Questions tagged [gantt]

A Gantt Chart is a type of chart normally used in project management to show relationships and schedules.

A Gantt Chart is a type of used in to denote the schedule and relationship of the project items within the chart. Normally, there are tasks with dependencies on other tasks and deadlines for the beginning or end of the task.

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How to allow enable the weekends as working period in gantt project?

My question is similar to this one: How can I enable a weekend as working period? (no answers). I want to plan a wedding in gantt project, where all days are considered working days. How can I do that? I have fiddled with options, but didn't found…
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In Microsoft Project, how do I color code tasks by resource allocation in my Gantt chart?

I've got a project with tasks that are assigned to one of several resources. In my Gantt chart, I'd like the tasks assigned to the 'iOS' resources to be a different color than the tasks assigned to the 'Rails' or 'Design' or 'QA' resources. How can…
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Sync Gantt charts with iCal

Is it there any Gantt project management software that syncs or shows tasks directly in iCal, or with Google Calendar?
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Excel: How to create a nonuniform stack chart

I want to create a stack chart that shows the timeline of 3 phases on the x-axis (intervals separated by month) and total budget on the y-axis. The budgets for all projects will stack up against each other. How do I go about creating this graph, and…
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MS Project 10 & 13 - Creating Custom Gantt Chart for Resource Allocation

I have created a very basic setup to better monitor staffing and scheduling decisions for my firm. Essentially, I create one task for each new project and assign the resources that will work on that project to the task. All resources will likely be…
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Excel Gantt chart: time line fixed start 1st each month in major steps?

I am using this an excel Gantt chart like this one, to name any: https://www.vertex42.com/Files/download2/themed.php?file=project-task-list-with-gantt-chart.xlsx No matter what I try, the Gantt chart has always inconsistent start dates at the major…
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Enhancing gantt charts designed in Tableau

I have a booking system for entities (essentially test environments) which has its database. All the bookings made through the front end are stored in the database with attributes - Project/Release name, Start date, End date and Test Phase amongst…
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MS Project 2010 Custom Report with Gantt Chart

Is is possible using the custom report feature in MS Project 2010 to create a report that has both the Gantt Chart and the Cash Flow chart on the same report? If it can't be done in MS Project does anyone know of another way of doing this?
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MS Project - How to apply styles to task bars in Gantt chart

I have a couple of types of tasks (requirements, development, testing etc.) that I want to represent in different colors in the Gantt chart. Formatting every task bar individually (start, middle and end color) is hopeless. What I'd like to do is…
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How to edit a Gantt Project bar graph in Excel?

I'm not sure how to edit a Gantt Project bar graph in Excel. When you first open Excel 2013 (current version I have), you can start with a template and that's exactly what I did. I selected a Gantt Project Planner, and it automatically starts with a…
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Sharepoint Gantt chart - default view to always show 'today'?

I have a gantt chart which always defaults to the start of the first bar (earliest point in time) This is very annoying in our dashboard as I can't see where we are on this i.e. it should be dynamic based on the current date Is there any way to…
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Gannt Chart in Microsoft Excel

I'm trying to create a Gantt chart in Microsoft Excel that will show planned vs. actual project timelines. I started off with this tutorial: https://www.smartsheet.com/blog/gantt-chart-excel Which gave me a decent looking Gantt chart to start with.…
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How do you turn off extra spacing between bars in a printed version of a Microsoft Project 2013 Gantt chart?

When I am working with a project the Gantt chart is shown on screen with minimal spacing between bars. Looks great. When I go to export, print or Copy Picture, the formatter leaves space for additional printed information that could be listed in the…
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Can I draw two horizontal bars in one line in Gantt chart using Microsoft Project?

I would like to draw a task that start at A time and finish at B time, then start at C time and finish at D time. That will produce a two horizontal bars in one line . is this possible using Microsoft Project ??
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Excel Timeline Chart (Vehicle Tracking)

Using Excel 2010 I understand how to create a Gantt Chart to simulate a timeline. Very similar to this https://ablebits.com/_img-blog/_comments/gantt-chart-months.png. My task is a little bit different. I have a fleet of vehicles and want to track…
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