The All Projects screen lists all projects ordered by project name.
This screen allows you to filter projects by status and take the following actions:
- Create projects.
- Delete projects.
- View project planning & tracking screen.
- View project Gantt chart screen.
- View project tasks screen.
- View project to dos screen.
The All Projects screen shows the project effort or cost based progress bars when you rotate this screen from portrait to landscape orientation, and select the desired project progress option.
- The top progress bar shows the actual progress. (*)
- The bottom progress bar shows the expected progress.
(*) The actual progress bar is presented in different colors, in order to highlight the risk of not completing the project on time.
The Project Planning & Tracking screen implements a comprehensive Project & Task Planning & Tracking grid that allows you to provide:
- Date Based Planning & Tracking Data:
Tasks Without Predecessors: Planned Start & Finish Dates, Planned Duration & Duration Unit, and Actual Start & Finish Dates.
Tasks With Predecessors: Planned Duration & Duration Unit, Predecessors’ Dependency Details, Actual Start & Finish Dates. - Effort Based Planning & Tracking Data: Planned Effort, Actual Entered & Timed Efforts, and Effort to Complete.
- Cost Based Planning & Tracking Data: Planned Cost, Actual Cost, and Cost to Complete.
The following Project & Task Progress Indicators are automatically calculated based on the planning & tracking data provided:
- Effort Based Actual Progress, Projected Progress, Progress Gap, and Progress Gap %
- Cost Based Actual Progress, Projected Progress, Progress Gap, and Progress Gap %
Notes:
- The Planned Finish Date is automatically calculated when you provide Planned Start Date & Planned Duration.
- The Planned Duration is automatically calculated the you provide Planned Start & Finish Dates.
- The Project & Task Planned Duration can be provided in Days, Weekdays, Weeks, or Months.
The Project Planning & Tracking screen uses the Task Planning & Dependency Data provided to automatically run the CPM (Critical Path Method) Planning Process as described below:
- All Tasks Without Predecessors will have their Earliest Start & Finish Dates set to their respective Planned Start & Finish Dates.
- All Tasks With Predecessors will have their Earliest Start & Finish Dates calculated & updated (Critical Path Method Forward Pass).
- All Tasks With Predecessors will have their Planned Start & Finish Dates set to their respective Earliest Start & Finish Dates.
- All Tasks Without Successors will have their Latest Start & Finish Dates set to their respective Earliest Start & Finish Dates.
- All Tasks With Successors will have their Latest Start & Finish Dates calculated & updated (Critical Path Method Backward Pass).
- All Tasks will have their Total Float & Free Float values calculated & updated.
The Task Predecessors screen allows you to add, update, and delete Predecessors for the selected task.
The screen grid includes the following columns:
- Task Name – These cells allow you to select the Predecessor.
- Dependency Rule – These cells allow you to select the Dependency Rules from the following choices:
FS (Finish to Finish), FS (Finish to Start), SF (Start to Finish), and SS (Start to Start) - Dependency Lag – These cells allow you to add either a Delay Time (i.e. Positive Lag) or an Overlay Time (i.e Negative Lag).
- Dependency Lag Unit – These cells allow you to select the Dependency Lag Unit from the following choices:
Unit, Weekday, Week, and Month.
Notes:
- The Predecessors are validated to prevent circular dependencies between Predecessors & Successors.
- This screen allows you to sort the Predecessors by touching upon the Predecessor Header cells that include the Sort Indicator.
- Any Predecessor created using this screen will be immediately available on the associated Task Successors screen (and vice-versa)
The Task Successors screen allows you to add, update, and delete Successors for the selected task.
The screen grid includes the following columns:
- Task Name – These cells allow you to select the Successor.
- Dependency Rule – These cells allow you to select the Dependency Rule from the following choices:
FS (Finish to Finish), FS (Finish to Start), SF (Start to Finish), and SS (Start to Start) - Dependency Lag – These cells allow you to add either a Delay Time (i.e. Positive Lag) or an Overlay Time (i.e Negative Lag).
- Dependency Lag Unit – These cells allow you to select the Dependency Lag Unit from the following choices:
Unit, Weekday, Week, and Month.
