View a Project Schedule
Objective
To view a project schedule in the project's Schedule tool.
Things to Consider
- Required User Permissions:
- 'Read Only' or higher permissions on the project's Schedule tool.
Steps
The following views are available for the Project level Schedule tool:
List
- Navigate to the project's Schedule tool.
- Click the List tab.
You will see a list of all scheduled tasks, as well as their resource, WBS, start and finish date, and percentage complete.
Calendar
The Calendar view gives you the options to look at a schedule from a day, week, or month view.
Day View
- Navigate to the project's Schedule tool.
- Click the Calendar tab.
- Select Day from the Day, Week, Month toggle.
You will see a list of all tasks scheduled for that day, as well as the resource, the start and finish date and the percentage complete for each task.
Week View
- Navigate to the project's Schedule tool.
- Click the Calendar tab.
- Select Week from the Day, Week, Month toggle.
You will see the week's calendar with all completed tasks, tasks in progress, and critical paths for that week.
Month View
- Navigate to the project's Schedule tool.
- Click the Calendar tab.
- Select Month from the toggle.
You will see the month's calendar with all completed tasks, tasks in progress, and critical paths for that month.
Gantt View
- Navigate to the project's Schedule tool.
- Click the Gantt tab. See View a Gantt Schedule.
You will see a Gantt chart with horizontal bars that illustrate the amount of work done relative to the amount of time given to complete that task. See Update a Project Schedule File.
Note: When Percent (%) Complete is enabled, the color of the bars will have a lower saturation of color to indicate the percentage that is complete.
The following options are available when viewing a Gantt chart:
- Configure Columns
- View Toggles
- Filter Options
- Zoom Levels
Lookaheads
- Navigate to the project's Schedule tool.
- Click the Lookaheads tab.
You will see a lookahead showing the date range you selected. A Lookahead can be created to range from one to six weeks. See View Lookahead Schedules.
The following colors and symbols can be seen on a lookahead:
- Blue: Non-Critical
- Red: Critical
- Grey Hatch Pattern: Baselines compare to master schedule
- Hazard Symbol: Date differs from the master schedule
The following options are available when viewing a lookahead:
- Configure Columns
- View Lookaheads
- Filter Options
- Compare to Latest Master
- Delete lookahead