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Program 7: Cash flow, network diagram and output

Part 7 of the Program series. Forecast construction cash flow as a weekly spend and S-curve, read the network diagram, and export the programme to Excel, MS Project or a printed PDF in Map Metra. Everything shown can also be done by asking the Map Metra connector in Claude or ChatGPT.

How to

  1. 1

    Sell value

    The Sell value column brings each activity's selling value across from the Estimate, and each heading adds up the activities beneath it.

  2. 2

    Cash flow

    Choose View, then Cash-flow, to spread those values over the programme. The bars show the planned spend each week, and the line shows the running total, reaching one hundred and fifty four thousand, one hundred and twenty nine dollars.

  3. 3

    Network diagram

    The network diagram shows every activity as a box, in the order the links run, with the link type marked on each connection. Hover over a box for its details.

  4. 4

    Exporting

    Export saves the programme as an Excel sheet with all of its columns, or as an MS Project file, which opens in MS Project and similar software. Here, we save it to Excel.

  5. 5

    Print preview

    Choose the paper size, and add the revision and who prepared it. Then choose Add snapshot, select the view area, set the print area, and take the snapshot.