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2022-03-09T06:18:10Z

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−	Construction tasks are measured in terms of physical value ~~of some units (kg, m, items etc)~~ and scheduled based on performance, resource consumption and other parameters specific to construction industry.	+	Construction project tasks are measured in terms of physical value and measures and are scheduled based on performance, resource consumption and other parameters specific to construction industry.

−	Microsoft Project is a ~~good~~ tool for project management, but it lacks features ~~for handling~~ construction project tasks in native way. ~~Alternatively, it~~ is possible to add ~~ones by using third~~-~~party Add-In~~ like ~~[https://cproject.pro/ ConstructionProject]~~ (CP).	+	Microsoft Project is a tool for project management, but it lacks some of the features necessary to handle construction project tasks in native way. It is possible to add functionality with an MS Project add-in like Construction Project (CP).

−	CP adds a construction-specific environment to support construction-specific ~~task scheduling~~.	+	Construction Project adds a construction-specific environment to support construction-specific projects.

−	[[File:CTaskWizard.png\|link=https://cproject.pro]]	+	[[File:CTaskWizard.png\|link=https://cproject.pro/help/con-construction-tasks/]]

−	~~[https://cproject.pro/help/con-construction-tasks/~~ C-Tasks] allow the user to assign full physical volumes to MS Project tasks, calculate multiple costs based on resources assigned, set contractors, manage task duration from a productivity point of view and play with other construction-specific parameters.	+	C-Tasks allow the user to assign full physical volumes to MS Project tasks, calculate multiple costs based on resources assigned, set contractors, manage task duration from a productivity point of view and play with other construction-specific parameters.

−	In addition, there are ~~[https://cproject.pro/help/pay-f-tasks-financing-payment/~~ F-Tasks] which are used to manage payments and design payment schedules based on C-Task progress. P-Tasks are designed to handle procurement of goods and services needed for C-Task to perform effectively.	+	In addition, there are F-Tasks which are used to manage payments and design payment schedules based on C-Task progress. P-Tasks are designed to handle procurement of goods and services needed for C-Task to perform effectively.

−	The ~~[https://cproject.pro/help/reports-overview/~~ CP-Reporting] engine helps to analyse construction project data in customisable MS Excel Pivot Tables and Power BI reports.	+	The CP-Reporting engine helps to analyse construction project data in customisable MS Excel Pivot Tables and Power BI reports.

	= Related articles on Designing Buildings =		= Related articles on Designing Buildings =

Vgerya at 06:04, 9 March 2022

2022-03-09T06:04:43Z

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	Construction tasks are measured in terms of physical value of some units (kg, m, items etc) and scheduled based on performance, resource consumption and other parameters specific to construction industry.		Construction tasks are measured in terms of physical value of some units (kg, m, items etc) and scheduled based on performance, resource consumption and other parameters specific to construction industry.

−	Microsoft Project is a good tool for project management, but it lacks features for handling construction project tasks in native way. Alternatively, it is possible to add ones by using third-party Add-In like ~~Construction Project~~ (CP).	+	Microsoft Project is a good tool for project management, but it lacks features for handling construction project tasks in native way. Alternatively, it is possible to add ones by using third-party Add-In like [https://cproject.pro/ ConstructionProject] (CP).

−	~~Construction Project~~ adds a construction-specific environment to support construction-specific task scheduling.	+	CP adds a construction-specific environment to support construction-specific task scheduling.

−	[[File:CTaskWizard.png\|link=https://cproject.pro~~/help/con-construction-tasks/~~]]	+	[[File:CTaskWizard.png\|link=https://cproject.pro]]

−	C-Tasks allow the user to assign full physical volumes to MS Project tasks, calculate multiple costs based on resources assigned, set contractors, manage task duration from a productivity point of view and play with other construction-specific parameters.	+	[https://cproject.pro/help/con-construction-tasks/ C-Tasks] allow the user to assign full physical volumes to MS Project tasks, calculate multiple costs based on resources assigned, set contractors, manage task duration from a productivity point of view and play with other construction-specific parameters.

−	In addition, there are F-Tasks which are used to manage payments and design payment schedules based on C-Task progress. P-Tasks are designed to handle procurement of goods and services needed for C-Task to perform effectively.	+	In addition, there are [https://cproject.pro/help/pay-f-tasks-financing-payment/ F-Tasks] which are used to manage payments and design payment schedules based on C-Task progress. P-Tasks are designed to handle procurement of goods and services needed for C-Task to perform effectively.

−	The CP-Reporting engine helps to analyse construction project data in customisable MS Excel Pivot Tables and Power BI reports.	+	The [https://cproject.pro/help/reports-overview/ CP-Reporting] engine helps to analyse construction project data in customisable MS Excel Pivot Tables and Power BI reports.

