Programmes and earned value

A programme is the Gantt of the job. You can draft it from the estimate, then track progress and earned value.

Open the project → Programmes. Create a schedule. You can ask the AI to draft tasks from the estimate. Review the draft. It does not land until you accept it.

On the Gantt, add tasks, then link them. Click a task's Predecessors cell to tick several predecessors or successors at once. Or select rows and choose Link in sequence. Or drag from the end of a bar onto another task.

The critical path is hatched red, with red links and 0d float. Use Highlight critical or Critical only to focus on it. Near-critical tasks get a dashed outline.

Drag the divider beside the task table to make it wider or narrower.

Take a baseline when the programme is agreed. That freeze is what later progress is compared with.

Record percent complete and actual cost on tasks. The EVM strip shows CPI, SPI and the estimate at completion.

Export as Microsoft Project XML if the contractor works in Project.