Chapter 9: Extended Customization – Task and Gantt Formatting
Imagine that you are a movie director and you have finished planning a dream project. You are in a packed room with the producers, leading actors, technicians, and makeup artists and they are all looking at you. Everyone wants to know what their contribution will be to the project. In your own mind, you already know what the end result looks like. Now, it is your job to convey the important role each person will play and make sure everyone gets crystal clear information about the who, what, when, and why questions. Now that we are at the end of the planning phase, it is time to reveal the final schedule to all the stakeholders. It is the time to put the final polish to the schedule and make it understandable and maintainable.
In this chapter, we will explore Project's tools that allow you to fine-tune the textual and graphical aspects of your schedule. Practically, every parameter is customizable, as you...