Can you tell the difference between bars and tasks?
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- Can you tell the difference between bars and tasks?
- Do you know how to identify part-critical tasks?
- Can you plan your future projects faster with task pools?
- Do you display alternate shading and default task display?
- Are you using multiple cost centres and need to identify individual costs in the table?
- Do you want to highlight or ignore specific links?
- Is your heirarchy difficult to understand?
- Do you need to show spreadsheet information for a particular code?
- Do you need to track your logic through the programme?
- Is your Project View panel looking cluttered?
- Does one of your team need to take a holiday?
- Do you need more than one Notes column?
- Having difficulties visualising logic links?
- Do you have a record of the original programme dates?
- What it is happening in your project for the next 6 weeks?
- Do you need to calculate cost per time unit?
- What is the difference between Slip and Variance?
- Can you make your summaries reflect tasks that pass a filter?
- Do you need to calculate durations and progress based on task work?
- Want to save a pre-set of spreadsheet columns?
- Booking out sections of the programme to other planners
- Adding shading that moves automatically with variable dates
- Did you know that you can put multiple tasks on the same line?
- Do you know how to track your resource allocations?
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Can you tell the difference between bars and tasks?
In Powerproject, Bars and Tasks are two different object types that work together. You can have multiple Tasks on the same Bar, but not the other way around! This can be useful for procurement strings, building multiple houses, or fit-out activities for apartment blocks.