There is a last minute feature that found it's way in MindPlan version 3.2: critical path method (CPM) analysis in the Gantt view!

We have added a new toolbar, right below the Map/Gantt tabs, for this purpose that you can use to activate Map and Gantt specific features. There can you find the button to activate the CPM visualization.
In our sample project, it looks pretty colorful ;-).

In red, the critical path is highlighted. Those are activities that are critical for the final deadline of the project (as final deadline we take the latest milestone or activity). The green and yellow bars indicate the earliest and latest possible date for an activity, based on their predecessor/successor position in the project to not extend the final deadline.

That sample MindPlan is actually more complex than it might look like. It's more obvious when you take a look at the map view :-)

This feature is brought to you by "Mr. Critical Path" Tammo Riedinger. :-)

Karsten Lehmann | February 26th, 2010 10:06:00 | Comments (0) | Permanent Link