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While a Gantt chart is a project manager’s bread and butter reporting tool, it’s often a traditional calendar that’s key when presenting project details to non-project managers. FastTrack Schedule’s Calendar view enables you to create simple straightforward monthly calendars like you’d find in Outlook or iCal, but it also has advanced reporting features that add valuable detail regarding completed work, resource assignments, and overall project status.
Consider the schedule below. There are three different projects being displayed in the Calendar view. The bar styles are carried over from the Schedule view, making it very easy to see when the different projects are taking place. FastTrack Schedule’s Calendar view is loaded with useful project details including the Parent Tree of each task, which is displayed as a bar label across the activity bar.
Some of the tasks are partially “filled” with gray, indicating the percentage of work complete on the task. Here are some tips on how to take advantage of FastTrack Schedule’s progress tracking while in the Calendar view.
1. Display % Complete as a label on the activity bar.
Practical Software Solutions Becomes Authorized Reseller of FastTrack Schedule
February 6, 2012
by Ryan Kish
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AEC Software Partners, FastTrack Schedule, Practical Software Solutions, Sage Timberline
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Today we welcome another partner to the FastTrack Schedule family. North Carolina-based Practical Software Solutions is our newest authorized reseller, and we couldn’t be happier to have them as a partner. Their track record of success and business management expertise will serve FastTrack Schedule customers well.
As an AEC Software Reseller, Practical Software Solutions will offer sales and service support to FastTrack Schedule customers. Practical’s team will ensure that FastTrack Schedule is well-suited for your project management needs and integrates into your business process.
Established in 1993, Practical Software Solutions provides business management software solutions and industry expertise in accounting, manufacturing, distribution, construction, service management and professional services. Practical Software Solutions is also a Sage Timberline authorized partner and continually recognized as a leader within the Sage community for sales and service to its customers.
Connect with Practical’s team to learn how they can help. For details on AEC Software’s partnership opportunities, visit our Partner Program portal.
Using Templates to Create New Schedules [VIDEO]
January 24, 2012
by Ryan Kish
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FastTrack Schedule Quick Tips, project templates, video tutorials
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Why reinvent the wheel when scheduling a new project? With FastTrack Schedule you can use your own schedules as templates or one of FastTrack Schedule’s many industry-specific templates. It’s quick, easy, and the perfect way to kick-start your project.
We’ve created two new Quick Tip videos — a Mac version and a Windows version — that walk you through the process. Check them out then visit our online gallery of project templates. Download as many as you like, they’re free.
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open source video, online video platform, video streaming, video solutionsFor more FastTrack Schedule how-to videos, visit our Mac Quick Tip Video Tutorials page and our Windows Quick Tip Video Tutorials page.
Cost control is necessary in every project phase to keep your project on budget. FastTrack Schedule’s Summary Graphs track and display project costs in colorful time-based graphs that make it easy to identify cost trends, pinpoint cost overruns, and anticipate costs of work that remains. Visualizing costs in time-based segments (weeks, months, quarters, et al.) helps you keep a watchful eye on overall project health and provides essential cost reports without the need for Excel.
In the schedule below, you’ll find a cost per activity breakdown. What about seeing costs over time?
Summary Graphs can be used to easily display these costs across periods of time. Data used to create Summary Graphs are always taken from column data and is distributed across the duration of the activity. Once a summary unit and operation are defined, the graph is generated.
1. To Insert a Summary Graph:
a. Go to the Insert menu, select Summary Graphs
Happy New Year!
December 30, 2011
by Ryan Kish
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FastTrack Schedule
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As we turn the page on another great year, we’d like to thank all the FastTrackers for your continued support. We wish you a happy, healthy, and successful New Year!
WEBCAST: Presenting Your FastTrack Schedules
November 28, 2011
by Ryan Kish
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FastTrack Schedule Webinars, Keynote, PowerPoint, Presenting FastTrack Schedules
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We invest countless hours scheduling and managing our projects, so it’s only fitting that our project plans look their best when it’s time to share them with others. Whether you’re presenting a status update, a forecast, or a proposal for a prospective new client, it’s key that you make the right impression. And a great looking project schedule goes a long way in wowing your audience.
