Overview
ConceptDraw Project is a perfect tool to plan your activity with the Gantt Chart diagram.
The software is eminent for its transparent and easy-to-follow user interface which makes the program simple and comprehensive for user. The optimal tool kit allows accomplishing of unlimited potentials, making the work maximally efficient.
As a rule, while developing big projects, there is a limited number of resources. ConceptDraw Project helps to avoid irrational use of available resources, detecting which of them are overloaded or insufficiently used.
This short guide will assist you in mastering with the whole functionality of the program, leading you through all its particulars.
Here are the main features of ConceptDraw Project:
- Creating of Workspace with any number of projects and Common Resource Pool
- Creating of project in the form of Gantt Chart and work with it
- Creating of Project Calendar Plan
- Customizing of Calendar
- Export/Import of project information to ConceptDraw MindMap Outline and MSProject 2002 XML
- System of generating Reports on the project to HTML format documents
- Simplicity in publishing of project information on WEB-Site
- Cross-platform compatibility
- Integration with ConceptDraw product line (ConceptDraw MindMap)
- Extended print possibilities
We are going to learn step-by-step, from the simplest things - creating of single project Workspace to the most difficult ones - editing of the program, operations with resources, generating of reports, and managing many resources.
All Lessons are conveniently arranged by topics, so if you need to re-read any information, you will always be able to know where to find it.
- Lesson 1 is dedicated to quick creation of a Chart. We first will create a single project Workspace, and then we will make up Task- and Resource Sheets.
- Lesson 2 is dedicated to program editing and work with a project during its completion: manipulations with tasks, setting links between tasks, changing terms and work with Calendar, setting Milestones and Deadlines, defining degree of completion and work cost.
- Lesson 3 is dedicated to printing, import and export of a document and creating reports.
- Lesson 4 is dedicated to work with multiple projects. It also explains how to set up document properties and view of Interface.
ConceptDraw Project is a powerful professional tool for documenting the most complicated projects including production processes. Nevertheless it can also be used for planning different leisure time activities or for some personal needs. We will start the study from a simple and amusing example- let us plan a picnic for the Company's workers for the week-end. There is no need to copy the whole contents of the project - you can plan your own picnic for your family or your Company- this will make your studying even more exciting, for in the end you will enjoy the fruits of your work! At the same time you can put it in practice and consider discovered mistakes.
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