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Compare Start Times Tab


The Compare Start Times tab lists activities whose start times were changed by PSOP.



The table shows only tasks whose start times differ in the PSOP and Original schedules. For example, the above table indicates that the task .STEP001 has a start time of 11/23/2003 in the Original Schedule and PSOP changed its start time to 11/19/2003.

If "Cumulative" is selected in the selection box below the table, all tasks whose start times were changed are displayed. Selecting a resource from this selection box will cause the table to show only activities to which the selected resource has been assigned.

Start times in bold indicate that there is less overload over the activity's duration when the activity is started at the indicated time. For example, since the PSOP start time is bold for activity .STEP007 we know that the total overload during the time this activity is scheduled to work is less in the PSOP schedule than in the Original schedule. If neither column is bold then there is the same amount of overload during the activity's execution in both schedules. Note that it may be necessary to move many activities to places that do not reduce their overload in order to make room to move activities that are causing overload. Indeed it is sometimes necessary to move an activity such that the over-allocation increases in order to make it possible to move other activities so as to reduce total overload. When a resource is selected in the selection box below the table the bold start times indicate reduction in over-allocation for the selected resource only.

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