R05.11.01.02 · TASK CLASS

Schedules, dependencies & resources

Build Gantt schedules with dependencies, resources and baselines.

20 project-authored proposals · taxonomy v1.1 · 0 new benchmark runs. Verifiers and partial-credit rules below are designs, not executed results.

Typical applications: Microsoft Project · Smartsheet · OmniPlan
Class GUI-need label: G2 · GUI-essential

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R05.11.01.02-T01 Build a logic-driven schedule from a WBS workbook

Original instruction

In Microsoft Project on Windows, build the schedule for input/wbs.xlsx (38 activities with durations, FS/SS/FF predecessors and lags, project start 2026-07-06, standard calendar with holidays in the workbook). Use auto-scheduling and no constraints. Save output/plant_retrofit.mpp.

Platforms: win · Windows
Applications: Microsoft Project · Excel
Interfaces: desk · Desktop GUI
GUI need · task setting: G2 · GUI-essential
GUI need · ordinary access: CL · CLI-sufficient
Interaction primitives: type · Text & forms click · Point & click multi · Cross-app
Work product: WP08 · App/system state
Conditions: licensed · Licensed pro app
Proposed difficulty: 3 / 5

Proposed verifier

Grader opens the .mpp via MPXJ, recomputes CPM independently: finish 2026-11-20, critical path A1-A4-A9-A17-A30-A38, all 38 links/lags exact, no constraints. VBA/COM automation blocked by macro policy; file must carry Project's save metadata.

Proposed partial credit

35% links and lags; 25% durations and calendar; 25% finish date; 15% critical path.

R05.11.01.02-T02 Status a schedule at a data date and report float

Original instruction

Open input/plant_retrofit_baselined.mpp in Microsoft Project. Set the status date to 2026-09-01, enter actual starts/finishes and % complete from input/progress.csv, reschedule uncompleted work to start after the status date, then write the new project finish and the total float of A22 (days) to output/status.txt and save.

Platforms: win · Windows
Applications: Microsoft Project
Interfaces: desk · Desktop GUI
GUI need · task setting: G2 · GUI-essential
GUI need · ordinary access: CL · CLI-sufficient
Interaction primitives: type · Text & forms click · Point & click
Work product: WP07 · Simulation result
Conditions: licensed · Licensed pro app
Proposed difficulty: 3 / 5

Proposed verifier

MPXJ read: actuals and % complete per CSV; no remaining work before status date; finish and A22 float equal key from independent CPM; values in status.txt match. Project VBA/COM automation is blocked by macro policy and the VM has no scripting runtime; the .mpp must carry Project's own save metadata.

Proposed partial credit

35% actuals entered; 25% incomplete work rescheduled; 25% finish date; 15% A22 float.

R05.11.01.02-T03 Level crew overallocation without slipping the finish

Original instruction

In Microsoft Project, input/tower_fitout.mpp has 3 crews overallocated (up to 7 units/day vs max 4). Level them so no crew exceeds 4 units on any day while the project finish stays on or before 2026-12-04; use task priorities, splitting and manual delays in the Resource Usage and Gantt views. Save the file.

Platforms: win · Windows
Applications: Microsoft Project
Interfaces: desk · Desktop GUI
GUI need · task setting: G2 · GUI-essential
GUI need · ordinary access: CL · CLI-sufficient
Interaction primitives: drag · Drag & drop vis · Visual judgment nav · Pan/zoom/scroll type · Text & forms
Work product: WP08 · App/system state
Conditions: licensed · Licensed pro app long · Long-horizon
Proposed difficulty: 5 / 5

Proposed verifier

MPXJ timephased assignment data: daily units per crew <= 4; finish <= 2026-12-04; logic links unchanged; durations unchanged. Automatic 'Level All' alone is seeded to slip to 2026-12-18, so manual decisions are needed. Project VBA/COM automation is blocked by macro policy and the VM has no scripting runtime; the .mpp must carry Project's own save metadata.

Proposed partial credit

40% no overallocation; 35% finish kept; 15% logic intact; 10% durations unchanged.

