Accelerate Schedule Dialog Box

Use this dialog box to set the acceleration options.

Schedule Cleanser

Field Description
Remove Redundant Logic Select this option to lower the Redundancy Index to zero by removing unnecessary (redundant) links.
Remove Hard Constraints Select this option to remove all hard constraints (MSO, MFO, Mandatory Start, Mandatory Finish) from the schedule.
Remove Soft Constraints Select this option to remove all soft constraints (SNET, FNET, SNLT, FNLT, ALAP) from the schedule.
Remove Leads Select this option to remove negative lags (leads) from the schedule. This results in a more realistic forecast.
Remove Lags Select this option to eliminate the positive durations on relationships by removing the lags.
Convert Lags Select this option to eliminate the positive durations on relationships by converting the lags to activities.
Links to Summaries Select this option to eliminate the positive durations on relationships by converting the lags to activities.

Schedule Accelerator

Field Description
Accelerate Schedule Tab
  • Use the New Finish Date slider to manually set a new finish date and accelerate the duration.
  • Select Best Date Possible if you want Acumen to accelerate the date.
Accelerate Activity Tab Use the options on this tab to accelerate a specific activity.
Select Acceleration Script Select the script that you want to use for the acceleration.

Acceleration for 6 Month Update Scenario

This pane displays the effects of the acceleration based on the options you select in the above fields.

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