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Tackle Underperformance With MS Project Formatting
Fri 20th November 2009
Many entrepreneurs enjoy the array of features offered by the programme that are designed to customise your files as you choose to see fit. If you have been working for a long time on specific assignments you will already be aware of the success and tribulations of the project that need to be conveyed to your fellow workers. In order to assist them in seeing the areas that may need more attention than others, it is useful to find and stick to a familiar format so problem areas can be easily identified.
For instance you may be in the business of selling clothing for men, women and children where a certain section currently under-performs. By using the same types of graphs and colours to display sales figures on charts you can build a consistent picture of this area of your company. The practice of keeping to the same themes when visually representing information is advised from the earliest stages of building your MS Project documents.
This is because as your assignment progresses you are likely to include additional tasks on your schedule. Sub-projects may include hiring your own designer and holding fashion shows to bring in more people to your retail outlet. These different tasks can benefit from being highlighted in different colours and themes when you present this information to your fellow colleagues.
With MS Project there is a high level of flexibility in regard to changing the appearance of schedules that present the data you wish to convey to others. For instance, you can add pertinent information to the tasks featured in the document, such as start and finish dates in regard to resources. If you have designated your employees - who are helping out with a fashion show for example - as resources on your schedule, adding their start and finish dates will help give an indication of the manpower available to you.
You can also track the current progress of several tasks via schedules, while also giving an accurate picture concerning whether they are on track to finish within the time limits. If you have defined a few critical paths that may exceed time and resources you can make modifications so these are clearly recognised, which can aid communication of problem areas during meetings. During lengthy projects it is often the case that one sector of the assignment will impact on another.
A clothes show may require next season's clothing, which you are having made via manufacturers. If the designer is delayed or has not received design ideas from you regarding items, then this could impact on your event. In order to show your workers how these delays can be linked to surrounding projects you can do so with the formatting options available via the software.
Gantt charts are a popular way to display a great deal of relevant information in regard to your project. At any time you are free to adjust them to reflect changes and progression in your assignment. Using the Gantt Chart Wizard you are free to make alterations to the text accompanying your images, such as its font and colour. In addition, if you need to alter the task bars, to show newly forecast end dates for your project for instance, you can do so using this function.
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