R05.11.01.02-T04 Set a baseline and export a variance report

Original instruction

In Microsoft Project, open input/office_move.mpp, set Baseline 1 for the entire project, then apply the 'Variance' table and export the visual report or table view to output/variance.pdf showing Start, Finish, Baseline Start, Baseline Finish and Start Var for all tasks.

Platforms: win · Windows
Applications: Microsoft Project
Interfaces: desk · Desktop GUI
GUI need · task setting: G2 · GUI-essential
GUI need · ordinary access: CL · CLI-sufficient
Interaction primitives: click · Point & click nav · Pan/zoom/scroll
Work product: WP03 · Visual layout
Conditions: licensed · Licensed pro app
Proposed difficulty: 2 / 5

Proposed verifier

MPXJ: Baseline1 fields populated for all tasks and equal current dates at save; PDF text contains the 5 column headers and every task name. Project VBA/COM automation is blocked by macro policy and the VM has no scripting runtime; the .mpp must carry Project's own save metadata.

Proposed partial credit

60% baseline 1 set on all tasks; 40% PDF with variance columns.

R05.11.01.02-T05 Schedule a launch plan with resources and holidays in OmniPlan

Original instruction

On macOS in OmniPlan, create the plan from input/launch_plan.md: 26 tasks in 4 groups, 5 resources with availability (one at 50%), a company calendar with the holidays listed, dependencies as written, and start 2026-11-02. Level resources and save output/launch.oplx plus an MS Project XML export.

Platforms: mac · macOS
Applications: OmniPlan
Interfaces: desk · Desktop GUI
GUI need · task setting: G2 · GUI-essential
GUI need · ordinary access: CL · CLI-sufficient
Interaction primitives: type · Text & forms click · Point & click drag · Drag & drop
Work product: WP08 · App/system state
Conditions: licensed · Licensed pro app
Proposed difficulty: 3 / 5

Proposed verifier

Parse MSPDI export and .oplx: task tree, links, resource assignments and 50% availability, holidays as exceptions; leveled schedule has no overallocation; finish equals key from independent leveling within 1 working day. OmniPlan's AppleScript and Omni Automation access are disabled via MDM profile and the VM has no shell, so the plan must be built and saved in OmniPlan.

Proposed partial credit

30% structure and links; 25% resources and calendar; 30% leveled with no overallocation; 15% finish within 1 day.

R05.11.01.02-T06 Recreate a network diagram's logic by drawing links

Original instruction

In OmniPlan on macOS, input/cutover.oplx has 18 tasks with no dependencies. input/network.png is a photographed whiteboard network diagram. Draw the dependencies on the Gantt (drag from bar to bar) including the 2 start-to-start links marked 'SS' and one 3-day lag, then save.

Platforms: mac · macOS
Applications: OmniPlan
Interfaces: desk · Desktop GUI
GUI need · task setting: G2 · GUI-essential
GUI need · ordinary access: G2 · GUI-essential
Interaction primitives: drag · Drag & drop vis · Visual judgment geom · Precise geometry
Work product: WP08 · App/system state
Conditions: licensed · Licensed pro app
Proposed difficulty: 3 / 5

Proposed verifier

Dependency set from the saved file equals key (type and lag); extra or missing links each deduct; the AppleScript dictionary is disabled via MDM profile and the file's undo journal must show interactive link creation.

Proposed partial credit

60% FS links exact; 25% SS links; 15% lag.

R05.11.01.02-T07 Turn a task sheet into a dependency-enabled Gantt

Original instruction

In Smartsheet (test account), sheet 'Website Redesign' lists 30 tasks with durations and a 'Depends on' text column. Enable dependencies with working days Mon-Fri and the holidays in input/holidays.txt, convert the text into the Predecessors column (FS with lags as written), show the critical path and set a baseline.

