# Feature SPAR-12 - Follower work package should start earlier if the predecessor finished prematurely

Project: Stream Planning and Reporting
Status: new
URL: https://community.openproject.org/work_packages/SPAR-12

## Planning

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| Date |  |
| Priority | Medium |
| Target versions | Wish List |
| Votes | 1 |
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## OPEN POINTS / FEEDBACK

_No work packages_

## Features and Chunks

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## Bugs and other work packages

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## Technical Details

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| Requires doc change | Yes |
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## Details

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| Pull preview |  |
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| Accessibility | No |

## People

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## Estimates and progress

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## Description

As an OpenProject user  
I want a work package to start earlier (i.e. change its start date to an earlier date) if its predecessor was completed ahead of time  
so that I can see and use freed time resources.

*OR*

As an OpenProject user  
I want to receive an optical hint (e.g. freed up space or a marker in the Gantt chart) if a work package was completed ahead of time  
so that I can see and use freed time resources and e.g. start its follower earlier than planned.

##### **Use Case**

Work package <mention class="mention" data-id="1" data-type="work_package" data-text="#1">#1</mention> was supposed to start January 1 and be finished February 28. Now it's already finished at January 31. This gives room to start the depending, following work package <mention class="mention" data-id="2" data-type="work_package" data-text="#2">#2</mention> (and its followers and children) earlier. Therefore it is necessary to become aware of this opportunity.

##### **To be discussed**

It could make sense to implement <mention class="mention" data-id="#24963" data-type="work_package" data-text="#24963">\#24963</mention> before implementing this.