Advanced Features of FastTrack Schedule

Course Length:
1 day

Prerequisites:
A basic knowledge of Windows and/or Macintosh Operating Systems.

Course Objective:
Upon completion of this course, students will have an understanding of the advanced FastTrack Schedule features essential for building comprehensive schedules.

Provided Courseware:
Advanced Features of FastTrack Schedule Training Manual, CD-ROM containing FastTrack Schedule training files
Course Overview:
Introduces users to advanced features relating to the activities and subactivities of a schedule. The course starts with the basics and guides the student through advanced features of the software. Topics include: Building a Schedule with Subactivities, Linking and Locking Activity Bars, Understanding Progress Tracking, Creating Calculations and Column Summaries, and Working with FastSteps.

Advanced Features of FastTrack Schedule Course Outline:

Module 9: Advanced Features Introduction
This module reviews the basics of FastTrack Schedule and introduces advanced ways of beginning a new schedule.
  1. Overview of FastTrack Schedule
  2. Schedule View Information Form
Module 10: Assigning Resources
This module will teach you how to create, assign, and manage resources.
  1. Understanding the Resource View
  2. Creating Resources
  3. Resource Information Form
  4. Assigning Resources
  5. Managing Resources
  6. Resource Allocation
  7. Tracking Resource Costs
Module 11: Progress Tracking & Baselines
After completing this module you will know how to track the progress of your schedule using baseline, revised date, and actual date columns.
  1. Understanding Baselines
  2. Progress Tracking
  3. Revised Dates
  4. Percent Complete & Actual Dates
  5. Tracking with Dependencies
Module 12: Advanced Columns
This module is designed to teach you about more advanced columns that are available in FastTrack Schedule.
  1. Hyperlink Columns
  2. Calculations
Module 13: Formatting Bar Styles
This module is designed to teach you how to create new custom bar styles, as well as how to customize existing bar styles and add labels to bars.
  1. Modifying Bar Styles
  2. Creating New Bar Styles
  3. Creating Dynamic Labels
Module 14: Advanced Layouts and Summary Graphs
Summary graphs summarize the values currently displayed in columns over a particular period of time. In this module you will learn how to create and edit summary graphs and set them to display in particular layouts.
  1. Inserting Summary Graphs
  2. Duplicate and Modify Summary Graphs
  3. Set Summary Graphs per Layout
Module 15: Exporting, Printing, Publishing
This module is designed to teach you how to export, print, and publish schedules to be shared with people in the company.
  1. Exporting Data
  2. Exporting as HTML
  3. Exporting as MPX or XML
  4. Exporting a Picture
  5. Publishing iCalendar Files
Module 16: Working with FastSteps
FastSteps are macros with saved repetitive steps. In this module you will learn how to save time by creating FastSteps so you can build client reports, set up status meeting printouts, and auto export updated graphics.
  1. Review of Ranges, Layouts & Filters
  2. FastSteps Overview
  3. Creating FastSteps
  4. Working with FastSteps
Module 17: Consolidating Schedules
In this module you will learn how to easily consolidate your FastTrack files into one master file to analyze a big picture view of all your data.
  1. What is Consolidation?
  2. How to Consolidate
  3. Schedule View
  4. Resource View

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