**As** a Begin of the insertionproject administrator or lifecycle mangerEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion \[enter role of user\]End of the deletion
**I want to** Begin of the insertiondefine an explicit number of days that pass between a stage/gate and its successor.End of the insertion Begin of the deletion \[enter objective\]End of the deletion
**so that** Begin of the insertionI can model waiting time (e.g. committee dates) End of the insertion Begin of the deletion \[enter desired result\]End of the deletion

**Acceptance criteria**

* Begin of the insertionIn the project lifecycle administration, a lag value can be defined

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**Technical notes**

End of the deletion * Begin of the insertionThe lag value is 0 or a positive number.

* The automatic scheduling observes the lag

* \[open\] Is the lag visualized explicitly in the gantt chart

* \[open\] Can a lag be defined between the project start date and the first stage/gate and also between the last stage/gate and the project finish date?

* \[open\] When moving the start date of a successor, how to differentiate between rescheduling backwards and adding a lag?End of the insertion Begin of the deletion <br>End of the deletion


**Permissions and visibility considerations**

* Begin of the insertionLag can be set by users having the &quot;Edit project stages and gates&quot; permissionEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion _To whom is this feature visible?_End of the deletion

* Begin of the insertionUsers having the &quot;View project stages and gates&quot; permission can see the resultEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion _When is it not visible?_


**OutEnd of the deletion of Begin of the insertionthe lag in the automatic scheduling.End of the insertion Begin of the deletion scope**

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