Projects

The Projects section delivers a complete view of all your open projects and allows you to effectively manage your team and resources across all your projects at any stage.

From here, you can track your resources to optimize utilization, assign the best people based on accurate availability and shifting demands. 

Projects > List

Filtering Tools

You can utilize the following tools to further filter what is displayed:

Columns in the List view can be re-ordered by dragging and dropping them to the desired locations. 

 

Projects > Gantt

Under the Gantt chart view, you have the ability to zoom in/out by moving the Gantt slider timeline left/right. Intervals include: 1 day, 1 week, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, and 1 year

In the upper-right, you can toggle between two views: Simplified and Expanded.

• Simplified view keeps the Gantt bars to projects only.
• Expanded view displays the project, the roles, and the people filling each role. Clicking on any person will allow you to open that person's profile in the Edit view.

In the Expanded Gantt view, a project panel will appear by clicking on the project bar. This panel will allow users to view and edit project dates as well as view the project details. 

 

Add New Roles

Adding new roles to a project can be done at any time. 

1. Open the requested project.
2. Under the Roles section, click Add Roles. 
3. Select the required role from the drop-down menu. 
   • If a role is added in error, click the X to the right to delete.
4. Modify the start and end dates accordingly. 
5. Click Save Roles to confirm or Cancel to withdraw.

 

Place a Person

The Place a Person tool is available to help ensure the best people are selected for a role and project.

This can be accessed from the Project Gantt view on any unfilled roles. You can place a person directly by clicking on an Unfilled segment:

Alternatively, you can also navigate to:

Projects > Desired Project > Roles > Roles Required

How to Place a Person

1. Click the project to open.
2. In the Roles section, scroll to the role that needs to be filled.
3. Click on Place a person to open the Place a Person window. 
4. Select the best person for a role based on availability.
   • An Availability message will appear if the person doesn't have full availability. Through this window, you can select how to proceed with allocation. 
5. Click Save to confirm.

Some people might have an orange circle beside their Time Availability, which indicates that a person does not have the required allocation % available for the role. People with no potential allocation availability conflicts are assigned a green circle. 

The following video takes a closer look at the Place a Person modal. It demonstrates how you can search by name and you can also click the grey time availability bar to determine what project a person is already on.

 

 

Custom Allocations

Project List

1. Select the required project.
2. In the Roles section, scroll to the requested role.
3. Click the edit pencil under the % column.
4. The allocation can be updated by changing the percentage or clicking the three edit dots, which will open the Customize Allocation window.
5. Select the Allocation breakdown - custom range, monthly, or weekly.
6. Modify the allocation values accordingly.
7. Click Save to confirm.

Project Gantt

1. With Expanded View selected, click the Gantt bar to view more information on the person in the role.
2. From there click on the person's photo to visit their profile. 
3. Select the required project.
4. In the Roles section, scroll to the requested role.
5. Click the edit pencil under the % column.
6. The allocation can be updated by changing the percentage or clicking the three edit dots, which will open the Customize Allocation window.
7. Select the Allocation breakdown - custom range, monthly, or weekly.
8. Modify the allocation values accordingly.
9. Click Save to confirm.