The stacked bars are also referred to as Yamazumi charts by those involved in Kaizen and lean initiatives.

Each task bar consists of a series of chips representing the sequential activities involved in the performance of the task.  The height of each activity chip is proportional to the time taken to perform that activity. Each task in Timer Pro Professional can have up to 1000 activities associated with it. Each activity can also be assigned it own color code to graphically highlight the state of the process.

The Professional screen has sliders and scroll bars that allow you to drill down to the detail of even the most complicated process."

At Timer Pro Professional's most basic level you simply click on any chip and drag and drop it to any other location in the process

Timer Pro Professional makes it easy to combine, add and delete tasks with simple mouse actions. It also offers a full array of advanced editing features found in no other product all accessed via the click of the mouse.

The following characteristics can be assigned to each activity:

	Value Added
	Non Value Added
	Normal Activity
	Grouped Activity
	Fixed Activity
	Avoidable Delays
	Unavoidable Delays

In the grid view the data is presented on a worksheet where you simply click on predefined dropdowns to assign the required characteristic(s) to each activity. The activity chips on the process control window are automatically updated to reflect your changes.

Clicking the right mouse button on any activity chip on the process window brings up the editing options shown here in a popup menu

These options allow you create, copy, duplicate, split and combine activities as required to improve the process balance

The colored section in the center allows you to group dependant activities and lock any activities to prohibit their movement. This section changes depending upon the view you take of your data. Other options allow you to easily identify:

	Value Added Activities
	Non Value Added Activities
	Avoidable Delays
	Unavoidable Delays

QuickTimes is the integrated predetermined time system you can use for estimating jobs or exploring method improvement opportunities.

Clicking the right mouse button on background of the process window brings up the editing options shown here in a popup menu

These options allow you create new activities, globally replace existing activities and manage the display of data.

One of the most powerful features of Timer Pro Professional is the Balance option with gives you access to a line balance module. You can balance work by:

	Number of Operators
	Required Production
	Desired Takt (cycle) Time

The Print option allows you to product Post-It type chips that can be used for classroom exercises to explore process changes

Timer Pro Professional makes it easy to combine, add and delete tasks with simple mouse actions. It also offers a full array of advanced editing features found in no other product all accessed via the click of the mouse.

Clicking the right mouse button on the task descriptive at the bottom of each activity chart brings up the editing options shown here in a popup menu

These options allow you add new tasks, globally rename existing tasks and control the data displayed