Title Gantt Chart

Content A Gantt chart is used to track project activities according to th

In this template, the project activities you enter will be visually
With the integrated completion tracker, you can keep track of

Customization difficulty (1-3) 2

Explanation of template Activity Enter the names of the individual activities. The prepopulated
Planned Starting Date Type in the planned starting date of your activity.
Planned Duration Enter the expected duration each activity should have (in wor
Planned End Date Automatic calculation: the planned end date, based on your p

Actual Starting Date Type in the actual starting date of your activity (this may well
Actual Duration Enter the actual duration each activity has taken. This is the l
Actual End Date Automatic calculation: Based on actual starting date and actu
Completion Adjust for the extent to which each activity has been complet
Completed days Automatic calculation: Based on actual duration and complet
Delta Calculates the difference between the actual duration and the

How to customize 1) On the sheet "Gantt Chart", enter the name for your project in
2) In column B:B, assign names to individual activities. The prep
3) If your project has more than 10 activities, simply add them to
4) Populate cells C:C and D:D for the planned dates and duratio
5) This step is crucial to making sure that your X-Axis in the cha
6) Refer to below screenshot for reference (of course the minim
7) In the last step, adjust for the % completion of each activity. T

If you want to change the width of the bars, select one of them
 ect activities according to their planned and actual duration.
ies you enter will be visually displayed in a chart, which automatically updates based on the dates and planned durations you assign to
acker, you can keep track of the percentage completion of each activity, which will be dynamically reflected in the Gantt Chart.

activities. The prepopulated template ascendingly orders them from "Activity 1" to "Activity 10".
of your activity.
activity should have (in working days).
d end date, based on your planned starting date and expected duration.

your activity (this may well differ from the planned starting date).
tivity has taken. This is the light green bar in the chart.
actual starting date and actual duration
h activity has been completed already. Note that based on your inputs, the dark green bar will fill the activity.
actual duration and completion. This then translates into the dark green bar in your Gantt Chart.
n the actual duration and the planned one. Negative numbers imply that the activity was completed more quickly than planned

the name for your project in cell B1

ndividual activities. The prepopulated template comes with 10 dummy activities. If your project has fewer activities delete them.
activities, simply add them to the table below.
e planned dates and duration. If applicable, enter holiday dates in range B3:F5. These dates will then be excluded from the workday ca
e that your X-Axis in the chart is displayed properly: Select the X-Axis in the chart, press Ctrl+1, and change the Minimum Bounds to the
erence (of course the minimum might differ in your specific case).
ompletion of each activity. This then translates into the dark green section of the Gantt Chart.

f the bars, select one of them, and press ctrl + 1 to open up the formatting options. In the "Fill" section, you can adjust the width. For col
ed durations you assign to each activity.
the Gantt Chart.

kly than planned

vities delete them.

uded from the workday calculations.

he Minimum Bounds to the number 44250, which is the planned date of the first activity minus 10 days.

an adjust the width. For color changes, simply select the bar you want to change and change the color on the home ribbon.
home ribbon.
Project Name Project Y

Holidays

Planned
Planned Planned End
Activity Duration
Starting Date Date
(working days)
Activity 1 3/5/2021 5 days 3/12/2021
Activity 2 3/7/2021 7 days 3/16/2021
Activity 3 3/17/2021 13 days 4/5/2021
Activity 4 4/11/2021 4 days 4/15/2021
Activity 5 4/14/2021 15 days 5/5/2021
Activity 6 5/6/2021 10 days 5/20/2021
Activity 7 5/21/2021 9 days 6/3/2021
Activity 8 6/5/2021 7 days 6/15/2021
Activity 9 6/15/2021 6 days 6/23/2021
Activity 10 6/25/2021 10 days 7/9/2021

Project Y
5/19/2020 7/8/2020 8/27/2020 10/16/2020 12/5/2020 1

Activity 1

Activity 2

Activity 3

Activity 4

Activity 5

Activity 6

Activity 7

Activity 8

Activity 9

Activity 10
 Actual Starting
Actual Duration Actual End Date Completion Completed days
Date
3/5/2021 5 days 3/12/2021 100% 5
3/12/2021 3 days 3/17/2021 80% 2.4
3/20/2021 10 days 4/2/2021 50% 5
4/6/2021 13 days 4/23/2021 40% 5.2
4/10/2021 10 days 4/23/2021 30% 3
5/1/2021 14 days 5/20/2021 0% 0
5/17/2021 20 days 6/14/2021 0% 0
6/10/2021 15 days 7/1/2021 0% 0
6/22/2021 4 days 6/28/2021 0% 0
9/24/2020 7 days 10/5/2020 0% 0

Project Y
0/16/2020 12/5/2020 1/24/2021 3/15/2021 5/4/2021 6/23/2021 8/12/2021
 Delta

0 days
-4 days
-3 days
9 days
-5 days
4 days
11 days
8 days
-2 days
-3 days

8/12/2021
Task Start actua#days #days completed