January 2026 – OPDEC is excited to announce the release of our Microsoft Project add-in tool, Schedule Assistant! This software combines Microsoft Project navigation, efficiency, compliance, analysis, and reporting tools in a single add-in. It was built by Project power-users to help extract the most use from it: build schedules, input status updates, analyze schedule health, enforce compliance, and deliver insightful reports to bring expertise with a click to your team. Unlock advanced capabilities in Microsoft Project with the OPDEC Schedule Assistant! Watch the software overview here.

Unlock advanced capabilities in Microsoft Project with the OPDEC Schedule Assistant!

• Navigate Tasks
  • Instantly traverse predecessor/successor links, expose driving logic, and zero in on impacts without manual scrolling!
  • Use the Back/Forward buttons to jump between previously visited tasks and follow entire task networks from origin to finish.
• Inspect Schedule
  • One-click DCMA 14‑Point, DECM, and many more health checks with live filtering and exemptions.
  • Export an Excel file providing detailed analysis of each check’s results along with explanations on each check’s driving criteria
• Schedule Reports
  • Automated, polished Excel reporting ready for stakeholder consumption—brandable template included.
    •  View the Dashboard report to present a visual metrics of the schedule’s current state.
    • Chart the schedule’s Current Execution Index (CEI) trend over time.
    • Chart the Baseline Execution Index (BEI) and delve into its corresponding Hit Task Index (HTI) detail.
    • Plus six more reports! Try generating the Baseline Summary Alignment, Slipped Tasks, Tasks Needing Status, Look Ahead, Period/Baseline Variances, and the Major Event Summary reports.
• Impact Tracker
  • View how downstream changes impact the eventful tasks in your schedule live as the schedule is updated.
  • Instantly communicate schedule pushes/pulls to management and isolate those changes to individual inputs.
• Much More!
  • Time‑saving Efficiency Tools (bulk text edits, prefix/suffix, title case, common links, impact tracking, logic collapsing) streamline daily status and cleanup.
• Maintenance, Support, End Of Life, and Policy Information.
  • Maintenance: Consists of providing software updates to the specific major software product purchased (e.g., Critical Path 2024) and significant discounts on major version upgrades.
  • Support: Includes troubleshooting, diagnosing problems, and guidance on using the tool.
  • End of Life: Software that has reached its end of life will continue to be supported as defined above, but maintenance will be limited to the final build revision already released.
  • Policies: Click this link to view our full upgrade, refund, and privacy policies.