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Schedule Work Breakdown Structure (SWBS) - Ten level hierarchical Lettering/Numbering system clearly establishes the relationships among tasks and task groups. Vastly superior to task indenting used by other systems. Summary level tasks represent the total span of subordinates with best and worst case progress. No need for so-called "hammock" tasks. Not to be confused with Cost Work Breakdown Structure (CWBS) which is a hierarchical arrangement of cost categories typically represented in the form 1, 1.1, 1.2, 1.2.1, 1.2.2, 2, ...
Resources include labor assigned on an hourly basis and materials set as a quantity needed at the start of a task.
Task Group Cloning - Copy a task group from within a project or from another project and globally reset SWBS codes to fit the new group. Much more effective and easier to use than Templates.
Critical Path Method Network Computation - Maintains dynamic link lists for fast operation. Tells you when changes make re-compute appropriate but allows you to make additional changes before re-computing. Use 5, 6 or 7 day weeks with/without holidays. Computes start, end, slack ... Detects and specifies network loops, and other data errors.
Task Specification - Optional Start, End, Span, and Progress can include decimal part days (10, .25, 1.5, 6.125, etc.). Critical Completion date can be assigned to any number of tasks (0, 1, 10, ...). Summary Level, Milestone, and Rubber tasks are also available.
Task Interfaces - Specify percent of predecessor task required and optional delay in days.
Data Entry - Dialogs and graphical entry. Many options and conveniences. Non-modal dialog can be continuously available while any of the displays is up. Click on a task and it is ready for data entry. Innumerable intuitive conveniences built in. Global text editing, SWBS reordering, Task group deletion, in addition to Cloning and Graphical update on a Gantt chart.
Four different Gantt Chart Approaches: each has its own preference dialog with many options.
Detail Gantt - Innumerable options: task select and sort, calendar length/start, interface graphics, critical dates, progress, summary tasks shown with/without task lines, changeable colors of features, tasks per screen, baseline tasks from another project, status line, text start/end dates ...
Summary Level Gantt - Options: task select, summary level, calendar, higher level task lines shown, baseline, status line, tasks per screen, progress as best/worst, text start/end dates ...
Variable Level Summary Gantt - Vary the summary level to display detail in some areas while summarizing adjacent areas. Options similar to Summary Level Gantt.
Graphics Data Editing on Gantt - All tasks are shown in SWBS order. Mouse can be used to change start/end dates, assigned critical dates, spans, and progress. Mouse position readout as date or days as applicable. Dialogs available to make interface and string changes. Not printed.
Network Diagram - Tasks are positioned by start date (horizontally) and slack (vertically) to make task interfaces easier to follow. Select display scale, task group, and maximum slack.
Reports - There are a wide variety of schedule and resource charts provided.
Printing- Except for the Graphics Data Editing Gantt, the current display can be printed. Most of the choices are borrowed from the current on screen display. Gantt charts can be printed multiple pages in width. The Network Diagram is drawn left to right and normally occupies multiple pages horizontally and a single page vertically. Reports are printed or saved as text files.
Export Project - Produces a comma separated variable (CSV) file in two sections. The first lists the SWBS, Description, Organization, Person, start Date, End Date, and Task Span of each task. The second section covers interfaces with predecessor SWBS, successor SWBS, percent required, and delay.
Import Project - Imports a project with the same CSV format as described with Export above.
Help Files - An extensive Help file is accessed from the Menu|Help. It includes a Getting Started tutorial and an extensive table of contents. This same file is opened at context sensitive topics by striking F1 while using the software.
Note: If the acronym WBS is used, it refers to the Schedule WBS (SWBS).
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