Explore the Gantt view for project management
In this step, you will delve into the Gantt view to effectively visualize and manage tasks and projects. You will learn how to use the Project Gantt Chart and Task Gantt Chart to gain a comprehensive overview of tasks, templates, and projects. Discover how Gantt charts can help you understand relationships between projects, track progress, manage milestones, and customize views to suit your project needs.
Key features of the Project Gantt Chart include:
- Viewing actual dates (green triangles), percent complete, milestone diamonds, milestone lines, and cross-project predecessors.
- Progress status indicators: green (on-time), yellow (at-risk), and red (in trouble).
- Displaying projected start and completion dates alongside planned dates.
- Showing tasks within projects for a quick overview.
Key features of the Task Gantt Chart include:
- Viewing actual dates, assignments (task owner and allocation percentage), baselines, commit dates, and percent complete.
- Highlighting the critical path (red) and marking milestone tasks with diamonds or lines.
- Checking predecessors within and across projects.
- Progress status indicators: green (on-time), yellow (behind), light blue (at-risk), and red (late).
- Displaying projected dates for tasks.
The video emphasizes the flexibility of Gantt charts, allowing users to customize views and display multiple elements simultaneously for better project management.
You can learn more online with the article, Get started with the Gantt chart.
Key takeaways
- Big-Picture View: Gantt charts provide a comprehensive overview of tasks, projects, and portfolios, making it easy to understand relationships and resource sharing across projects.
- Progress Tracking: Progress status indicators (green, yellow, red, and light blue) help monitor project and task timelines, highlighting on-time, at-risk, behind, or late statuses.
- Milestone Management: Milestone diamonds and lines visually mark key completion dates, aiding in tracking milestone progress within projects.
- Predecessor Insights: Cross-project and task-specific predecessors can be easily checked, ensuring dependencies are clear and manageable.
- Customization Options: Users can display actual dates, projected dates, baselines, assignments, and more, tailoring the Gantt chart view to their specific needs.
Next, you will explore the Board view feature in Workfront, which offers an alternative way to view and manage project tasks using a Kanban-style interface.