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View and explore the programme Gantt chart

Use the interactive Gantt chart to review programme timelines, task groupings and dependencies for a selected project.

Audience

This guide is designed for project manager.

Steps

Step 1: Open the programme Gantt chart

Navigate to the programme area of your project to open the Gantt chart view, where all scheduled tasks are displayed on a timeline.

Open the programme Gantt chart

Step 2: Review tasks on the timeline

Scroll horizontally and vertically in the chart area to see how tasks are scheduled over time, including their start and end dates.

Review tasks on the timeline

Step 3: Change the time zoom level

Use the toolbar zoom controls to switch between week, month, quarter and year views, adjusting how much of the timeline is visible on screen.

Change the time zoom level

Step 4: Jump to today on the chart

Select the "Today" option in the toolbar to centre the timeline around the current date and quickly find where you are in the programme.

Jump to today on the chart

Step 5: Group tasks by phase

Toggle the group-by-phase option in the toolbar to cluster tasks into coloured phase sections with headers that reflect each programme phase.

Group tasks by phase

Step 6: Expand or collapse phases

Use the controls on each phase header to collapse or expand that phase, hiding or revealing the underlying tasks to simplify the view.

Expand or collapse phases

Step 7: View task dependencies

Turn dependency arrows on or off in the toolbar to show or hide the lines that connect tasks and indicate their sequencing.

View task dependencies

Step 8: Inspect task details

Hover over a task bar to highlight it on the chart and see its context alongside related tasks, phases and dependencies.

Inspect task details

Step 9: Open a task from the Gantt chart

Click a task bar to open its detailed view in the application, where you can review or update the task information.

Open a task from the Gantt chart

Step 10: Export the Gantt view

Use the export option in the toolbar to generate an external copy of the Gantt chart that you can share with stakeholders.

Export the Gantt view


Last updated: 2026-07-11