A Gantt chart provides a graphical representation of a
WBS, the schedule information, and work completion status. The Gantt
chart is available in the Schedule Gantt viewlet in the Work view.
You can use it to view project schedules by different timelines and
for the current day. You can also use the chart to modify project
schedules, and view the work completion status.
Before you begin
Use the Schedule Gantt viewlet to perform
this task. In the navigation bar, click Work,
and click the Schedule tab.
About this task
The Gantt chart represents the planned schedule
information for WBS elements. You can modify the schedule only for
those elements that do not have resource assignments. If an element
has a resource assignment, the planned schedule cannot be modified
in the Schedule Gantt view. It can only be modified by modifying the
resource assignment schedule from the Resources view.
To view and
manage schedules using the Gantt chart:
Procedure
- In the WBS tree, expand a project.
- In the Schedule Gantt viewlet, click the splitter bar to
expand the Gantt chart view.
- Select the Timescale that you want
to view: Week, Month, Quarter, or Year. For example, to view overall
schedules for a group of projects that span several months in a year,
change the timescale to Year. If you want to view and modify schedules
for work elements over a few weeks, select the Timescale as Week.
- To view the WBS elements scheduled for the current day,
click
. A vertical line indicates the current day.
- To view the planned schedule and completion status, hover
the mouse over the element. The planned start and finish dates, and
percent effort complete (for effort-based work items) or percent duration
complete (for duration-based work items) values are displayed as hover
help text.
- To modify the schedule dates for an element, drag the element
along the row. To modify the duration for an element, resize the element.
The hover help text displays the modified dates. Click Save.
Remember: If an element has a planned schedule based
on resource assignments, you cannot modify the schedule information
in the Schedule Gantt viewlet. When you hover over the element, the
prohibited activity icon displays, and you cannot make any schedule
changes for the element. You can modify the planned schedule in the
Resources view.