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Gantt Chart

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Modern Gantt Chart for Project Planning and Management

Gantt Chart is the most intuitive, feature-rich, and high-performance project management visual for Microsoft Power BI. Whether you are managing IT portfolios, construction timelines, product roadmaps, or agile sprint executions, our visual delivers the clarity and precision executive stakeholders demand.

Built from the ground up for speed and usability, Enterprise Gantt Chart empowers decision-makers to track complex schedules, compare baseline vs. actual execution, monitor milestones, and analyze resource workloads—all within a single, beautifully formatted interactive chart.

Key Features & Enterprise Capabilities

  • Multi-Level Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Hierarchy: organize complex project portfolios with up to 10 levels of parent-child task nesting. Easily expand and collapse project phases, sprints, or deliverables.
  • Optional WBS Row Numbers: automatically display structured row numbering to keep teams aligned.
  • Baseline vs. Actual Progress Trackings: never lose sight of your schedule variance. Map both Actual Progress (%) and Planned Progress (%) to instantly compare project execution against initial baselines.
  • Progress style :choose between Overlay or Bullet progress bar styling.
  • Data labels: display exact percentage labels alongside task names for instant scannability.
  • Additional columns: go beyond standard bars by embedding up to 3 custom KPI columns directly alongside your task hierarchy. Display budgets, status, or priority ratings right next to the timeline.
  • Milestones: track critical path deliverables by assigning up to 5 independent milestone date columns per task. Visual stage-gate markers highlight key deadlines, board reviews, and go-live dates.
  • Show owners: assign task owners and instantly display assigned personnel as sleek, color-coded circle avatars with initials. Easily spot resource bottlenecks and team workloads at a glance.
  • Instant search bar: filter and highlight specific tasks or owners in real time, allowing you to navigate massive project schedules effortlessly.
  • 6 zoom presets: seamlessly switch between Day, Week, Month, Quarter, Year, or let Auto Fit perfectly scale the schedule to your report width.
  • Smart scroll: configure your report to automatically open centered on the Today Line, the project start date, or the end date.
  • Dark mode: deliver stunning reports tailored to your corporate theme.
  • Advanced formatting: alternating row banding, customizable grid lines, rich typography controls, and full high-contrast accessibility support

Common Use Cases & Industries

  • IT & Software Engineering: Software release roadmaps, sprint planning, and DevOps rollout schedules.
  • Construction & Engineering: Contractor schedules, site milestones, equipment allocation, and WBS deliverables.
  • PMO & Executive Portfolios: Cross-departmental strategic initiatives, resource capacity planning, and capital expenditure tracking.
  • Manufacturing & Supply Chain: Production stage timing, shutdown planning, and logistics lead-time monitoring.

Getting Started

Simply drag and drop your task categories, start dates, and end dates into the formatting pane. Add progress metrics, milestones, owner fields, or custom Power BI Report Page Tooltips to unlock deeper project insights in seconds.

All visual features can be tested for free, but a valid license is required for all editors and viewers. Licenses must be assigned to individual users in the same way as Microsoft 365 product licenses. Notifications will appear on unlicensed visuals.

Please contact hello@chartpad.io to report bugs or request features.

Visual capabilities

This visual is certified by Power BI

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