	= Related articles on Designing Buildings =		= Related articles on Designing Buildings =

Vgerya at 05:56, 9 March 2022

2022-03-09T05:56:55Z

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−	Construction ~~project~~ tasks are measured in terms of physical value and ~~measures and are~~ scheduled based on performance, resource consumption and other parameters specific to construction industry.	+	Construction tasks are measured in terms of physical value of some units (kg, m, items etc) and scheduled based on performance, resource consumption and other parameters specific to construction industry.

−	Microsoft Project is a tool for project management, but it lacks ~~some of the~~ features ~~necessary to handle~~ construction project tasks in native way. It is possible to add ~~functionality with an MS Project add~~-in like Construction Project (CP).	+	Microsoft Project is a good tool for project management, but it lacks features for handling construction project tasks in native way. Alternatively, it is possible to add ones by using third-party Add-In like Construction Project (CP).

−	Construction Project adds a construction-specific environment to support construction-specific ~~projects~~.	+	Construction Project adds a construction-specific environment to support construction-specific task scheduling.

	[[File:CTaskWizard.png\|link=https://cproject.pro/help/con-construction-tasks/]]		[[File:CTaskWizard.png\|link=https://cproject.pro/help/con-construction-tasks/]]

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	Construction project tasks are measured in terms of physical value and measures and are scheduled based on performance, resource consumption and other parameters specific to construction industry.		Construction project tasks are measured in terms of physical value and measures and are scheduled based on performance, resource consumption and other parameters specific to construction industry.

−	Microsoft Project is a tool for project management, but it lacks some of the features necessary to handle construction project tasks in native way. It is possible to add functionality with an MS Project add-in like ~~[https://cproject.pro~~ Construction Project] (CP).	+	Microsoft Project is a tool for project management, but it lacks some of the features necessary to handle construction project tasks in native way. It is possible to add functionality with an MS Project add-in like Construction Project (CP).

−	~~Constrcuction~~ Project adds a construction-specific environment to support construction-specific projects.	+	Construction Project adds a construction-specific environment to support construction-specific projects.

	[[File:CTaskWizard.png\|link=https://cproject.pro/help/con-construction-tasks/]]		[[File:CTaskWizard.png\|link=https://cproject.pro/help/con-construction-tasks/]]
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	C-Tasks allow the user to assign full physical volumes to MS Project tasks, calculate multiple costs based on resources assigned, set contractors, manage task duration from a productivity point of view and play with other construction-specific parameters.		C-Tasks allow the user to assign full physical volumes to MS Project tasks, calculate multiple costs based on resources assigned, set contractors, manage task duration from a productivity point of view and play with other construction-specific parameters.

−	In addition, there are ~~[https://cproject.pro/help/pay-f-tasks-financing-payment/~~ F-Tasks] which are used to manage payments and design payment schedules based on C-Task progress. P-Tasks are designed to handle procurement of goods and services needed for C-Task to perform effectively.	+	In addition, there are F-Tasks which are used to manage payments and design payment schedules based on C-Task progress. P-Tasks are designed to handle procurement of goods and services needed for C-Task to perform effectively.

−	The ~~[https://cproject.pro/help/reports-overview/~~ CP-Reporting] engine helps to analyse construction project data in customisable MS Excel Pivot Tables and Power BI reports.	+	The CP-Reporting engine helps to analyse construction project data in customisable MS Excel Pivot Tables and Power BI reports.

	= Related articles on Designing Buildings =		= Related articles on Designing Buildings =
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		+	* Construction project management software.
		+	* Information and communications technology in construction.
		+	* Microsoft Project - software for project management.
		+	* Signs you need construction project management software.

	[[Category:DCN_Product_Knowledge]] [[Category:DCN_Software]] [[Category:Construction_management]] [[Category:Products_/_components]]		[[Category:DCN_Product_Knowledge]] [[Category:DCN_Software]] [[Category:Construction_management]] [[Category:Products_/_components]]

GeryaV at 20:05, 11 January 2022

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	Construction project tasks are measured in terms of physical value and measures and are scheduled based on performance, resource consumption and other parameters specific to construction industry.		Construction project tasks are measured in terms of physical value and measures and are scheduled based on performance, resource consumption and other parameters specific to construction industry.

−	MS Project is a tool for project management, but it lacks some of the features necessary to handle construction project tasks in native way. It is possible to add functionality with an MS Project add-in like Construction Project (CP).	+	Microsoft Project is a tool for project management, but it lacks some of the features necessary to handle construction project tasks in native way. It is possible to add functionality with an MS Project add-in like [https://cproject.pro Construction Project] (CP).

