Understanding Project Schedule Indicators

During project planning and execution, project managers need to be alerted to various conditions that are associated with each activity. A column on the Project Activities page shows warning and informational visual indicators to alert project managers to attributes about each activity.

The Project Activities page displays a warning visual indicator if:

• An activity is scheduled for completion later than its deadline date.

• An activity has not been scheduled within its constraints.

The Project Activities page displays an informational visual indicator if:

• An activity has an inflexible constraint, such as Must End On, Must Start On, End No Later Than, or Start No Later Than.

• An activity has a flexible constraint, such as End No Earlier Than, Start No Earlier Than, As Soon As Possible, or As Late As Possible.

You can move the mouse across the indicator to view alternate text about the nature of these conditions. If more than one condition exists, click the indicator to access the Activity Alerts page to view the alert messages.