Begin of the insertion**As a** project manager

**I want to** enter a project deadlineEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion In some cases it is helpful to have an end dateEnd of the deletion and plan Begin of the deletion your wayEnd of the deletion backwards Begin of the insertion

**So that** I know when I haveEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion from that dateEnd of the deletion to Begin of the insertionstartEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion see ifEnd of the deletion the Begin of the insertionfirst task.End of the insertion Begin of the deletion project is possible.End of the deletion

Begin of the insertion## Project start/finish date andEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion OtherEnd of the deletion project Begin of the insertionsetting "Schedule from"End of the insertion Begin of the deletion management tools work withEnd of the deletion

* Begin of the insertionA project can have aEnd of the insertion start date Begin of the insertionand a finish date:End of the insertion Begin of the deletion earliestEnd of the deletion
* Begin of the insertionThere is the new project setting "Schedule from".
End of the insertion Begin of the deletion start date latest
End of the deletion * Begin of the insertionSchedule from: ProjectEnd of the insertion start date Begin of the insertion
End of the insertion Begin of the deletion exactly
End of the deletion * Begin of the insertionSchedule from: Project finishEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion endEnd of the deletion date Begin of the insertion
End of the insertion Begin of the deletion earliest
End of the deletion * Begin of the insertionSchedule from: No project start and finishEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion endEnd of the deletion date Begin of the deletion latestEnd of the deletion
* Begin of the insertionAutomatic calculation ofEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion end date exactly

In this case you would start planning withEnd of the deletion the Begin of the deletion latest task and plan backwards with relationships.

Alternatively one could plan aEnd of the deletion project Begin of the insertionstart datesEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion normallyEnd of the deletion and Begin of the insertionfinish dates depending on project scheduling mode.
* WhenEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion then moveEnd of the deletion the Begin of the insertionproject is scheduled fromEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion first task forward, so thatEnd of the deletion the Begin of the insertionproject start dateEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion last task automatically aligns withEnd of the deletion the Begin of the insertionfinish date is derived (inactive). This dateEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion target date.

PROBLEM: YouEnd of the deletion can Begin of the insertionbe changed. TheEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion move aEnd of the deletion project Begin of the insertionschedule is updated accordingly.
* WhenEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion (tree) forward, but not backwards. If you moveEnd of the deletion the Begin of the insertionproject is scheduled fromEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion first task backwards, only that task moves. If you moveEnd of the deletion the Begin of the insertionproject finish date the start date is derived (inactive). The project schedule is updated accordingly.
* The project scheduling mode can be changed forEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion last task backwards, you getEnd of the deletion an Begin of the insertionexisting project.End of the insertion Begin of the deletion error.End of the deletion