Basics
What is a Gantt chart?
The fundamentals, bars, dependencies, milestones and phases, and why teams use them.
Gantt chart examples
12 real examples, construction, software, marketing, events and more, with templates.
Milestones vs tasks
A task takes time, a milestone marks a moment, plus a legend for every symbol on a Gantt chart.
Build one
How to make a Gantt chart
A step-by-step walkthrough from task list to finished, shareable project timeline.
Gantt chart in Excel
Turn a stacked bar chart into a Gantt chart in Excel, plus a faster alternative.
Gantt chart in Google Sheets
Three methods including the Timeline feature and a free template you can copy.
Gantt chart in PowerPoint
Build a presentation-ready timeline by hand, or export one to PPT in a click.
Gantt chart in Word
Three methods for Microsoft Word: a stacked bar chart, a shaded table, or drawn shapes.
Scheduling technique
Critical path method
What the critical path is, how it's calculated, and how to use it to hit deadlines.
Dependencies explained: FS, SS, FF, SF
The four link types with a diagram for each, plus lead, lag and why the type changes what happens when dates move.
Baseline vs actual: tracking variance
How to freeze a plan, read start and finish variance, and know when re-baselining is honest and when it is not.