Platforms: web · Any OS (web)
Applications: Smartsheet
Interfaces: brow · Browser
GUI need · task setting: HY · Hybrid
GUI need · ordinary access: G2 · GUI-essential
Interaction primitives: click · Point & click type · Text & forms
Work product: WP08 · App/system state
Conditions: None declared
Proposed difficulty: 2 / 5

Proposed verifier

Smartsheet API read by grader: dependencies enabled with calendar settings; predecessor strings parse to key links; baseline columns populated; end date of last task equals key.

Proposed partial credit

25% project settings; 45% predecessors; 15% baseline; 15% end date.

R05.11.01.02-T08 Resolve over-allocations in Smartsheet Resource Management

Original instruction

In Resource Management by Smartsheet (test account), 4 engineers are over 100% in November across 3 projects. Shift or reassign assignments using the schedule view so nobody exceeds 100% any week, each project keeps its required discipline hours, and 'Phase 2' work is not moved before 2026-11-16.

Platforms: web · Any OS (web)
Applications: Smartsheet Resource Management
Interfaces: brow · Browser
GUI need · task setting: G2 · GUI-essential
GUI need · ordinary access: G2 · GUI-essential
Interaction primitives: drag · Drag & drop vis · Visual judgment nav · Pan/zoom/scroll
Work product: WP08 · App/system state
Conditions: None declared
Proposed difficulty: 4 / 5

Proposed verifier

Assignments export: weekly utilization <= 100% for all; discipline hours per project equal original totals; Phase 2 start dates >= 2026-11-16. Resource Management API tokens are withheld from the agent, so assignments can only be changed in the web schedule view.

Proposed partial credit

45% no over-allocation; 30% hours preserved; 25% Phase 2 constraint.

R05.11.01.02-T09 Load, resource and schedule an XER in Primavera P6

Original instruction

In Primavera P6 Professional on Windows, import input/bridge.xer, assign the resources and budgeted units from input/resources.xlsx to 22 activities, set the project data date 2026-10-19, schedule (F9) with retained logic and write the longest-path finish and total cost to output/p6.txt. Export output/bridge_out.xer.

Platforms: win · Windows
Applications: Primavera P6 · Excel
Interfaces: desk · Desktop GUI
GUI need · task setting: G2 · GUI-essential
GUI need · ordinary access: G2 · GUI-essential
Interaction primitives: type · Text & forms click · Point & click nav · Pan/zoom/scroll
Work product: WP08 · App/system state
Conditions: licensed · Licensed pro app
Proposed difficulty: 4 / 5

Proposed verifier

Parse output XER: 22 resource assignments with units; data date; schedule computed with retained logic (independent CPM matches dates); finish and cost in p6.txt equal key. P6 SDK/Integration API are not installed and Excel macros are disabled; the XER must match the P6 database, so hand-edited XER is detected.

Proposed partial credit

40% assignments; 15% data date; 30% schedule dates match; 15% reported values.

R05.11.01.02-T10 Recover a weather delay by fast-tracking at minimum cost

Original instruction

In Primavera P6, input/bridge_delay.xer has a 10-day weather delay on A1040 pushing finish past the 2027-05-28 contract date. Recover the date by changing relationship types (FS->SS with lag) only where input/fasttrack_rules.md allows and by crashing activities using input/crash_costs.xlsx, at the lowest added cost. Export output/recovered.xer and output/cost.txt.

Platforms: win · Windows
Applications: Primavera P6 · Excel
Interfaces: desk · Desktop GUI
GUI need · task setting: G2 · GUI-essential
GUI need · ordinary access: CL · CLI-sufficient
Interaction primitives: type · Text & forms click · Point & click nav · Pan/zoom/scroll vis · Visual judgment
Work product: WP07 · Simulation result
Conditions: licensed · Licensed pro app long · Long-horizon
Proposed difficulty: 5 / 5

Proposed verifier

Recompute CPM on output XER: finish <= 2027-05-28; every logic change allowed by rules; crash durations within limits; added cost <= key optimum +10% (optimum from MIP). P6 SDK/Integration API are not installed and Excel macros are disabled; the XER must match the P6 database, so hand-edited XER is detected.

