Viewing the Project Dashboard

Office's Project Dashboard view is highly customizable and allows the most critical data about projects to be viewed at a glance. Below is the standard dashboard layout with key features highlighted. All data associated with a project--Smart Tasks, time entries, etc. can be visualized in this dashboard.

a.

Dashboard Layout Toggle: Layouts are a way of organizing and grouping dashboard panels based on topic or business need. Use these arrows to toggle between these "pages" of the dashboard.

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Dashboard Edit: Click this edit icon to change which dashboard panels are displayed, add new panels, edit panel titles, change how data about SmartTasks is visually communicated, and add new dashboard layouts.

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Dashboard Panel Title:This text details what can be found in each panel of the dashboard. Text can be edited via the Dashboard Edit dialogue.

d.

Project Summary Panel – Smart Task Completion: This graphic indicates the percentage of SmartTasks that are marked as complete within the project. In this example, 15% of SmartTasks are marked as complete.

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Project Summary Panel – Smart Task Stats: These statistics correlate to Smart Tasks within the project. In this example, 7 of 44 SmartTasks are complete, one is late and one is blocked.

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Project Summary Panel – Key Project Dates: Planned Start and Due dates are listed here as well as the Estimated Completion date that Office has calculated based on project progress and the Critical Path.

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Active Critical Path Panel: This panel displays the Critical Path Smart Task that is currently underway in the project, in addition to the preceding and following Smart Tasks.

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SmartTask Counter: This number indicates the number of Smart Tasks listed in this panel. In this example, there is 1 overdue Smart Task.

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At-a-Glance Icons:

	SmartTasks Complete: Displays the number of completed SmartTasks out of the total number of SmartTasks found in the project.
	Overdue SmartTasks: Displays the total number of overdue SmartTasks in the project.
	Blocked SmartTasks: Displays a count of SmartTasks that are “blocked,” indicating that they require some sort of intervention for work to proceed.
	SmartTask Priority: This icon displays the priority associated with this project (Low, Normal, High, or Critical).

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Date Range: This number indicates the number of days for which the dashboard panel is pulling data. In this example the panel is returning all Smart Tasks that are due in the next five days. Clicking on this number activates the panel edit feature and allows the date range to be modified.

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Visualization Toggle: Click on this icon to change the format in which the data in this panel is displayed. In this example, the display would shift from a list to a chart.

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Dashboard Panel Maximizer: Toggle this arrow icon to maximize a dashboard panel, increasing its size to fill the dashboard area. Click again to return it to its original size.