−	CP adds a construction-specific environment to support ~~the management of~~ construction projects.	+	Constrcuction Project adds a construction-specific environment to support construction-specific projects.

−	~~CP Tasks are featured MS Project tasks that look like typical tasks in a schedule but are filled in with attributes and logic to cover construction reality~~.	+	[[File:CTaskWizard.png\|link=https://cproject.pro/help/con-construction-tasks/]]

	C-Tasks allow the user to assign full physical volumes to MS Project tasks, calculate multiple costs based on resources assigned, set contractors, manage task duration from a productivity point of view and play with other construction-specific parameters.		C-Tasks allow the user to assign full physical volumes to MS Project tasks, calculate multiple costs based on resources assigned, set contractors, manage task duration from a productivity point of view and play with other construction-specific parameters.

−	In addition, there are F-Tasks which are used to manage payments and design payment schedules based on C-Task progress. P-Tasks are designed to handle procurement of goods and services needed for C-Task to perform effectively.	+	In addition, there are [https://cproject.pro/help/pay-f-tasks-financing-payment/ F-Tasks] which are used to manage payments and design payment schedules based on C-Task progress. P-Tasks are designed to handle procurement of goods and services needed for C-Task to perform effectively.

−	The CP-Reporting engine helps to analyse construction project data in customisable MS Excel Pivot Tables and Power BI reports.	+	The [https://cproject.pro/help/reports-overview/ CP-Reporting] engine helps to analyse construction project data in customisable MS Excel Pivot Tables and Power BI reports.

	= Related articles on Designing Buildings =		= Related articles on Designing Buildings =

	[[Category:DCN_Product_Knowledge]] [[Category:DCN_Software]] [[Category:Construction_management]] [[Category:Products_/_components]]		[[Category:DCN_Product_Knowledge]] [[Category:DCN_Software]] [[Category:Construction_management]] [[Category:Products_/_components]]

Editor at 19:43, 11 January 2022

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−	= ~~Microsoft Project in Construction =~~	+	[[File:CTaskWizard.png\|link=File:CTaskWizard.png]]

−	Construction project tasks are measured in terms of physical value and measures ~~(10 meters, 5 tons, e.t.c.)~~ and scheduled based on performance, resource consumption and other parameters specific to construction industry. MS Project is well-known tool for project management. Unfortunately, MS Project does not have features to handle construction project tasks in native way. But it is possible to add functionality by developing so called MS Project Add-In. [https://cproject.pro/ Construction Project] (CP) is one of that approach we discus below. It adds construction-specific environment to MS Project to allow managing construction projects.	+	Construction project tasks are measured in terms of physical value and measures and are scheduled based on performance, resource consumption and other parameters specific to construction industry.

−	~~== CP~~-~~Tasks ==~~	+	MS Project is a tool for project management, but it lacks some of the features necessary to handle construction project tasks in native way. It is possible to add functionality with an MS Project add-in like Construction Project (CP).

−	CP-~~Tasks are featured MS Project tasks which look like typical tasks in schedule but are filled with attributes and logic behind~~ to ~~cover~~ construction ~~reality~~. ~~They all have special pop-up wizards to handle them in terms above. [https://cproject.pro/help/c-tasks-overview/ See details …]~~	+	CP adds a construction-specific environment to support the management of construction projects.

−	~~[https://cproject.pro/help/con-construction-tasks/ C-~~Tasks~~] allow to assign Full physical Volume to~~ MS Project ~~task, calculate multiple costs based on resources assigned, set Contractors, manage task duration from productivity point of view~~ and ~~play with other~~ construction~~-specific parameters~~. ~~Pop-Up wizard helps to easy edit and control C-Tasks. It is activated on right-click and looks like on slide below. [https://cproject.pro/help/con-construction-tasks/ See details …]~~	+	CP Tasks are featured MS Project tasks that look like typical tasks in a schedule but are filled in with attributes and logic to cover construction reality.

−	~~[[File:CTaskWizard~~.~~png]]~~	+	C-Tasks allow the user to assign full physical volumes to MS Project tasks, calculate multiple costs based on resources assigned, set contractors, manage task duration from a productivity point of view and play with other construction-specific parameters.

−	~~Key benefits:~~	+	In addition, there are F-Tasks which are used to manage payments and design payment schedules based on C-Task progress. P-Tasks are designed to handle procurement of goods and services needed for C-Task to perform effectively.

