Plan User Manual
KEY FEATURES
Plan has the following key features:
•A separate file for each project plan with either plan specific or a shared resource file.
•Any number of tasks may be entered (subject to available memory), each having the following details:
•task name/description
•start date and time
•end date and time
•work
•any number of assigned resources per task
•rate of work or work value for each assigned resource
•any number of dependencies upon other tasks
•calculation method (end, work or rate)
•constraint on start/end (start after, finish before,…)
•work done (% or work value)
•baseline work, start and end dates and times for future reference
•general notes
•labour and fixed costs
•text1 - text5 fields
•number1 - number5 fields
•Calculation of end date and time, work, or work rates for each task.
•A start or end constraint may be specified for each task, i.e. the task must start on/after the given date.
•A task may be dependent upon any number of other tasks, with specified lag times with each dependency. Plan will automatically calculate the start of each task from the dependencies and constraints.
•Task tracking. The actual work done may be input as work progresses.
•Accuracy down to a minute.
•Tasks may be grouped under a summary task whose fields are calculated automatically from the
•The labour costs are calculated automatically for a task along with the total cost for the project.
•Any number of resources may be input, (subject to memory limits imposed by the operating system). Each resource has the following properties:
•initials
•full name
•maximum units available
•labour charge per hour
•charge per use
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