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.
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.