−	~~# Task full physical volumes (FV) are distributed over time (timephased). Thus, question like ‘How much m2 of Ctask2 (on slide above) has to be done from Date1 to Date2?’ can be easy answered.~~ The ~~same for all tasks and any kind of value~~ - ~~planned, baselined, actual, remaining.~~	+	The CP-Reporting engine helps to analyse construction project data in customisable MS Excel Pivot Tables and Power BI reports.
−	~~# Advanced cost management. Task cost is calculated as multiply ItemCost by full physical value (FV). ItemCost can be entered manually or calculated based on cost of resources assigned~~ to ~~task. There are also two type of task cost supported, – Cost IN (what we buy) and Cost OUT (price what we sell for). Cost OUT can be used for ‘external’ projects.~~	+
−	~~# Ease of use, no deep~~ MS ~~Project knowledge is required. CP-tasks wizards handle all internal calculation~~ and ~~show user-friendly structured results~~.	+

−	In addition, there are other special tasks accompanying C-tasks to cover construction project needs. [https://cproject.pro/help/pay-f-tasks-financing-payment/ F-tasks] is used to manage payments and design payment schedule based on ~~C-task progress. [https://cproject.pro/help/prc-procurement-tasks/ P-tasks] is designed to handle procurement of gods and services needed for C-task to perform effectively.~~	+	= Related articles on Designing Buildings =

−	~~Finally,~~ [~~https~~:~~//cproject.pro/help/2-create-reports-for-construction-type-project/ CP-reporting~~] engine helps to analyse construction project data in highly customizable MS Excel Pivot Tables and Power BI reports. CP-reporting has default report templates covering a lot of typical analytic views for project progress, status, forecast, task/resource usage, financing, etc. Report templates can be copied and customized according to your needs.	+	[[Category:DCN_Product_Knowledge]] [[Category:DCN_Software]] [[Category:Construction_management]] [[Category:Products_/_components]]
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−	[[Category:~~Theory~~]] [[Category:Construction_management]]	+

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= Microsoft Project in Construction =

Construction project tasks are measured in terms of physical value and measures (10 meters, 5 tons, e.t.c.) and scheduled based on performance, resource consumption and other parameters specific to construction industry. MS Project is well-known tool for project management. Unfortunately, MS Project does not have features to handle construction project tasks in native way. But it is possible to add functionality by developing so called MS Project Add-In. [https://cproject.pro/ Construction Project] (CP) is one of that approach we discus below. It adds construction-specific environment to MS Project to allow managing construction projects.

== CP-Tasks ==

CP-Tasks are featured MS Project tasks which look like typical tasks in schedule but are filled with attributes and logic behind to cover construction reality. They all have special pop-up wizards to handle them in terms above. [https://cproject.pro/help/c-tasks-overview/ See details …]

[https://cproject.pro/help/con-construction-tasks/ C-Tasks] allow to assign Full physical Volume to MS Project task, calculate multiple costs based on resources assigned, set Contractors, manage task duration from productivity point of view and play with other construction-specific parameters. Pop-Up wizard helps to easy edit and control C-Tasks. It is activated on right-click and looks like on slide below. [https://cproject.pro/help/con-construction-tasks/ See details …]

[[File:CTaskWizard.png]]

Key benefits:

# Task full physical volumes (FV) are distributed over time (timephased). Thus, question like ‘How much m2 of Ctask2 (on slide above) has to be done from Date1 to Date2?’ can be easy answered. The same for all tasks and any kind of value - planned, baselined, actual, remaining.
# Advanced cost management. Task cost is calculated as multiply ItemCost by full physical value (FV). ItemCost can be entered manually or calculated based on cost of resources assigned to task. There are also two type of task cost supported, – Cost IN (what we buy) and Cost OUT (price what we sell for). Cost OUT can be used for ‘external’ projects.
# Ease of use, no deep MS Project knowledge is required. CP-tasks wizards handle all internal calculation and show user-friendly structured results.

In addition, there are other special tasks accompanying C-tasks to cover construction project needs. [https://cproject.pro/help/pay-f-tasks-financing-payment/ F-tasks] is used to manage payments and design payment schedule based on C-task progress. [https://cproject.pro/help/prc-procurement-tasks/ P-tasks] is designed to handle procurement of gods and services needed for C-task to perform effectively.

Finally, [https://cproject.pro/help/2-create-reports-for-construction-type-project/ CP-reporting] engine helps to analyse construction project data in highly customizable MS Excel Pivot Tables and Power BI reports. CP-reporting has default report templates covering a lot of typical analytic views for project progress, status, forecast, task/resource usage, financing, etc. Report templates can be copied and customized according to your needs.

[[Category:Theory]] [[Category:Construction_management]]