration of the task to increase because the overtime work is being added to the end of the task, add the extra overtime hours into the Work field as well as the Overtime field.