NetPoint
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NetPoint is a graphically-oriented project planning
and scheduling
software application first released for commercial use in 2009. The application uses a time-scaled activity network diagram to facilitate interactive project planning and collaboration. NetPoint provides planning, scheduling, resource management, and other project controls functions.
NetPoint is capable of calculating schedules using both the Critical Path Method (CPM)
as well as the Graphical Path Method (GPM).
Schedules created in NetPoint can be exported for use in Primavera, Microsoft Project
, and other CPM-based Project management software
.
Project planning
Project planning is part of project management, which relates to the use of schedules such as Gantt charts to plan and subsequently report progress within the project environment....
and scheduling
Scheduling (production processes)
Scheduling is an important tool for manufacturing and engineering, where it can have a major impact on the productivity of a process. In manufacturing, the purpose of scheduling is to minimize the production time and costs, by telling a production facility when to make, with which staff, and on...
software application first released for commercial use in 2009. The application uses a time-scaled activity network diagram to facilitate interactive project planning and collaboration. NetPoint provides planning, scheduling, resource management, and other project controls functions.
NetPoint is capable of calculating schedules using both the Critical Path Method (CPM)
Critical path method
The critical path method is an algorithm for scheduling a set of project activities. It is an important tool for effective project management.-History:...
as well as the Graphical Path Method (GPM).
Schedules created in NetPoint can be exported for use in Primavera, Microsoft Project
Microsoft Project
Microsoft Project is a project management software program, developed and sold by Microsoft, which is designed to assist a project manager in developing a plan, assigning resources to tasks, tracking progress, managing the budget, and analyzing workloads.The application creates critical path...
, and other CPM-based Project management software
Project management software
Project management software is a term covering many types of software, including estimation and planning, scheduling, cost control and budget management, resource allocation, collaboration software, communication, quality management and documentation or administration systems, which are used to...
.
See Also
- Project planningProject planningProject planning is part of project management, which relates to the use of schedules such as Gantt charts to plan and subsequently report progress within the project environment....
- Project managementProject managementProject management is the discipline of planning, organizing, securing, and managing resources to achieve specific goals. A project is a temporary endeavor with a defined beginning and end , undertaken to meet unique goals and objectives, typically to bring about beneficial change or added value...
- Project management softwareProject management softwareProject management software is a term covering many types of software, including estimation and planning, scheduling, cost control and budget management, resource allocation, collaboration software, communication, quality management and documentation or administration systems, which are used to...
- Comparison of project management software
- Schedule (project management)Schedule (project management)In project management, a schedule consists of a list of a project's terminal elements with intended start and finish dates. Terminal elements are the lowest element in a schedule, which is not further subdivided...
- Critical path methodCritical path methodThe critical path method is an algorithm for scheduling a set of project activities. It is an important tool for effective project management.-History:...