Project phases

Projects can be divided into any number of phases, which structures the planning and lets you assess utilization per phase.

Phases are a purely visual aid

Phases impose no boundaries: bookings can stretch across phases without issue. The colour separation is only there for clarity.

Prerequisite: project start and end dates are defined.

Adding phases

Phases can be added when creating a new project or later on existing projects. Open the project; the project phases section appears in the edit dialog.

Add new project, project phases section

Add project phases

Guidelines:

• Phases stay within project start and end.
• Phases must not overlap.
• Each phase its own colour, for clear differentiation.
• Recommendation: define fixed default colours (phase A, phase B, ...) company-wide.

Display

Project phases display

Check utilization by phase

Record all relevant bookings (employees and vacancies). Utilization can then be checked:

• in the top row (utilization in the first row), or
• in the utilization chart (week / month / year).