Gantt Charts In Excel Made Easy

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Visually Track Projects With Online Gantt Charts

Project managers in every industry, across all departments use real-time Gantt charts in Smartsheet to manage work and improve processes and workflows.

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The Essential Capabilities You Need in an Online Gantt Chart Tool

Organize & Schedule Tasks

Break down complex project timelines into manageable tasks and organize them by project phase.

Drag & Drop Gantt Bars

Easily drag and drop Gantt bars to adjust your timeline. Underlying dates automatically adjust.

Set Durations & Dependencies

Set durations for each task and then assign dependencies to ensure proper order of completion.

Adjust Gantt Colors

Keep tasks organized with color coded Gantt bars, organized by phase, task type, or task owner.

Collaborate with Comments

Track conversations right in your Gantt chart to ensure everyone is on the same page.

Change Column Types

Reduce manual work by setting specific column types, like checkbox, date, contact, and symbol.

Set Alerts & Reminders

Automatically notify team members and stakeholders of upcoming due dates and milestones.

Identify Critical Path

Highlight critical path with the click of a button, so you know which tasks must be completed on time.

Share with Stakeholders

Share your project with internal and external stakeholders to ensure visibility.

Store Files & Key Information

Attach files and key documentation right to your Gantt chart project plan to keep details in context.

Track Milestones

Identify milestones on your Gantt chart to provide a view into progress and ensure you hit important dates.

Assign Tasks

Set clear expectations and increase accountability by assigning tasks to individual team members.

Import & Export Your Work

Import existing work from Excel, MS Project, Google, and Trello, and, export to PDF and PNG files.

Change Views

Work how you want to by easily switching between grid, Gantt, calendar, and Kanban card views.

View Status on Dashboards

Provide stakeholders with a high-level view of key metrics and progress on real-time dashboards.

Manage Resources

Allocate resources to tasks within your project plan, and track progress and workloads right within your Gantt chart.

Access Your Work on Mobile

Use the Smartsheet mobile app for Android and iOS devices to access and manage work from anywhere, at any time.

Stay Integrated

Keep work connected with integrations in Smartsheet, like Google, O365, Dropbox, Salesforce, Jira, and more.

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Project Management

Plan, track, and visualize tasks at every phase of your project. Assign tasks to team members, and quickly identify the impact of project delays to rapidly recover from setbacks.

Product Management

Outline your product roadmap with a timeline view of feature development and delivery. Align your team’s efforts with stack ranked features and use weighted scoring to assess priorities.

Software Development

Keep software development projects moving forward by tracking sprint progression in one location. Create milestones, assign tasks, and view how individual tasks and sprints are tracking.

Digital Marketing

Stay on top of web projects by managing all tasks on one Gantt chart timeline. Keep all wireframes and client emails centralized in one location to ensure visibility.

M&A Operations

Execute on all tasks throughout an M&A transaction. Share the project plan with your team or external auditors to collaborate in real time and create an audit trail.

Sales

Manage multiple sales opportunities across all stages of the sales processes. Gain visibility into progress and identify at-risk opportunities to quickly mitigate issues.

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