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Slide 1
Gantt Chart
[Project name] · [Start date] – [End date] · [Project lead]
Edit: bars and diamonds are shapes — drag them along the grid; type over the task names.
Slide 2
12-week project plan
Edit: one week = one column (0.48 in). Drag the dashed “Today” line every Monday.
Task
Owner
W1
W2
W3
W4
W5
W6
W7
W8
W9
W10
W11
W12
[Kick-off and plan]
[PM]
[Requirements]
[BA]
[Design]
[UX]
[Build]
[Dev]
[Testing]
[QA]
[Training]
[Ops]
[Go-live]
[PM]
[Review and close]
[PM]
Today
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Slide 3
6-month plan by phase
Edit: phase rows sum up their tasks; half a month = 0.52 in. Diamonds mark phase gates.
Phase / task
[Jan]
[Feb]
[Mar]
[Apr]
[May]
[Jun]
Phase 1 · [Plan]
[Scope and budget] · [Name]
[Team and suppliers] · [Name]
Phase 2 · [Build]
[Version 1] · [Name]
[Content and data] · [Name]
[Pilot with users] · [Name]
Phase 3 · [Launch]
[Release and training] · [Name]
[Support and review] · [Name]
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Slide 4
Milestones, owners and dependencies
Edit: every milestone needs one owner and the milestone it waits for.
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Slide 5
How to edit this Gantt chart
Edit: delete this slide before you share the plan.
Move a task Select the bar and drag it left or right. Hold Shift to keep it on its row.
Change its length Drag the round handle at either end. Snap to the grid lines for whole weeks.
Add a task Copy a task row — name, owner and bar — and paste it below. Move the rows under it down.
Mark progress Recolour finished bars grey, or add a second, shorter bar on top for “% done”.
Legend
[Team or phase 1]
[Team or phase 2]
[Team or phase 3]
[Team or phase 4]
Milestone or gate
Today line
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