Normally the scheduler will schedule all the work that a resource does on a task in a single contiguous block of time. For splittable tasks, however, the work may be split into noncontiguous blocks. Making some tasks splittable can sometimes decrease the overall time required to complete a project. However, it results in more complex schedules, and should be used with care.
Similarly, normally, the scheduler will only allocate work to a resource at the full level of allocation of the resource to the task. However, for squeezable tasks, the scheduler may allocate work at less than the full level of allocation. Again, this sometimes results in shortened schedules.
A squeezable task that is not splittable will always have the work allocated in a contiguous block, however, the level of allocation may vary over time.
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