Elecosoft Powerproject Version 17 was released in mid-December 2023, this article:
- Lists all the new features and
- Explains in detail the features used in a single project environment without resources.
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Features used in a single project environment without resources:
- A Timeline View which is similar to the Microsoft Project Timeline View is now available.
- Tabs may be assigned a colour enabling simpler identification of projects and Views that are applied to projects.
- Tasks may be broken down into smaller steps called Task Activities, similar to Steps in Primavera P6.
- Autosave in now available and operates in a similar way to Microsoft Project
- Specify Materials type when recording Task Work details.
The following are not covered in this paper:
- It is now possible to restrict who may schedule individual Charts in a portfolio of projects,
- Assign tasks a default allocation rate which overrides the permanent resource default work rate.
- Use a Permanent Resource Quantity (a resource used for materials) to calculate logistic requirements for Consumable Resources (for example mobile equipment numbers required).
- The work rate of multiple resources may be assigned the same work rate.
- Assign access to Print Profiles to prevent users deleting them.
The Elecosoft website has a complete list of all the features and some very good and detailed information on the features released in Version 16 and 17 here:
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29 December 2023