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Plan your budgeted task timeline. Then, track how you're progressing towards your deadlines and visualize your tasks on a gantt chart.

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Plan: List all the tasks for your project, including planned dates and owners for each task.
List dependencies: For each task, ask yourself, “What task needs to be completed before I can begin working on this task?” Input that task into the dependency column.
Work on the project: As you complete tasks and check them off, two things will happen:
Notifications. Owners of downstream tasks will be notified that they can start working on their tasks. The notification is controlled by an
automation
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in this doc - feel free to turn it off at any time.
Dependency shifts. As you fall behind or ahead of schedule, the timeline will automatically shift the downstream tasks to match the change in schedule. For example, if you finish
@3. Build the frame
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task three days behind schedule, all the downstream tasks will get pushed forward by 3 days to accommodate the delay. You can control the dependency settings in the timeline options.


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Project: Build a new house

Total time to complete:
146 days
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Done
Task name
Dependency (what must be done before I start this task)
Owner
Start date
End date
Days behind (ahead)
1
Clear the land
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Felix Marlin
4/26/2024
5/15/2024
0
2
Pour the foundation
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Lola Tseudonym
5/4/2024
5/31/2024
0
3
Build the frame
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Adam Davis
5/14/2024
6/3/2024
0
4
Build the roof
3. Build the frame
Mary Jones
6/11/2024
6/29/2024
-8
5
Install electrical system
3. Build the frame
Polly Rose
6/11/2024
7/11/2024
-8
6
Install plumbing system
3. Build the frame
James Booth
6/11/2024
7/10/2024
-8
7
Add the drywall
6. Install plumbing system
Felix Marlin
7/14/2024
8/3/2024
-4
8
Install kitchen cabinets
7. Add the drywall
Maria Marquis
8/4/2024
8/30/2024
-1
9
Lay the flooring
8. Install kitchen cabinets
Buck Dubois
8/31/2024
9/19/2024
-1
10
Move into the new house
9. Lay the flooring
Polly Rose
9/24/2024
-5
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Timeline

Here’s the timeline of your project. Feel free to drag or resize projects on the timeline — changes made below will be reflected in the table above.
1. Clear the land
2. Pour the foundation
3. Build the frame
4. Build the roof
5. Install electrical system
6. Install plumbing system
7. Add the drywall
8. Install kitchen cabinets
9. Lay the flooring
10. Move into the new house
2023
2024
2025
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
January
February
March
April
May
June
1
8
15
22
29
5
12
19
26
5
12
19
26
2
9
16
23
30
7
14
21
28
4
11
18
25
2
9
16
23
30
6
13
20
27
3
10
17
24
1
8
15
22
29
5
12
19
26
3
10
17
24
31
7
14
21
28
4
11
18
25
3
10
17
24
31
7
14
21
28
5
12
19
26
2
9
16
23
30
7
14
21
28
4
11
18
25
1
8
15
22
29
6
13
20
27
3
10
17
24
1
8
15
22
29
5
12
19
26
2
9
16
23
2
9
16
23
30
6
13
20
27
4
11
18
25
1
8
15
22
29
1. Clear the land
FM
2. Pour the foundation
LT
3. Build the frame
AD
4. Build the roof
MJ
5. Install electrical system
PR
6. Install plumbing system
JB
7. Add the drywall
FM
8. Install kitchen cabinets
MM
9. Lay the flooring
BD
10. Move into the new house
PR
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