Proposed partial credit

35% date recovered; 25% only allowed changes; 30% added cost within 1.1x MIP optimum; 10% cost reported.

R05.11.01.02-T11 Create a 4x10 crew calendar and apply it

Original instruction

In Microsoft Project, open input/pipeline.mpp, create calendar 'Crew 4x10' (Mon-Thu 06:00-16:30 with 30 min lunch, Fri-Sun off) with the holiday exceptions from input/holidays.csv, assign it to resources 'Weld Crew A/B' and to the 'Welding' summary's tasks, then save.

Platforms: win · Windows
Applications: Microsoft Project
Interfaces: desk · Desktop GUI
GUI need · task setting: G2 · GUI-essential
GUI need · ordinary access: CL · CLI-sufficient
Interaction primitives: click · Point & click type · Text & forms
Work product: WP08 · App/system state
Conditions: licensed · Licensed pro app
Proposed difficulty: 3 / 5

Proposed verifier

MPXJ: calendar working times and exceptions exact; resource and task calendar assignments; recalculated finish of 'Welding' equals key. Project VBA/COM automation is blocked by macro policy and the VM has no scripting runtime; the .mpp must carry Project's own save metadata.

Proposed partial credit

40% calendar definition; 20% exceptions; 25% assignments; 15% finish.

R05.11.01.02-T12 Fix schedule-quality defects in ProjectLibre

Original instruction

In ProjectLibre, open input/hospital_wing.mpp (140 tasks). Fix the defects reported in input/dcma_check.txt: tasks missing a predecessor or successor (except start/finish milestones), negative lags (leads), hard constraints, and 2 circular-looking chains. Use the logic in input/scope_notes.md. Save as output/hospital_fixed.xml (MS Project XML).

Platforms: mac · macOS win · Windows lin · Linux
Applications: ProjectLibre
Interfaces: desk · Desktop GUI
GUI need · task setting: G2 · GUI-essential
GUI need · ordinary access: CL · CLI-sufficient
Interaction primitives: click · Point & click type · Text & forms nav · Pan/zoom/scroll
Work product: WP08 · App/system state
Conditions: None declared
Proposed difficulty: 4 / 5

Proposed verifier

DCMA-style checker on output XML: 0 open ends, 0 leads, 0 hard constraints; links added match scope-notes key (precision/recall >= 0.9); durations unchanged. The VM has no shell or scripting runtime and file writes outside ProjectLibre are logged, so the XML must be saved by ProjectLibre.

Proposed partial credit

30% open ends fixed; 20% leads removed; 20% constraints removed; 30% added logic correct.

R05.11.01.02-T13 Link subprojects into a master schedule

Original instruction

In Microsoft Project, create master.mpp inserting the 3 subprojects in input/subprojects/ (Design, Procurement, Construction). Add the cross-project links listed in input/xlinks.csv (e.g. Design 'IFC drawings' FS -> Procurement 'Issue RFQs'), then save all files and report the master finish date in output/master.txt.

Platforms: win · Windows
Applications: Microsoft Project
Interfaces: desk · Desktop GUI
GUI need · task setting: G2 · GUI-essential
GUI need · ordinary access: CL · CLI-sufficient
Interaction primitives: click · Point & click type · Text & forms nav · Pan/zoom/scroll
Work product: WP08 · App/system state
Conditions: licensed · Licensed pro app
Proposed difficulty: 4 / 5

Proposed verifier

Master file contains 3 inserted subprojects (linked, not copied); external predecessor entries in each subproject match xlinks.csv; recomputed integrated finish equals key and output. Project VBA/COM automation is blocked by macro policy and the VM has no scripting runtime; the .mpp must carry Project's own save metadata.

Proposed partial credit

30% subprojects inserted; 40% cross links; 30% finish correct.

