diff --git a/addons/project/project_demo.xml b/addons/project/project_demo.xml
index f752c72c992..9c42c18a2ff 100644
--- a/addons/project/project_demo.xml
+++ b/addons/project/project_demo.xml
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
             <field name="priority">2</field>
             <field name="project_id" ref="project.project_integrate_openerp"/>
             <field name="name">Develop Module in Sale Management</field>
-             <field name="type_id" ref="project_tt_development"/>
+             <field name="type_id" ref="project_tt_specification"/>
         </record>
 
         <record id="project_task_11" model="project.task">
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@
             <field name="priority">2</field>
             <field name="project_id" ref="project.project_integrate_openerp"/>
             <field name="name">Develop module in Warehouse</field>
-            <field name="type_id" ref="project_tt_development"/>
+            <field name="type_id" ref="project_tt_specification"/>
         </record>
 
         <record id="project_task_12" model="project.task">
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@
             <field name="priority">2</field>
             <field name="project_id" ref="project.project_integrate_openerp"/>
             <field name="name">Integrate Modules</field>
-            <field name="type_id" ref="project_tt_development"/>
+            <field name="type_id" ref="project_tt_specification"/>
         </record>
 
         <record id="project_task_13" model="project.task">
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@
             <field name="priority">2</field>
             <field name="project_id" ref="project.project_integrate_openerp"/>
             <field name="name">Unit Testing</field>
-            <field name="type_id" ref="project_tt_testing"/>      
+            <field name="type_id" ref="project_tt_specification"/>      
         </record>
 
         <record id="project_task_14" model="project.task">
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@
             <field name="priority">2</field>
             <field name="project_id" ref="project.project_integrate_openerp"/>
             <field name="name">Regression Test</field>
-            <field name="type_id" ref="project_tt_testing"/>  
+            <field name="type_id" ref="project_tt_specification"/>  
         </record>
 
         <record id="project_task_15" model="project.task">
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@
             <field name="priority">2</field>
             <field name="project_id" ref="project.project_integrate_openerp"/>
             <field name="name">Performance Tuning</field>
-             <field name="type_id" ref="project_tt_merge"/>
+             <field name="type_id" ref="project_tt_specification"/>
         </record>
 
         <record id="project_task_17" model="project.task">
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@
             <field name="priority">2</field>
             <field name="project_id" ref="project.project_integrate_openerp"/>
             <field name="name">Deploy and Review on Customer System</field>
-            <field name="type_id" ref="project_tt_merge"/>
+            <field name="type_id" ref="project_tt_specification"/>
         </record>
 
         <record id="project_task_18" model="project.task">
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@
             <field name="priority">2</field>
             <field name="project_id" ref="project.project_integrate_openerp"/>
             <field name="name">Training and Presentation</field>
-            <field name="type_id" ref="project_tt_merge"/>
+            <field name="type_id" ref="project_tt_specification"/>
         </record>
 
