Gantt chart guides
Follow practical, step-by-step instructions for planning and updating projects in GanttFlow.
CRM Data Migration Timeline: What Actually Gates What
A CRM data migration checklist tells you what to do. This explains the order: which steps genuinely block the next one, and which just feel like they should.
ERP Data Migration Timeline: The Parallel-Run and Close-Simulation Gate
The one judgment call generic ERP migration checklists never make: when does the parallel run actually prove the new system is ready to close the books on.
When to Decide Power Platform ALM Strategy in Your Project Timeline
Managed vs. unmanaged solutions and environment strategy have a right week to be decided in a Dynamics 365 or Power Platform project, before configuration, not after.
Sizing a Dynamics 365 Hypercare Period and Defining Exit Criteria
How long hypercare should run after a Dynamics 365 go-live, and what has to be true before it's allowed to end, not just how many days to block off.
How to Create a Gantt Chart, Step by Step
List your tasks, set their dates, link the ones that depend on each other, and mark the fixed dates as milestones.
How to Present a Project Timeline to Executives
Strip the chart down to what a decision-maker actually needs: are we on track, what changed, and what do you need from me.
How to Show Project Delays in a Gantt Chart
Use a baseline to compare planned dates against current ones, and report the delay honestly rather than quietly rescheduling around it.
Project Timeline vs. Gantt Chart: What's the Difference?
A project timeline is the general idea of a schedule laid out in date order. A Gantt chart is one specific way to draw it, with bars and dependencies.
How to Build a Simple Gantt Chart
A small project doesn't need every feature. Tasks, dates, and a couple of milestones are often the whole chart, and you can build that on a Free plan.
What Is a Gantt Chart? A Plain-English Guide
A Gantt chart shows tasks as bars on a timeline, so you can see what's happening when, and what depends on what.
How to Export a Gantt Chart to PowerPoint
Export a Gantt chart as a PNG, place it on a PowerPoint slide, and keep the result readable for clients or leadership.
How to Add Milestones to a Project Timeline
Mark the dates that matter: kickoffs, sign-offs, and go-live, as their own markers rather than tasks.
How to Show Percent Complete on a Gantt Chart
Enter progress on each task so a status view shows reported completion alongside planned dates.
How to Zoom a Gantt Chart From Days to Quarters
Fit a two-week sprint or a two-year programme on one screen by changing the timeline scale and header rows.
How to Build a Project Timeline From a Template in 5 Minutes
Skip the blank canvas. Apply a ready-made timeline and adjust the dates to fit your project.
GanttFlow Editor Basics: Saving, Loading, Zooming, and Shortcuts
Reference for the everyday mechanics of the GanttFlow editor: autosave, opening a file, zoom, undo, and keyboard shortcuts.
How to Export a Gantt Chart to PDF for a Client Presentation
Get a clean PNG or PDF out of your timeline, without a screenshot tool.
Gantt Chart Dependencies Explained: FS, SS, FF, SF
The four ways two tasks can depend on each other, and when to use each one.
How to Reschedule a Project Timeline Without Breaking Dependencies
Move one task on its own, or hold Shift to move its downstream tasks and linked milestones by the same offset.
How to Track Schedule Slip With a Baseline
Save a task's agreed dates, then compare them with its current planned start and end.