Accelerate Schedule Dialog Box

Accelerate or compress project schedules to meet faster completion deadlines or to get a delayed project back on track.

Schedule Accelerator

Use the options on the Accelerate Schedule tab to accelerate the entire project schedule. Use the options on the Accelerate Activity Tab to accelerate a specific activity.

Field	Description
Select / Change Activity to Accelerate	This option only displays on the Accelerate Activity tab. Use the drop-down list to select the activity that you want to accelerate.
New Finish Date	Click the calendar or use the slider to manually set a new finish date and accelerate the activity.
Best Date Possible / Best Activity Finish Date Possible	Select this option if you want Acumen to select the acceleration date. Acumen automatically determines the appropriate level of granularity to apply during an analysis. This is calculated based on the complexity of logic, number of activities, remaining duration, and aggressiveness of the acceleration.
Select Acceleration Script	Select the script that you want to use for the acceleration. Click Edit Script at the bottom of the dialog box if you want to make changes to the script or see what is included with the script. When you click Edit Script, the S4 // Acceleration tab displays with the script selected.

Acceleration for <Project> Scenario

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

Advanced Settings

Click Advanced >> on the Accelerate Schedule dialog box to manually override the level applied so that an even more accurate, or alternately, a faster but less accurate model can be run.

Edit Script Button

Click if you want to make changes to the script that you selected in the Select Acceleration Script field, or see what is included with the script. When you click Edit Script, the S4 // Acceleration tab displays with the script selected.

Advanced >> / Basic << Button

Click to switch between the Basic and Advanced settings.