         <!--
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@
         <record id="project_task_116" model="project.task">
             <field name="planned_hours">38.0</field>
             <field name="remaining_hours">38.0</field>
-            <field name="type_id" ref="project_tt_development"/>
+            <field name="type_id" ref="project_tt_specification"/>
             <field name="user_id" ref="base.user_root"/>
             <field name="project_id" ref="project_project_22"/>
             <field name="description">BoM, After sales returns, interventions. Traceability.</field>
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@
         <record id="project_task_130" model="project.task">
             <field name="planned_hours">16.0</field>
             <field name="remaining_hours">16.0</field>
-            <field name="type_id" ref="project_tt_development"/>
+            <field name="type_id" ref="project_tt_specification"/>
             <field model="res.users" name="user_id" search="[('login','=','demo')]"/>
             <field name="project_id" ref="project_project_23"/>
             <field name="name">Data importation + Doc</field>
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@
         <record id="project_task_131" model="project.task">
             <field name="planned_hours">16.0</field>
             <field name="remaining_hours">16.0</field>
-            <field name="type_id" ref="project_tt_development"/>
+            <field name="type_id" ref="project_tt_specification"/>
             <field model="res.users" name="user_id" search="[('login','=','demo')]"/>
             <field name="project_id" ref="project_project_23"/>
             <field name="name">Modifications asked by the customer.</field>
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@
         <record id="project_task_184" model="project.task">
             <field name="planned_hours">16.0</field>
             <field name="remaining_hours">16.0</field>
-            <field name="type_id" ref="project_tt_development"/>
+            <field name="type_id" ref="project_tt_specification"/>
             <field model="res.users" name="user_id" search="[('login','=','demo')]"/>
             <field name="priority">0</field>
             <field name="project_id" ref="project_project_21"/>
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@
             <field name="sequence">15</field>
             <field name="planned_hours">8.0</field>
             <field name="remaining_hours">8.0</field>
-            <field name="type_id" ref="project_tt_development"/>
+            <field name="type_id" ref="project_tt_specification"/>
             <field model="res.users" name="user_id" search="[('login','=','demo')]"/>
             <field name="project_id" ref="project_project_21"/>
             <field name="name">Internal testing + Software Install</field>
@@ -330,6 +330,7 @@
             <field name="state">open</field>
             <field name="project_id" ref="project_project_21"/>
             <field name="name">Analysis, Data Importation</field>
+            <field eval="time.strftime('%Y-%m-%d')" name="date_start"/>
         </record>
         <record id="project_task_189" model="project.task">
             <field name="sequence">20</field>
@@ -340,6 +341,7 @@
             <field name="project_id" ref="project_project_23"/>
             <field name="name">Parameters</field>
             <field name="type_id" ref="project_tt_specification"/>
+            <field eval="time.strftime('%Y-%m-%d')" name="date_start"/>
         </record>
         <record id="project_task_190" model="project.task">
             <field name="sequence">20</field>
@@ -349,7 +351,8 @@
             <field name="state">open</field>
             <field name="project_id" ref="project_project_21"/>
             <field name="name">Start of the doc redaction + MRP</field>
-            <field name="type_id" ref="project_tt_specification"/>
+            <field eval="time.strftime('%Y-%m-%d')" name="date_start"/>
+            <field name="type_id" ref="project_tt_testing"/>
         </record>
     </data>
 </openerp>
diff --git a/addons/project_long_term/project_long_term_demo.xml b/addons/project_long_term/project_long_term_demo.xml
index 252bcdd0e9d..71631262126 100644
--- a/addons/project_long_term/project_long_term_demo.xml
+++ b/addons/project_long_term/project_long_term_demo.xml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
         -->
 
         <!-- Project Phases -->
+
         <record id="project_phase_1" model="project.phase">
             <field eval="[(6, 0, [])]" name="previous_phase_ids"/>
             <field name="name">Collect Requirement and Make SRS</field>
@@ -13,8 +14,13 @@
             <field eval="1" name="sequence"/>
             <field name="duration">30</field>
             <field name="project_id" ref="project.project_integrate_openerp"/>
+            <field eval="time.strftime('%Y-%m-%d')" name="date_start"/>
         </record>
 
+        <record id="project_phase_1" model="project.phase">
+            <field name="state">open</field>
+        </record>
+        
         <record id="project_phase_2" model="project.phase">
             <field eval="[(6, 0, [ref('project_phase_1')])]" name="previous_phase_ids"/>
             <field name="name">Design Model</field>
@@ -22,6 +28,11 @@
             <field eval="2" name="sequence"/>
             <field name="duration">20</field>
             <field name="project_id" ref="project.project_integrate_openerp"/>
+            <field eval="time.strftime('%Y-%m-%d')" name="date_start"/>
+        </record>
+
+        <record id="project_phase_2" model="project.phase">
+            <field name="state">open</field>
         </record>
 
         <record id="project_phase_3" model="project.phase">
@@ -31,8 +42,13 @@
             <field eval="3" name="sequence"/>
             <field name="duration">20</field>
             <field name="project_id" ref="project.project_integrate_openerp"/>
+            <field eval="time.strftime('%Y-%m-%d')" name="date_start"/>
         </record>
 
+        <record id="project_phase_3" model="project.phase">
+            <field name="state">open</field>
+        </record>
+        
         <record id="project_phase_4" model="project.phase">
             <field eval="[(6, 0, [ref('project_phase_2')])]" name="previous_phase_ids"/>
             <field name="name">Development and Integration</field>
@@ -40,6 +56,11 @@
             <field eval="4" name="sequence"/>
             <field name="duration">90</field>
             <field name="project_id" ref="project.project_integrate_openerp"/>
+            <field eval="time.strftime('%Y-%m-%d')" name="date_start"/>
+        </record>
+
+        <record id="project_phase_4" model="project.phase">
+            <field name="state">open</field>
         </record>
 
