Clicking the Details button in the adjustment panel causes the dialog shown below to pop up. Clicking the Adjust Estimated Effort button changes the Estimated Effort of the task to be changed to be consistent with the start and end dates and allocation. Clicking the Adjust Resource Allocation will change the allocation to be consistent with the start and end dates and Estimated Effort.
These two correspond to two common real-world situations when planning projects:
You know when the task should start and when it should finish, but not the effort: In this case, adjust the start and end dates, then click the Details button on the adjustment panel and choose Adjust Estimated Effort.
You know when the task should start and finish and how much time the resource should spend on it, but don't know the allocation: In this case, set the starrt and end dates, and the estimated effort, then click the Details button on the adjustment panel and choose Adjust Resource Allocation.
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