The Gantt view is a graphical display of a project's roadmap. It shows the order in which activities occur over the course of the project. The duration of each activity, using the specified timescale, is displayed as a horizontal bar; and a line connecting activity bars indicates dependencies. Activities that are on the critical path are displayed in red.
Use the Gantt view to do the following:
- View activities graphically.
- Track progress by comparing the planned and actual start and finish dates, and by checking the percent complete of each activity.
- View tasks that are on the critical path.
- Edit dates and duration of tasks, change % complete, and the status of activities.
- Add dependencies and documents.
Screen Elements | Description |
|---|---|
| Shows the colors that are on the gantt bars. |
Display Options | Choose the Gantt view (View Plan Vs. Actual Dates or View Schedule Vs. Actual Dates) you want to display. |
Timescale | Choose the timescale (Years and Quarters, Quarters and Months, Months and Weeks and Months and Days) you want to view the project in. |
Actions | View details of each task, add documents, change the status of tasks, go to different tabs, create and edit peer and child activities, or create intra and cross projects dependencies. |
Show Critical Path | Shows activities that are on the critical path when this check box is selected. Your selection is retained for the session. To save your selection, select Save My Settings. |
Mouse Over
You can view additional information on each individual task or activity by moving your mouse over the Gantt bar. You can view the name, % complete, start and end dates, duration of the task, and additional information on critical path activities.