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- Gantt Chart Planner
- Who it's for
- Software delivery teams
Software delivery teams
Software delivery teams need a plan that connects implementation tasks with the design inputs and verification work they depend on. Project Manager prepares the package schedule, Developer maintains actual progress and QA Engineer checks the resulting work. Delivery Lead needs both a feasible graph and a practical commitment from the people assigned to it.
How Gantt Chart Planner is set up for you
Dependency review
Record the predecessor references behind task dates. Check circular chains, missing task references and a successor starting before its predecessor can finish before relying on the baseline.
Verification handoff
Keep work in review and fixed-but-unverified issues visible. A reported fix needs an observed verification result before the team treats the related concern as resolved.
Dated workload
Inspect task dates alongside weekly capacity. An aggregate estimate spanning several weeks does not identify which week needs a staffing adjustment.
Software delivery teams need a plan that connects implementation tasks with the design inputs and verification work they depend on. Project Manager prepares the package schedule, Developer maintains actual progress and QA Engineer checks the resulting work. Delivery Lead needs both a feasible graph and a practical commitment from the people assigned to it.
Start with a work package covering design, implementation and verification for a bounded piece of delivery. Project Manager assigns stable task keys, dates and owners, then submits the graph with its baseline identity. Rehearse a circular reference and an impossible date relationship before checking a feasible revision.
Have Delivery Lead inspect the checked plan and record the work-package decision after reviewing capacity and scope. During execution, move a task to Blocked when its input is unavailable and raise an issue with severity and a clear owner. Test the triage guard before presenting a fix for QA Engineer to verify.
Use approved time entries and task actuals as evidence for the next schedule review, with their recording meanings agreed during setup. Follow [Plan and authorize a schedule](/gantt-chart-planner/processes/plan-and-authorize-a-schedule) and [Triage and verify issues](/gantt-chart-planner/processes/triage-and-verify-issues) to prepare the team. Expand after the owners can explain a completed handoff and an unresolved dependency from the records.
Features to start with
Task dependencies
Connect task dates to their predecessors and keep blocked work visible before the plan is accepted.
Capacity and time
Compare assigned work with team capacity and retain the evidence behind submitted working hours.
Project schedules
Turn a project commitment into dated work packages with named owners and visible delivery progress.
Roles on the team
- Project Manager
- Prepare project schedules, task dependencies and baseline submissions while coordinating delivery exceptions.
- Developer
- Maintain assigned task progress, submit supported working time and raise delivery issues.
- QA Engineer
- Verify task outcomes and reported issue fixes with supporting delivery evidence.
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