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This feature is available only in Project KickStart Professional.
The following table outlines what’s new in Project KickStart Pro 5.
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FEATURE |
DESCRIPTION |
IMPROVED |
NEW |
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Gantt Chart |
Task dependencies in Gantt chart |
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X |
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Link tasks |
Show task dependencies |
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X |
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Unlink tasks |
Remove task dependencies |
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X |
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Add predecessors |
Add task predecessors |
X |
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Add successors |
Add task successors |
X |
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Merge a project |
You can insert subprojects into a master project |
X |
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Project Coordination |
Link to GoToMeeting for online meetings on projects. |
X |
Project KickStart Pro now includes dependencies on the Gantt chart. This sophisticated scheduling and project management tool is new to Project KickStart Pro, and is designed to make complex project scheduling easy and straightforward.
Use dependencies to handle scheduling demands, delays, and surprises without modifying every task in your project. Dependencies let you make adjustments as events change, giving you a more robust schedule and the opportunity to conduct what-if analysis.
Suppose you are managing a landscaping project involving subcontractors and dozens of tasks. One of your first tasks is to pave a path with flagstones, but the shipment of flagstones is two days late. Using dependencies, you can delay the path-paving task in a couple of clicks, and Project KickStart Pro automatically updates the schedule for the remaining tasks.
Although dependencies meet your advanced scheduling needs, the Project KickStart Pro approach to dependencies keeps them as simple as possible. If you want to link a couple of tasks which are dependent on one another, you can simply highlight the tasks and click the link icon.
If you select the option of Autolinking tasks, then when you display the Gantt chart the first time, all tasks are pre-linked, allowing you to adjust durations, schedules of individual tasks, and time between tasks, which is called Lead Time in Project KickStart Pro.
Unlike other project management programs such as Microsoft Project, Project KickStart Pro does not burden you with complicated error messages and various types of dependencies. It provides only one type of dependency, finish-to-start, which is the most common type. This means you can fine-tune your schedule as soon as you open the Gantt chart—without having to learn technical terms or advanced project management techniques.
The Project Coordination functionality that we are providing is through GoToMeeting, and is a charged service.
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