R05.11.01.02-T14 Rebuild a schedule from a scanned Gantt printout

Original instruction

input/legacy_gantt.pdf is a scanned printout of an old plan (24 bars, dates on a weekly timescale, link arrows). Rebuild it in Microsoft Project: task names, durations read from the bars, and the dependencies shown by arrows, project start 2026-03-02. Save output/legacy_rebuilt.mpp.

Platforms: win · Windows
Applications: Microsoft Project · PDF viewer
Interfaces: desk · Desktop GUI
GUI need · task setting: G2 · GUI-essential
GUI need · ordinary access: G2 · GUI-essential
Interaction primitives: vis · Visual judgment type · Text & forms nav · Pan/zoom/scroll
Work product: WP08 · App/system state
Conditions: licensed · Licensed pro app
Proposed difficulty: 4 / 5

Proposed verifier

MPXJ: 24 tasks with names; durations within +/-1 working day of key; links equal key arrows (F1); computed finish within 2 days of the printout's finish. Project VBA/COM automation is blocked by macro policy and the VM has no scripting runtime; the .mpp must carry Project's own save metadata.

Proposed partial credit

20% tasks; 35% durations; 35% links; 10% finish.

R05.11.01.02-T15 Enter actual costs and report earned-value indices

Original instruction

In Microsoft Project, open input/software_rollout.mpp (baselined, costed resources). Set status date 2026-10-09, enter % complete and actual costs from input/actuals.xlsx, then report SPI and CPI for the project and the two worst summary tasks by CPI in output/ev.json.

Platforms: win · Windows
Applications: Microsoft Project · Excel
Interfaces: desk · Desktop GUI
GUI need · task setting: G2 · GUI-essential
GUI need · ordinary access: CL · CLI-sufficient
Interaction primitives: type · Text & forms click · Point & click multi · Cross-app
Work product: WP07 · Simulation result
Conditions: licensed · Licensed pro app
Proposed difficulty: 3 / 5

Proposed verifier

MPXJ: actuals entered; BCWS/BCWP/ACWP recomputed independently; SPI and CPI in JSON within 0.01 of key; the two summaries named correctly. Project and Excel VBA/COM automation are blocked by macro policy and the VM has no scripting runtime; the .mpp must carry Project's save metadata.

Proposed partial credit

40% actuals entered; 30% project SPI/CPI; 30% worst summaries.

R05.11.01.02-T16 Reschedule a client-delayed phase by dragging Gantt bars

Original instruction

In TeamGantt (test account), the client delivered content 8 working days late (input/client_email.txt). Drag the 'Content review' task to the new date so dependent tasks shift, then pull in 'QA' and 'Launch prep' by overlapping them as allowed in input/overlap_rule.md so that the launch milestone stays on 2026-12-01.

Platforms: web · Any OS (web)
Applications: TeamGantt
Interfaces: brow · Browser
GUI need · task setting: G2 · GUI-essential
GUI need · ordinary access: G2 · GUI-essential
Interaction primitives: drag · Drag & drop vis · Visual judgment nav · Pan/zoom/scroll
Work product: WP08 · App/system state
Conditions: None declared
Proposed difficulty: 3 / 5

Proposed verifier

Export: Content review shifted by exactly 8 working days; dependent dates consistent; overlaps only where allowed; launch milestone 2026-12-01. TeamGantt API keys are withheld from the agent, so dates can only change via the web Gantt; its export is the source of truth.

Proposed partial credit

35% delay applied; 25% dependents consistent; 25% allowed overlaps only; 15% milestone held.

R05.11.01.02-T17 Assign resources and export a chart in GanttProject

Original instruction

In GanttProject, open input/club_event.gan, create 4 resources with roles from input/team.txt, assign them to the 15 tasks per the table in the same file, and export a PNG Gantt chart with resource names on bars to output/event.png and a CSV to output/event.csv.

Platforms: mac · macOS win · Windows lin · Linux
Applications: GanttProject
Interfaces: desk · Desktop GUI
GUI need · task setting: G2 · GUI-essential
GUI need · ordinary access: CL · CLI-sufficient
Interaction primitives: click · Point & click type · Text & forms
Work product: WP08 · App/system state
Conditions: None declared
Proposed difficulty: 2 / 5

Proposed verifier

Parse saved .gan XML: 4 resources with roles; allocations per table; CSV export rows match; PNG exists and OCR finds the 4 names. The VM has no shell or scripting runtime and writes to the .gan outside GanttProject are logged, so assignments must be made in the app.

