Using a Project Scheduling

A MacNail schedule is a "time line" of construction activities, arranged in roughly chronological order. Each line of the schedule is one item of work.

The date immediately next to each work item is its predicted start date. To see when a project task begins, scroll through the list until you find it, then check its predicted date.

To see the final completion date, look at the small "completion" window at the bottom of the screen.

Schedules in the MacNail construction scheduling software will help you to give an accurate estimate of project completion to the client. It also will help you to coordinate your subcontractors, since you'll be able to see approximately when you'll need them in advance.

Because the schedule stores very detailed information about all the work that will go into the project, you can also use it to make material takeoffs and tool lists, and to send reminders to the Job Reminder List. These operations will be described later on in this tutorial.