In our new webcast, Presenting Your FastTrack Schedules, we demonstrate FastTrack Schedule’s amazing presentation capabilities and show you how to make an impact when presenting your project plans to clients, stakeholders, and team members.
You’ll also learn how to:
- Design elements that make your schedules pop
- Using pictures and graphics when words won’t do
- Setting up Print Preview for the best layout and selecting the best print settings
- Saving schedules as pictures and PDFs
The recorded webcast is free and available on-demand. Running time is just 20 minutes, so grab a warm cup of java, sit back, and watch how easy it is to create great looking project plans with FastTrack Schedule.
Thank You Steve for Thinking Differently
October 6, 2011
by Ryan Kish
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Apple, Steve Jobs
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We’ve lost an amazing innovator. Steve Jobs blended creativity and technology into iconic gems that made getting things done easier and more fun. His ingenuity and passion for pushing the limits of form and function challenged competitors, inspired entrepreneurs, and changed our lives in ways that we’ll appreciate for years to come. Steve once said, “I want to put a ding in the universe.” He accomplished just that.
French Version of FastTrack Schedule 10 Now Available
September 26, 2011
by Ryan Kish
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CESYAM, FastTrack Schedule 10 French Version
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There’s a new version of FastTrack Schedule on the block—well actually, across the Atlantic. Our partners in Paris, CESYAM, have completed their localization of FastTrack Schedule 10 and have released French versions of FastTrack Schedule 10.0.3.
Like the English versions, the French versions of FastTrack Schedule 10 are fully cross-platform compatible between Windows and Mac. The Single-User and Concurrent-User versions contain the same feature set as the English versions.
Free demo versions are available directly from CESYAM.
In addition to selling FastTrack Schedule in France, Belgium, Luxembourg, CESYAM also offers comprehensive technical support and consulting services for FastTrack Schedule. For additional product information or to order the French version, please visit CESYAM online at www.cesyam.fr.
FastTrack Schedule 10 opens Microsoft Project files and exports as Microsoft Project XML. But did you know that you can set FastTrack Schedule to automatically save your projects as Microsoft Project files? Leave it up to FastTrack Schedule to do all the work!
Not only is this a time saver, but it’s extremely helpful when it comes to creating corporate templates or streamlining processes. Most importantly, it takes out unnecessary steps or expected user know how when collaborating with team members using Microsoft Project.
Follow these simple steps:
1. Select Application Options (Windows) or Preferences (Mac).
To locate on the Windows or Mac versions:
Windows
Ribbon: Go to the File menu or Application Button and select Application Options.
Classic: Go to the Tool menu and select Application Options.
Mac
Go to the FastTrack Schedule 10 menu and select Preferences.
FastTrack Schedule 10.0.3 Update Now Available
July 28, 2011
by Ryan Kish
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FastTrack Schedule 10 Update
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We’ve just released another update to FastTrack Schedule 10. FastTrack Schedule 10.0.3 adds new features and fixes, and it’s a free download for all FastTrack Schedule 10 customers. For a list of all the new additions and to download the Update, visit our FastTrack Schedule 10.0.3 Mac Update and FastTrack Schedule 10.0.3 Windows Update pages.
The FastTrack Schedule 10.0.3 Mac Update includes a fix for users that recently applied Apple’s new update of Safari 5.1. The Safari 5.1 Update caused some OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) and OS X 10.7 (Lion) customers to experience problems launching FastTrack Schedule 10. The v10.0.3 Update fixes this issue.
If you’re not already using FastTrack Schedule 10 – try it today! Download a free 21-day trial version of FastTrack Schedule 10.0.3 for Mac or FastTrack Schedule 10.0.3 for Windows and get your projects on track.