In this article, we'll explore how simple it is to create your build schedule, customise its settings, and communicate any changes to your subcontractors and contractors.
Navigation of the Schedule Views + Schedule Screen
After you log into RAVE, you access the project management systems by clicking on the Project tab at the top of the page. Then, from the Projects sub-tab, find and click on the project link for the job that you want to manage the schedule for. Then, click on the ‘Schedule’ sub-tab OR click on the pie chart on your Project Overview tab (screenshots below)
The ‘Task List’ view
Displays the schedule in a Task List format - grouping scheduled tasks into blocks of Milestones (stages).
The ‘Task Gantt’ view
Is a Gantt chart view of the schedule, where tasks are listed and also displayed with duration bars
The ‘Task Calendar’ view
Is a month-by-month diary view of tasks in the schedule
The top-level ‘Milestone Gantt’ view
Is a higher-level gantt chart view of the schedule - where the milestones (instead of tasks) are listed and displayed with duration bars.
The Project's Schedule ‘Settings’ sub-tab
Is where we can add holidays and adjust the background settings of your schedule.
The Schedule Action Drop-Down menu
The ‘Task List’ schedule views action drop-down menu (the 3 dots to the right of the project number) is where we can access a number of actions to manage our schedule.
The ‘Activate Schedule’ button
Visible when a project is in an active or maintenance state, the 'Activate Schedule' button, allows you to keep your schedule hidden until you are ready to share it - even if the project is live (active) and visible to your sub-trades. The schedule is kept hidden until you 'activate' it.
Once the schedule is activated, the 'Activate Schedule' button is replaced by a schedule notification switch.
The Schedule Details Pane
Provides additional project details:
- The Schedule Type - Classic, Advanced or Enterprise
- The Client's Name | email address & Phone number + Contract Name - if loaded
- Building Consent number - if loaded
- The Site Address - if loaded
- The Schedule Template(s) loaded to this project
- How many working days the schedule is set for