Scheduling, Timelines, and Critical Path
Plan stage dates, link tasks that depend on each other, set a baseline, and let TaameerPro warn you when the schedule starts to slip.
Use this when: You need to plan when each stage of a project should start and finish, see which delays will push the whole project back, and track whether you are still on time.
The schedule turns a project's stages into a dated timeline. You set start and end dates, connect stages that must happen in order, and save a baseline — the plan you agreed to. From then on, TaameerPro compares real progress against the baseline and flags slippage so you can act before a small delay becomes a big one.
What the Schedule Does
Every project is built from stages. The schedule places those stages on a timeline with planned start and finish dates, so everyone can see what should be happening and when.
You can link stages that depend on one another — for example, “plastering cannot start until the wall is built.” These links let TaameerPro work out the critical path: the chain of stages that decides the project's finish date.
Plain meaning of 'critical path'
It is simply the sequence of tasks where any delay delays the whole project. Tasks on the critical path have no spare time, so they deserve the closest attention.
Linking Stages That Depend on Each Other
A dependency says “this stage can only start (or finish) once another one does.” Setting these up means a change to one date automatically shows its effect on everything downstream.
Because these stages are linked, a slip in the structure stage pushes walls, plastering, and finishing later too.
Baselines: Your Agreed Plan
A baseline is a saved snapshot of the schedule you committed to. Once set, it does not move when real dates change. That is the point — it gives you a fixed line to measure against.
TaameerPro compares live progress to the baseline and reports the variance (how far ahead or behind you are). This is what turns the schedule from a wish-list into an early-warning system.
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Plan the stage dates
Give each stage a planned start and finish, and link the ones that depend on each other.
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Save the baseline
Once the team agrees the plan, save it as the baseline so it becomes the reference point.
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Track progress against it
As stages progress, the timeline shows actual versus planned, and the variance against the baseline.
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Re-baseline only when scope truly changes
Keep the original baseline for honest reporting; create a new one only after a formal change in scope or schedule.
Automatic Schedule Health Checks
You do not have to watch the schedule by hand. TaameerPro runs a regular schedule-health check that looks for delays on the critical path, overdue milestones, and stages drifting away from the baseline, and it raises a notification when something needs attention.
These warnings also feed the dashboards and AI alerts described in Reports, Analytics, and AI Alerts, so leadership sees slippage without digging into each project.
Watch the critical path first
When several things slip at once, fix the stages on the critical path first — those are the ones moving your finish date.