Notes:
- The Successors are validated to prevent circular dependency between Predecessors & Successors.
- This screen allows you to sort the Successors by touching upon the Successor Header cells that include the Sort Indicator.
- Any Successor created using this screen will be immediately available on the associated Task Predecessors screen (and vice-versa).
The Project Gantt Chart screen provides the Gantt chart for the selected project.
The screen grid includes the following project & task details:
- Project & Task Names
- Planned Start & Finish Dates
- Actual Start & Finish Dates
- Projected & Actual Progress
- Project & Task Planning Bars depicting Planned Start & Finish Dates, and Projected Progress
- Project & Task Tracking Bars depicting Actual Start & Finish Dates, and Actual Progress
- The Estimated Finish Dates are depicted, instead of the Actual Finish Dates, for In-Progress Projects & Tasks.
- The Actual Progress Bar Sections are presented in different colors, in order to highlight the Project & Task Delay Risks.
The Project Resources screen allows you to add, update, and delete resources for the selected project providing:
- Resource Identification Data: Initials, Name, Seniority, and Group.
- Resource Category: Work, Material, Technology, Services, and Other.
- Week Days Available (A)
- Daily Hours Available (A)
- Available Quantity
- Resource Unit
- Resource Cost
- Cost Basis: Hour, Day, Unit, and Task.
- Cost Accrual: Start Date, Finish Date, and Prorated.
- Allocated Quantity
- Allocated Days (A)
- Allocated Time (A)
- Allocated Cost
The Resource Category Costs Pie Chart provides resource category costs for the selected project.
The Chart Slices depict the Resource Category’s Total Allocated Cost.
The Resource Category Name, and the Total Allocated Cost are presented when you touch upon the Chart Slices.
Notes:
(A) This chart is presented, at the top of the screen, when the “Pie Chart” option is selected.
The Resource Category Costs Bar Chart provides resource category costs for the selected project.
The Chart Bars depict the Resource Category’s Total Allocated Cost.
The Resource Category Name, and the Total Allocated Cost are presented when you touch upon the Chart Bars.
Notes:
(A) This cart is presented, at the top of the screen, when the “Bar Chart” option is selected.
The Resource Costs Bar Chart provides resource cost details for the selected resource category.
The Chart Bars depict the Resource’s Total Allocated Cost.
The Total Allocated Cost is presented when you touch upon the Chart Bars.
Notes:
(A) This cart is presented, at the bottom of the screen, reflecting the Resource Category that has been selected in the top chart.
The Task Resources screen allows you to allocate one or more resources to the selected task providing:
- Selected Resource
- Allocated Quantity
- Allocated Days (A)
- Allocated Time (A)
- Allocated Cost
The Resource Tasks screen allows you to allocate the selected resource to one or more tasks providing:
- Selected Task
- Allocated Quantity
- Allocated Days (A)
- Allocated Time (A)
- Allocated Cost
The Resource Projections screen provides resource & task level projections for the selected resource.
- The resource level projections are presented in the top row.
- The task level projections are presented in the subsequent rows.
- Weekly Period
- Monthly Period
- Allocated Quantity
- Allocated Days (A)
- Allocated Time (A)
- Allocated Cost
The Resource Projections Chart provides resource level projections for the selected resource.
The Chart Bars depict the Projected Values.
The Threshold Line depicts the Resource Limit imposed by the Resource’s Available Quantity.
The Projected Period, Projected Value, and Resource Limit are displayed when you touch upon the Chart Bars.
- Weekly Period
- Monthly Period
- Allocated Quantity
- Allocated Days (B)
- Allocated Time (B)
- Allocated Cost
Notes:
(A) The threshold line and the value limit are presented for word and technology resources only.
(B) These options are available for work and technology resources only.
The Project Tasks screen lists all tasks associated to a particular project ordered by task end date.
This screen allows you to filter tasks by status and take the following actions:
- Delete tasks.
- View task timer screen.
- View task to dos screen.
The Project Tasks screen presents the project tasks effort or cost based progress bars when you rotate the screen from portrait to landscape orientation, and select the desired task progress option.
- The top progress bar shows the actual progress. (*)
- The bottom progress bar shows the expected progress.
