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- Gantt Chart Planner
- Process
- Track work and time
Track work and time
Maintain task progress and validate submitted hours while keeping workload tied to a planning period.
Step by step
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Read the assigned work Developer
Developer and QA Engineer inspect their tasks, dates and dependency context. Project Manager checks the package's recorded decision and working plan before coordinating the next delivery cycle.
- Establish the task handoff
- Updates Tasks, Work packages, Review decisions
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Update actual progress Developer
Move work through the appropriate task states as it is performed. Keep blocked work explicit and give Project Manager enough context to assess whether the remaining dates are still realistic.
- Record progress and blocked work
- Updates Tasks, Issues
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Review the workload Project Manager
Project Manager examines dated assignments alongside each person's weekly capacity. Inspect the tasks behind aggregate estimates rather than assuming all assigned hours belong to the same week.
- Assess the dated capacity requirement
- Updates Team members, Tasks
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Submit supported time Developer
Developer records the work date, positive hours, project and team member, adding the task reference where appropriate. Move the prepared time entry from Draft to Submitted.
- Prepare Submitted hours
- Updates Time entries, Projects, Tasks, Team members
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Inspect the approval result Developer
Time Entry Approval checks that hours are positive and the entry is still Submitted before approving it. It records the decision and operation result; a failed condition blocks approval and records a failed attempt.
- Read approval or a failed guard outcome
- Updates Time entries, Review decisions, Operation receipts
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Use the actuals in review Project Manager
Project Manager compares the source time entries and task actuals with the estimates used for the schedule. Investigate differences before changing the package commitment or explaining an overrun.
- Explain variance from the plan
- Updates Projects, Work packages, Tasks, Time entries
Who does what
Roles and permissions- Developer
- , QA Engineer, Project Manager, Delivery Lead and Admin.
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