Contoured Assignment
An assignment where the hours are scheduled at a non-uniform rate. Microsoft Project's options include:
Back loaded
Front loaded
Double peak
Early peak
Late peak
Bell
Turtle
User-defined
All contoured assignments will take more time than a flat assignment (which is the default). Contours are displayed as timephased fields within the task usage and resource usage views.
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