A Project MANAGER needs to know the spreading of the work HOURS during the week. This is facilitated by the work contouring feature of the software. It shows you a graph according to the distribution of the work in the week.

• A flat contour shows evenness in the distribution of work in the week.
• The peak of activity at the end of the project is shown by the back loaded OPTION.
• The peak of activity at the beginning of the project is shown with the front loading option.
• There are only two major peaks in the project known as DOUBLE peaks- once in the beginning and one at the end.
• When the activity rises at a peak at the earliest in the project, it is known as the early peak.
• When the same thing as back loading COMES with a ramp, it is known as the late peak.
• The singular peak in the middle of the project is known as bell.
• When there is both ramps down and up in a bell, it is known as a turtle.

A Project manager needs to know the spreading of the work hours during the week. This is facilitated by the work contouring feature of the software. It shows you a graph according to the distribution of the work in the week.