Unlike other project managers, Sinnaps automatically designs and optimises workflow. It does this by using PERT (Project and Evaluation Review Techniques) and CPM (Critical Path Method) techniques which define how to plan, prioritise and design the workflow in the best way possible.
This technology can define and optimise the position of each activity in our planning automatically.
What’s more, each time a change in planning comes up, Sinnaps will show us the impact of this change on all other activities. What this means means for complex projects is a significant reduction in human error and greater flexibility and response time when faced with the unexpected.
The way in which Sinnaps displays the activities within the workflow can provide us with significant information about the project. However, it’s also important to understand the basic premises which Sinnaps uses and which will enable us to know how to plan in the simplest way possible using this online application.
How does Sinnaps technology work?
— Dependence on links between activities:
The online app understands that if there are activities that can’t start until others finish – whether because the result of the first is necessary for the the second or a simple matter of availability of resources – then the second activity will be automatically planned for after the first – as long as you link them together.
How can I link activities to make them more productive?
— Dependence on the scheduled date:
If an activity is scheduled for a specific date, Sinnaps will respect the assigned date if it is compatible with other specifications, such as the the project start or finish date.
Should this prove impossible, Sinnaps will tell us before disconnecting the activity from the date and repositioning it automatically.
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— Dependence on clearance (float):
The float or clearance of an activity is the timeframe in which we can plan an activity, without compromising any date constrains. In other words, we’ll have a greater or lesser margin to implement these activities based on the links between them or between the scheduled dates.
So, this clearance is the flexibility each activity possesses within our calendar.
Additionally, the float of an activity is directly linked to how critical they are to the critical path of the project. Sinnaps will always place the dates vertically based onhow critical they are. In other words, the lower they are on the planning, the less critical they are and greater clearance they have to be repositioned. This means an activity may sometimes move vertically because of changes in neighbouring activities.
The activities placed on our critical path, for example, will have no clearance whenever specific dates are linked to the start and finish of the project.
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