Overview
Construction teams, especially subcontractors, often plan their work on available manpower. Including manpower on the Gantt chart helps construction teams sequence the work that will be completed on-site. Keep reading to find specific details on this feature, as well as examples of how it can be leveraged effectively!
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How to Download the Gantt Chart View
How to use Manpower on Gantt
You can add manpower to Fieldwire tasks to capture the expected and actual duration of a task.
This provides more contextual information in addition to the start and end dates.
How Manpower is Calculated
Manpower is calculated by either man-hours, man-days, and man-months. You can adjust these at any time under the "Project Settings" tab.
| One man-hour | equals | 1 hour |
| One man-day | equals | 8 hours |
| One man-month | equals | 30 Days |
This will also affect how content is displayed and calculated. Non-working days can be accounted for under the "Project Settings" tab, as well.
Navigation on the Gantt Chart
You can access the Gantt Chart from the 'Tasks' tab by selecting the 'Gantt' view in the top-right corner.
The default date range will be the previous, current, and next weeks, but you can adjust this to view other weeks.
The vertical red line indicates today's date.
When you hover over a task, you will see a blue vertical line. The pop-up window directly above the taskbar indicates the start and end dates for the task.
In the example above, the ‘Tape & finish gyp board’ task is 30 man-hours.
30 man-hours / 8 man-hours = 3.75 man-days.
The task is scheduled for 7/27 - 8/9, or 12 days. 3.75 man-days / 12 days = 0.3 man-days each day.
On the top graph, you'll see the total manpower for all tasks that day.
The total = 0.6 + 0.3 + 0.3 + 0.8 = 2.0 total man-days.
This means that a minimum of two workers on-site will be needed to complete the tasks.
Note: Any non-working days, as specified under the "Project Settings" tab, will be excluded from the manpower calculations.
How to Download the Gantt Chart View
As a Project Manager, it is essential to produce a look-ahead of your schedule to distribute to others. As a foreman, you need to keep your crew informed of upcoming due tasks. For this purpose, you can export your Gantt Chart view as a PDF.
The PDF file can be marked up via your PDF viewer software or by uploading the file to the Files tab. You can also export this file to any non-Fieldwire users.
Navigate to the Gantt Chart view:
Click on the download icon:
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