Critical path analysis

The project_time_schedule and project_time_sequence modules provide a chance to provide a critical path analysis of your tasks in Odoo. This adds new custom fields to do this.

• Earliest start date
• Latest finish date
• Activity duration

It then calculates the following fields automatically when tasks are altered or when you press the 'Calculate Network' button,

• Critical path
• Total float
• Free float
• Early Start Date
• Early Finish Date
• Late Start Date
• Late Finish Date

The gantt chart and the calendar are wired into the calculated early start and finish dates.

The progress on the tasks displayed in the gantt chart is actually controlled by existing Odoo fields, specifically the 'Remaining' hours which are updated when you record work done. To allow work to be recorded go to the Configuration for the Projects and tick the following checkboxes,

• Record timesheet lines per tasks
• Log work activities on tasks

Other fields not mentioned here but visible on the tasks aren't used directly by these modules but are probably part of the general existing Odoo functionality.