When you copy and paste Activities in Network Diagram they now retain their relative line numbers. This means that a block of copied activities will stay in the same position relative to one another upon pasting. We’ve also adjusted pasting in Network Diagram so the activities are pasted immediately below the selected activities (or at the bottom of the schedule if no activities are selected).

We’ve had requests to allow negative values in budget and cost fields so we’ve removed the requirement that these fields be positive amounts.

Based on user feedback we discovered that the program could stop if you used the new Renumber Activities feature introduced in the last update on a schedule with hidden activities (whether through rolled up Activity Codes or through Filters).  Renumber Activities now operates on the schedule as it would appear if no activities were hidden.

Ever wish you could change activity ids to match the current display order?  Now you can. Simply select Renumber Activities from the View menu.

We’ve also added the option to set the id increment on newly created activities allowing you to change from the default of 10 to any increment your schedule requires. This also works with the aforementioned Renumber Activities feature so you can easily change every activity. You can find the option in Project Info within the File menu.

To improve workflow we’ve made it so you can access both the Page Layout and Page Setup dialogs from within Print Preview. Now you can quickly adjust the page layout and printer options and see the results immediately.

We’ve also added two new columns you can display on your schedule: the Predecessors column and Successors column. These lets you look up the relationships between activities at a glance taking the guesswork out of determining schedule logic.

We hope you enjoy the new features and changes.

In this short video, we demonstrate and discuss the use of alternate activity types in Phoenix Project Manager, such as hammocks, milestones, and flags.

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Early bird conference and hotel registration is still available through December 15, 2011, so register now to lock in your discounted rate.

Click here to visit the Construction CPM Conference website to learn more about the conference, and register to attend today!

In this short video, we discuss relationships and lags in Phoenix Project Manager, and how to use Phoenix to create a logically connected CPM schedule.

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In this short video, we discuss the Anatomy of a Critical Path Schedule, the importance of logic in schedules, and the CPM Calculation.

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Salt Lake City, Utah – August 1, 2011 – Phoenix Project Management Systems, LLC, provider of project scheduling tools to the engineering, construction, and energy industries, announces a new partnership with CDP, Inc., a leader in providing technology solutions to project-centric organizations, where CDP will provide Phoenix Project Manager software in the Southeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Mid-West markets.

This partnership provides current and prospective users of Phoenix Project Manager with a strong integration resource.  CDP will help Phoenix Project Manager customers seamlessly integrate the software into their business and provide training and support to maximize their effective use of the software.

“We are extremely pleased to enter into a partnership with CDP, Inc.”, said Jay Poulsen, President of Phoenix Project Management, LLC. “We chose to partner with CDP because of their expertise in integration, training, and business process management.  Incorporating Phoenix Project Manager into the CDP portfolio provide project-centric businesses in the construction and engineering fields a robust tool that will streamline project delivery. ”

“CDP is excited to be partnering with Phoenix Project Management.  We believe that Phoenix Project Manager provides the construction industry with a powerful, yet straightforward and simple to use scheduling tool that is based on the standards set forth by PMI,” says Paul Riefenberg, President of CDP, Inc.

Brett Kligerman, Vice-President of CDP, Inc., explained that “we analyzed many tools on the market and we determined that Phoenix Project Manager is a solid construction scheduling and claims analysis tool that is a valuable addition to our product portfolio.”

For more information about Phoenix Project Manager, please visit http://www.phoenixcpm.com.  For more information about CDP, please visit http://www.cdp-inc.com.

About Phoenix Project Management Systems, LLC

Phoenix Project Management Systems is committed to providing effective project management software to industries that require powerful scheduling capabilities, such as the construction, engineering, and energy markets. Phoenix Project Manager delivers effective scheduling tools in an up-to-date, easily understood and user-friendly package. Phoenix Project Manager is the right scheduling software for the project-focused organization.

http://www.phoenixcpm.com

About CDP, Inc

CDP is a leader in providing technology solutions to Project Centric Organizations and the construction industry.  CDP has helped our clients achieve their goals through the deployment of industry leading technology, best practices, training and mentoring.  In addition to our new partnership with Phoenix, CDP is a leading provider for Oracle Primavera, Dexter + Chaney, Hard Dollar and eTimeMachine.  CDP has the software, tools, and expertise needed by Project Centric organizations.

www.cdp-inc.com

In this short video, we demonstrate how to use activity codes to organize your schedule, improving readability and clarity.

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Phoenix Project Manager version 3.0.7 has been released for Windows and Mac OS X. This maintenance release introduces Phoenix Version 3 for Mac OS X, and incorporates improvements to text-rendering in the bar chart, additional filter options for numeric and date fields, new default filters and new and updated reports.

Download a 30 day trial, or visit the customer dashboard to download the latest version if you are an existing customer.

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