[This article has recently been updated.] It is not enough that your schedule looks good on your computer screen, it needs to master the physical world as well. FastTrack Schedule provides three methods to help you accomplish the goal of transforming your project into a hardcopy document with as few sheets of paper as possible, and […]
This Topic was Recently Updated. When we are building projects, two of the most important types of data that we need to keep track of are budgeted and actual cost values. In FastTrack Schedule 10: Use the Cost Layout to input a budget and automatically calculate actual costs. Create calculations to pinpoint tasks that are […]
When working with an application that a user is not familiar with – whether it is a new version or an entirely new product – picking up the best way to use the software can often take a good bit of time. With FastTrack Schedule 10 we offer numerous options such as feature-specific Quick Tip […]
An important part of running any project is clearly communicating project details with the various resources or personnel that are assigned to the project. Depending on the size of the project it may not always be the best option to share an entire schedule with each individual resource. In these cases we can create unique […]
As we saw within our last FastTrack Schedule Best Practice post, there can often be many different ways of setting up features within a schedule. After creating the activity bars within a schedule, typically the next step is to define the dependencies between them. Just like with creating the bars themselves FastTrack Schedule 10 will […]
In project management, there can often be many different methods for accomplishing project goals. In some cases, there will be what is considered a “best practice” method that will provide the best possible end-result. In FastTrack Schedule there are a wide variety of options when it comes to schedule setup, and in most cases, several […]
In our projects there can be a wide variety of data that we need to keep track of such as dates, durations, resources assigned, costs, and other data. However we may not always be able to display the data we wish to track directly within a column. In some cases we may want to easily […]
When following and managing a project schedule one of the most important things to be aware of is when the various activities are planned to occur. In projects that span a larger range of time it may sometimes be harder to easily pinpoint activities that occur within just a specific period. In FastTrack Schedule 10 […]
Displaying the critical paths in a schedule is often paramount to the success of the project. Project managers need to be able to easily view and manipulate these paths so that they can determine what tasks could potentially cause a delay, or worse, in the project. Sometimes it may not always be easy to see […]
When setting up schedules in FastTrack Schedule, we have the ability to assign unique bar styles to any of the activities that we create. Typically bar styles are assigned with some sort of specific meaning in mind. For example, they may be used to represent the resources assigned, the phase of the project that task […]
