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Projects & Schedule

Step-by-step guides for projects & schedule in Monument.

  1. 1Start your first project VideoGive a new commission a code, a name, and a client from the schedule, then move into its own working view.
  2. 2Model your project VideoDraw a project's span and its stages on the timeline, then link them so the schedule reschedules itself.
  3. 3Read and rebalance the swimlanes VideoRead the resource swimlanes on the schedule, their capacity lines, utilisation, and red overflow, then rebalance work so the programme stays deliverable.
  4. 4Give overhead a home with admin projects VideoCreate a non-billable admin project for studio overhead, then log time against it exactly like a client task, without it ever touching an invoice.
  5. 5Structure large projects VideoBreak a large, multi-building programme into a deep dated hierarchy, and use the Gantt depth control to move between a one-line overview and full detail.
  6. 6Get oriented on the schedule VideoLearn to move around a busy firm-wide schedule: focus on one project, regroup the resource swimlanes, open a project up to its stages, and change the zoom.
  7. 7Baselines and versions VideoFreeze the working schedule at two real moments, an initial proposal and a signed contract, then compare the live plan against sign-off to see exactly how far things have drifted.
  8. 8Change Gantt bar colours VideoGive one stage its own colour on the schedule so it stands out from every other bar at a glance.
  9. 9Set a revenue target on the schedule VideoGive the resourced schedule a monthly revenue goal, watch it plotted as a line on the revenue graph, and save it into a reusable schedule report.