Proposed partial credit

25% resources; 50% assignments; 25% exports.

R05.11.01.02-T18 Control: generate the T01 schedule as MS Project XML by script

Original instruction

Control pair of T01. From input/wbs.xlsx write a script (Python + MPXJ or plain XML) that produces output/plant_retrofit.xml in MSPDI format with the same 38 tasks, links, lags, calendar and start date, auto-scheduled with no constraints.

Platforms: lin · Linux mac · macOS win · Windows
Applications: Python · MPXJ
Interfaces: term · Terminal
GUI need · task setting: CL · CLI-sufficient
GUI need · ordinary access: CL · CLI-sufficient
Interaction primitives: code · Code & commands
Work product: WP06 · Code/engineering
Conditions: None declared
Proposed difficulty: 3 / 5

Proposed verifier

Same CPM checks as T01 on the XML (finish 2026-11-20, critical path); file must open in MPXJ without errors.

Proposed partial credit

35% links and lags; 25% durations and calendar; 25% finish; 15% critical path.

R05.11.01.02-T19 Insert a change order and hold the finish date

Original instruction

In Microsoft Project, input/clinic_reno.mpp. Change order CO-07 (input/co07.pdf) adds 3 tasks with durations and links into the MEP sequence. Insert them with the stated logic; the finish must not move past 2027-02-26: shorten only tasks flagged 'compressible' in the Text1 field, within their stated minimum durations. Save and list changed durations in output/co07.csv.

Platforms: win · Windows
Applications: Microsoft Project
Interfaces: desk · Desktop GUI
GUI need · task setting: G2 · GUI-essential
GUI need · ordinary access: CL · CLI-sufficient
Interaction primitives: type · Text & forms click · Point & click nav · Pan/zoom/scroll
Work product: WP08 · App/system state
Conditions: licensed · Licensed pro app interrupt · Interruptions
Proposed difficulty: 4 / 5

Proposed verifier

MPXJ: 3 new tasks with exact links; finish <= 2027-02-26; only compressible tasks changed, each >= its minimum; CSV matches changes. Project VBA/COM automation is blocked by macro policy and the VM has no scripting runtime; the .mpp must carry Project's own save metadata.

Proposed partial credit

35% tasks and logic inserted; 35% finish held; 20% only allowed compressions; 10% CSV.

R05.11.01.02-T20 Build a resource-loaded construction schedule from a scope narrative

Original instruction

In Primavera P6 Professional, create project 'Warehouse W7' from input/scope_narrative.pdf and input/quantities.xlsx: WBS of 6 areas, about 120 activities with durations from quantities / production rates, logic from the narrative sequence, 2 calendars (5x8, 6x10 for concrete), labor resources, a baseline, and a longest-path layout. Export output/w7.xer.

Platforms: win · Windows
Applications: Primavera P6 · Excel
Interfaces: desk · Desktop GUI
GUI need · task setting: G2 · GUI-essential
GUI need · ordinary access: HY · Hybrid
Interaction primitives: type · Text & forms click · Point & click nav · Pan/zoom/scroll multi · Cross-app
Work product: WP08 · App/system state
Conditions: licensed · Licensed pro app long · Long-horizon
Proposed difficulty: 5 / 5

Proposed verifier

Parse XER: WBS matches; activity durations within 10% of quantity/rate key; DCMA checks pass (no open ends, no leads); calendars assigned; baseline exists; finish within 5 working days of reference schedule. P6 SDK/Integration API are not installed and Excel macros are disabled; the XER must match the P6 database, so hand-edited XER is detected.

Proposed partial credit

15% WBS; 25% durations; 30% logic quality; 30% calendars/resources and finish within tolerance.

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