         <record id="project_phase_5" model="project.phase">
@@ -49,8 +70,13 @@
             <field eval="5" name="sequence"/>
             <field name="duration">30</field>
             <field name="project_id" ref="project.project_integrate_openerp"/>
+            <field eval="time.strftime('%Y-%m-%d')" name="date_start"/>
         </record>
 
+        <record id="project_phase_5" model="project.phase">
+            <field name="state">open</field>
+        </record>
+        
         <record id="project_phase_6" model="project.phase">
             <field eval="[(6, 0, [ref('project_phase_5')])]" name="previous_phase_ids"/>
             <field name="name">Deployement and Training</field>
@@ -58,6 +84,11 @@
             <field eval="5" name="sequence"/>
             <field name="duration">10</field>
             <field name="project_id" ref="project.project_integrate_openerp"/>
+            <field eval="time.strftime('%Y-%m-%d')" name="date_start"/>
+        </record>
+
+        <record id="project_phase_6" model="project.phase">
+            <field name="state">open</field>
         </record>
 
         <!-- Tasks -->
diff --git a/addons/project_long_term/project_long_term_view.xml b/addons/project_long_term/project_long_term_view.xml
index dfef83e4468..3e3c794d5c4 100644
--- a/addons/project_long_term/project_long_term_view.xml
+++ b/addons/project_long_term/project_long_term_view.xml
@@ -300,9 +300,9 @@
             <field name="type">form</field>
             <field name="inherit_id" ref="project.view_task_form2"/>
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
-                <field name="sequence" position="after">
+                <xpath expr="//field[@name='effective_hours']" position="after">
                     <field name="phase_id"/>
-                </field>
+                </xpath>
             </field>
         </record>
         <record id="view_phase_task_search_form" model="ir.ui.view">
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@
             <field name="inherit_id" ref="project.view_task_search_form"/>
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
             <filter string="Project" name="group_project_id" icon="terp-folder-violet" domain="[]" context="{'group_by':'project_id'}" position="after">
-            <filter string="Project Phase" name="group_project_id_phase" icon="terp-folder-violet" domain="[]" context="{'group_by':'phase_id'}" groups="base.group_extended"/>
+            <filter string="Project Phase" name="group_project_id_phase" icon="terp-folder-violet" domain="[]" context="{'group_by':'phase_id'}"/>
             </filter>
             </field>
         </record>
@@ -367,12 +367,10 @@
     # ------------------------------------------------------
 
         <menuitem action="act_project_phase_list"
-            groups="base.group_extended"
             id="menu_project_phase_list" parent="project.menu_project_management" sequence="2"/>
 
         <menuitem action="act_project_phase"
             icon="STOCK_INDENT"
-            groups="base.group_extended"
             id="menu_project_phase"   parent="base.menu_project_long_term" sequence="1"/>
 
         <menuitem id="menu_resouce_allocation" action="act_resouce_allocation"
@@ -385,8 +383,8 @@
 
         <menuitem id="menu_phase_schedule" name="Scheduling" parent="base.menu_main_pm" sequence="4" groups="project.group_project_user,project.group_project_manager"/>
         <menuitem action="resource.action_resource_resource_tree" id="menu_view_resource" parent="menu_pm_users_project1" sequence="2"/>
-        <menuitem action="resource.action_resource_calendar_form" id="menu_view_resource_calendar" parent="menu_pm_users_project1" sequence="1"/>
-        <menuitem action="resource.action_resource_calendar_leave_tree" id="menu_view_resource_calendar_leaves" parent="menu_pm_users_project1" sequence="1"/>
+        <menuitem action="resource.action_resource_calendar_form" id="menu_view_resource_calendar" parent="menu_pm_users_project1" sequence="5"/>
+        <menuitem action="resource.action_resource_calendar_leave_tree" id="menu_view_resource_calendar_leaves" parent="menu_pm_users_project1" sequence="3"/>
 
