Most scheduling and planning professionals have deep experience with existing scheduling tools such as P6 and Microsoft Project. New ALICE users often ask what ALICE allows them to do that cannot be done using other existing tools. Here are 6 of our favorite ALICE-exclusive capabilities:
- Resource Load with Activity Codes & Default Units
- Optimize Resource Allocation
- Prevent Resource Overallocation
- Generate Resource Recommendations
- Leveling with Logic Generation
- Maximize Space Density
1. Resource Load with Activity Codes & Default Units
Use ALICE to resource load 80% faster than traditional methods, using information you likely already have. Watch the video to see how.
2. Optimize Resource Allocation
Use ALICE to automatically distribute resources among activities using what we call parametric crew ranges.
Alice will automatically shuffle resources across the activities to both prevent over allocation and result in a more leveled histogram than what's possible with traditional scheduling tools. Watch the video to see how.
3. Prevent Resource Overallocation
In traditional scheduling tools, resources will be over-allocated automatically in order to satisfy hard constraints, but ALICE intelligently resolve hard constraints without over-allocating resources. Watch the video to see how.
4. Generate Resource Recommendations
Unlike traditional scheduling tools, ALICE allows you to level activities without setting max units per time.
This is particularly helpful for project teams to understand how many resources should be required that results in a leveled histogram, offering a recommendation instead of requiring user inputs to generate the same insight. Watch the video to see how.
5. Leveling with Logic Generation
When leveling resources, ALICE will automatically generate the logic necessary to lock the activities in place. With traditional scheduling tools, resources are leveled but no logic is created to lock in those requirements, so users must manually create ties repeatedly. With ALICE, once the logic is in place, users can explore unlimited scenarios without needing to manually create ties each time that resources are leveled. Watch the video to see how.
6. Maximize Space Density
With ALICE, you can use the crew range feature to maximize your workspace on site. Watch the video to see how.