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Transcript
00:11
The schedule is never done. Plans change and schedules need to adapt.
00:16
Project scope,
00:17
deadlines, and resource availability are all constraints that impact a schedule.
00:22
These constraints often change throughout a project's life cycle.
00:26
and production teams need to be capable of
00:28
making swift adjustments to keep their projects moving forward.
00:33
On large scale productions,
00:34
with thousands of tasks, making these changes can be a massive undertaking.
00:39
This is where Flow Generative Scheduling comes in.
00:42
Flow Generative Scheduling is a tool that facilitates schedule iteration,
00:46
pulling production schedules from Flow Production Tracking.
00:50
To get started,
00:51
navigate to Flow Generative Scheduling through the app's drop
00:54
down menu on your Flow Production Tracking site.
00:57
Use the connection setup tool to connect Flow Generative Scheduling with your
01:01
Flow Production Tracking site by entering your site URL and log in.
01:07
Create a playground in Generative Scheduling using project
01:10
data from your Flow Production Tracking site,
01:15
choose a date from which your schedule will start.
01:20
We'll be importing tasks from Flow Production Tracking that have dependencies,
01:24
pipeline stops with associated departments and durations,
01:28
all necessary requirements to create a schedule.
01:32
Use the playground to create a schedule scenario that
01:35
respects constraints that you set, like important deadlines and priorities.
01:40
In this project,
01:41
there is a sequence that needs to be completed first. Under schedule,
01:45
I can search for the sequence and apply a
01:47
constraint that asks the sequence to be completed
01:49
first. When you're ready to create a schedule, select generate.
01:54
Flow Generative Scheduling will take your schedule and try to
01:57
create a version of that schedule which best achieves your goals.
02:01
Under resources,
02:02
I can see the utilization of resources in
02:04
each department over the duration of the project.
02:08
You can refine the generated schedule further by using resource
02:11
shaping to control the start and end dates for a
02:13
particular resource class and the way utilization ramps up or
02:17
down by selecting a department from the overview graph.
02:21
I will ease resources in and out for the animation department, ensuring a
02:25
gradual increase and decrease to the number of animators working on my project.
02:29
I will set minimum resources to two. When you're ready to refine the schedule,
02:34
select generate.
02:36
You can generate a schedule as many times as you need.
02:42
Once you're happy with the schedule,
02:43
you can send the proposed schedule back into Flow Production Tracking.
02:53
The new start date will appear in the proposed start date field. With task selected,
02:59
right click over the proposed start date field and select apply
03:03
proposed start date to confirm your new schedule.
03:06
With duration and dependencies already set,
03:08
the due dates will fill in automatically.
03:18
To make further changes to the schedule, go back to Flow Generative Scheduling,
03:22
import the project again and work with the existing test dates that were just set.
03:33
Create as many playgrounds as you need on as many projects as you want to
03:38
plan for the scenarios you might encounter
03:40
on a production, like delayed start dates,
03:42
a project hiatus,
03:44
or an important trailer delivery.
04:07
Simplify your production scheduling
04:09
workflows with Flow Generative Scheduling.
Video transcript
00:11
The schedule is never done. Plans change and schedules need to adapt.
00:16
Project scope,
00:17
deadlines, and resource availability are all constraints that impact a schedule.
00:22
These constraints often change throughout a project's life cycle.
00:26
and production teams need to be capable of
00:28
making swift adjustments to keep their projects moving forward.
00:33
On large scale productions,
00:34
with thousands of tasks, making these changes can be a massive undertaking.
00:39
This is where Flow Generative Scheduling comes in.
00:42
Flow Generative Scheduling is a tool that facilitates schedule iteration,
00:46
pulling production schedules from Flow Production Tracking.
00:50
To get started,
00:51
navigate to Flow Generative Scheduling through the app's drop
00:54
down menu on your Flow Production Tracking site.
00:57
Use the connection setup tool to connect Flow Generative Scheduling with your
01:01
Flow Production Tracking site by entering your site URL and log in.
01:07
Create a playground in Generative Scheduling using project
01:10
data from your Flow Production Tracking site,
01:15
choose a date from which your schedule will start.
01:20
We'll be importing tasks from Flow Production Tracking that have dependencies,
01:24
pipeline stops with associated departments and durations,
01:28
all necessary requirements to create a schedule.
01:32
Use the playground to create a schedule scenario that
01:35
respects constraints that you set, like important deadlines and priorities.
01:40
In this project,
01:41
there is a sequence that needs to be completed first. Under schedule,
01:45
I can search for the sequence and apply a
01:47
constraint that asks the sequence to be completed
01:49
first. When you're ready to create a schedule, select generate.
01:54
Flow Generative Scheduling will take your schedule and try to
01:57
create a version of that schedule which best achieves your goals.
02:01
Under resources,
02:02
I can see the utilization of resources in
02:04
each department over the duration of the project.
02:08
You can refine the generated schedule further by using resource
02:11
shaping to control the start and end dates for a
02:13
particular resource class and the way utilization ramps up or
02:17
down by selecting a department from the overview graph.
02:21
I will ease resources in and out for the animation department, ensuring a
02:25
gradual increase and decrease to the number of animators working on my project.
02:29
I will set minimum resources to two. When you're ready to refine the schedule,
02:34
select generate.
02:36
You can generate a schedule as many times as you need.
02:42
Once you're happy with the schedule,
02:43
you can send the proposed schedule back into Flow Production Tracking.
02:53
The new start date will appear in the proposed start date field. With task selected,
02:59
right click over the proposed start date field and select apply
03:03
proposed start date to confirm your new schedule.
03:06
With duration and dependencies already set,
03:08
the due dates will fill in automatically.
03:18
To make further changes to the schedule, go back to Flow Generative Scheduling,
03:22
import the project again and work with the existing test dates that were just set.
03:33
Create as many playgrounds as you need on as many projects as you want to
03:38
plan for the scenarios you might encounter
03:40
on a production, like delayed start dates,
03:42
a project hiatus,
03:44
or an important trailer delivery.
04:07
Simplify your production scheduling
04:09
workflows with Flow Generative Scheduling.
Flow Generative Scheduling is a tool that facilitates schedule iteration, pulling production schedules from Flow Production Tracking. Task data, including dependencies, duration, pipeline step, and department will get pulled from your Flow Production Tracking site.
Step 1: Use the Playground to create a schedule scenario that respects constraints that you set, like important deadlines and priorities. Flow Generative Scheduling will take your schedule and try to create a version of that schedule which best achieves your goals.
Step 2: Once you're happy with the schedule, you can send the proposed schedule back into Flow Production Tracking. The new start date will appear in the Proposed Start Date field.
Step 3: With tasks selected, right-click over the Proposed Start Date field and select Apply Proposed Start Date to confirm your new schedule.
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