Dates or Date Formats displaying differently?
Some users are finding their date formats have changed after installing the latest version of FastTrack Schedule for Mac.
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The Art of Printing with FastTrack Schedule
[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…
Using Calculations to Find Cost Variance
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…
Creating Recurring Tasks within a Project
Schedules are living documents, so oftentimes we need to review them regularly to look at what has been done so far and make changes to what still needs to happen. One of the easiest ways to do this is to…
Using FastTrack Schedule 10’s Tutorial System
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…
Sharing Resource Reports with FastSteps
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…
FastTrack Schedule Best Practices: Defining Dependencies
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…
FastTrack Schedule Best Practices: Creating Activity Bars
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…
Pre-Defined Summary Graphs in FastTrack Schedule 10
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…
Look Ahead Reporting in FastTrack Schedule 10
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…
Critical Paths 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…
Creating a Bar Legend in FastTrack Schedule
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…