Multiple resources assigned to task, single resource complete it to 100%?

I would like to assign a task to multiple resources (say, for example, the computer services techs) and have whichever one completes the task mark it as complete. Any time this happens, it completes it only up to the fraction of the task they have. For example,
if I have assigned 5 of them to a task, one of them finishes it, and marks it as complete, the project only shows 20% complete, which is wrong. Is there another way to do this?
Thanks,
Ian

Hello Ian,
Are you working with MS Project Standalone (ie not connected to Project Server)? In case you are, you have to set the remaning work for the other resources (that didn't actually worked on the task) to 0. For that I'd advice to split your window in MS Project
and use the task form in order to edit the remaining work for each assignments.
In case you're using Project Server (which version?) with timesheet or/and task updates, you could use the team assignments. This feature allows you assigning tasks to a team, then members of this team will self-assign themselves to the appropriate tasks
and update those tasks.
Hope this helps.
Guillaume Rouyre - MBA, MCP, MCTS

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