{"id":2753,"date":"2015-10-28T10:40:56","date_gmt":"2015-10-28T10:40:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/twproject.com\/support\/using-twproject\/projects-and-tasks\/gantt\/"},"modified":"2024-09-24T09:40:09","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T09:40:09","slug":"gantt-editor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/twproject.com\/support\/using-twproject\/projects-and-tasks\/gantt-editor\/","title":{"rendered":"Using the Gantt editor"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Twproject supply an easy-to-use graphical Gantt editor. You can find it at the top of the wbs bar.<\/p>\n

You can watch the\u00a0video tutorial<\/a>,\u00a0or follow the instructions below:<\/p>\n

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Users used to\u00a0MS-Project will find the\u00a0Gantt editor quite comfortable. That said there are several differences between the two data models and behavior.<\/p>\n

Twproject focus is capturing work done in real time. For doing\u00a0this we built a tool that can model real time situations and easily change in time. This is in contrast with traditional project management methodology where projects are defined in advance in all details \u2013 not realistic for most of the work situations.<\/p>\n

Twproject\u2019s model for\u00a0project, project trees, dates and project states is different from classical Gantts one: projects can be open beyond their due dates, projects can be suspended inside their time scope, and so on. Also the automation due to dependencies has been somewhat simplified.<\/p>\n

When you access the Gantt editor you are set at the node of the tree you are navigating in the WBS<\/pre>\n
Your changes in the Gantt\u00a0editor will be saved only when you click the \u201csave\u201d button<\/strong>. This way you can \u201cplay\u201d with the tree without modifying\u00a0the original project structure.<\/p>\n
Data grid panel<\/h2>\n
The project tree view is divided in two parts, separated by a vertical line; the two panels separator can be dragged left or right depending where you are operating. The left part is the textual panel:<\/p>\n
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Columns can be expanded by dragging them, and all contents (code, name, dates and dependencies) can be edited.<\/p>\n
Project can be collapsed and the view is\u00a0remembered by the system.
\nProject statuses can be changed as well using:<\/p>\n
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All types of Gantt dependencies<\/h2>\n
According to definition, in the context of project management,\u00a0\u201cdependency\u201d is defined as the relationship between two activities<\/strong>\u00a0in a project or between an activity and a\u00a0milestone\u00a0<\/b>(a precise point that defines the beginning or end of a relevant phase).<\/p>\n
Dependencies thus allow one phase to be linked to the next in a way that indicates that they are consequential.<\/p>\n
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Dependencies\u00a0can be\u00a0introduced by simply writing the row number in the \u201cdep\u201d column. Using “:” after the row number you can set the lag.<\/p>\n
You can set multiple dependencies by separating row numbers with commas.<\/p>\n
Until version 7.1.004 Twproject, the dependencies between project phases that the user could enter were of one type, the so-called classic\u00a0Finish to start (FS)<\/em><\/strong>. This means that activity A must finish before activity B starts, or in other words, activity B cannot start before A is finished.<\/p>\n
But as we delved deeper into this topic and also through feedback from our clients, we realized that limiting the possible relationships that exist between the phases of a project to this classic type of dependency was reductive. In fact, there are additional relationships that can develop between the activities to be performed and that have been theorized in the\u00a0principles of project management<\/a><\/strong>. Let us look at them in detail:<\/p>\n
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