     </data>
 </openerp>
diff --git a/addons/resource/resource_view.xml b/addons/resource/resource_view.xml
index 351a3538be9..25ae07274a5 100644
--- a/addons/resource/resource_view.xml
+++ b/addons/resource/resource_view.xml
@@ -11,11 +11,12 @@
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
                 <search string="Search Resource">
                    <group>
-                       <filter string="Inactive" icon="terp-gdu-smart-failing" domain="[('active','=',False)]"/>
-                       <separator orientation="vertical"/>
                        <field name="name"/>
+                       <separator orientation="vertical"/>
                        <field name="user_id" string="User"/>
-                       <field name="resource_type"/>
+                       <separator orientation="vertical"/>
+                       <filter string="Inactive" icon="terp-gdu-smart-failing" domain="[('active','=',False)]"/>
+                       <field name="resource_type" invisible="1"/>
                        <field name="company_id" widget="selection" groups="base.group_multi_company"/>
                    </group>
                    <newline/>
@@ -106,6 +107,7 @@
             <field name="view_mode">tree,form</field>
             <field name="view_id" eval="False"/>
             <field name="search_view_id" ref="view_resource_calendar_search"/>
+            <field name="help">Define working hours and time table that could be scheduled to your project members</field>
         </record>
 
         <record id="view_resource_calendar_attendance_tree" model="ir.ui.view">
@@ -173,16 +175,14 @@
                    <group colspan="4" col="6">
                     <field name="name" colspan="4"/>
                     <field name="active"/>
-                    <field name="resource_type" />
+                    <field name="resource_type" invisible="1"/>
                     <field name="user_id" attrs="{'required':[('resource_type','=','user')], 'readonly':[('resource_type','=','material')]}"/>
                     <field name="company_id" widget="selection" groups="base.group_multi_company"/>
                    </group>
-                   <notebook colspan="4">
-                     <page string="General Information">
-                       <field name="calendar_id" string="Working Period"/>
-                       <field name="time_efficiency" groups="base.group_extended"/>
-                     </page>
-	           </notebook>
+                   <group colspan="4">
+                    <field name="calendar_id" string="Working Period"/>
+                    <field name="time_efficiency" groups="base.group_extended"/>
+                   </group>
                 </form>
             </field>
         </record>
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@
                     <field name="name" />
                     <field name="user_id" />
                     <field name="company_id" groups="base.group_multi_company"/>
-                    <field name="resource_type" />
+                    <field name="resource_type" invisible="1"/>
                     <field name="calendar_id" string="Working Period"/>
                     <field name="time_efficiency" groups="base.group_extended"/>
                 </tree>
@@ -204,12 +204,12 @@
         </record>
 
         <record id="action_resource_resource_tree" model="ir.actions.act_window">
-            <field name="name">Resources</field>
+            <field name="name">User Planning</field>
             <field name="res_model">resource.resource</field>
             <field name="view_mode">tree,form</field>
             <field name="context">{}</field>
             <field name="search_view_id" ref="view_resource_resource_search"/>
-            <field name="help">Resources allow you to create and manage resources that should be involved in a specific project phase. You can also set their efficiency level and workload based on their weekly working hours.</field>
+            <field name="help">Specify the efficiency level and workload based on the weekly working hours to your project's members.</field>
         </record>
 
         <record id="resource_calendar_leave_form" model="ir.ui.view">
@@ -251,12 +251,12 @@
             </field>
         </record>
         <record id="action_resource_calendar_leave_tree" model="ir.actions.act_window">
-            <field name="name">Resource Leaves</field>
+            <field name="name">Users Leaves</field>
             <field name="res_model">resource.calendar.leaves</field>
             <field name="view_mode">tree,form,calendar</field>
             <field name="search_view_id" ref="view_resource_calendar_leaves_search"/>
         </record>
-       <menuitem id="menu_resource_config" name="Resource" parent="base.menu_base_config" sequence="5" groups="base.group_extended"/>
-       <menuitem action="resource.action_resource_calendar_leave_tree" id="menu_view_resource_calendar_leaves_search" parent="menu_resource_config" sequence="1"/>
+       <menuitem id="menu_resource_config" name="Users Planning" parent="base.menu_base_config" sequence="1" groups="base.group_extended"/>
+       <menuitem action="resource.action_resource_calendar_leave_tree" id="menu_view_resource_calendar_leaves_search" parent="menu_resource_config" sequence="3"/>
     </data>
 </openerp>