Here's a look at why it is important to set the duration type to fixed duration and units before beginning to progress the schedule in Primavera P6 http://ed.gr/h5p6
Primavera P6 Schedule Progression and Duration Type
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or fixed duration and units/time becasue if you do not and then add resouces then your mahours that you put in for the resource will determine the duration of the activity.