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6 Best Gantt Chart JIRA Plugins in 2026

JIRA has a lot of advantages for creating and planning all steps of product development. Some of its features look great, while others seem weak or need significant improvements. What about the Gantt chart feature? This article highlights the essential aspects of how the popular software provides its users with the planning functionality with the…

How to Create a Project Timeline in Excel: 3 Different Ways & Alternative Approach

Business success often depends on detailed planning, which can be visualized using a project timeline and trusted online tools like Microsoft Excel. If you're wondering how to create a project timeline in Excel, there are several ways to explore. This article will guide you through these practical ways step by step with the video included…

5 Construction Workflows for Your Projects [And How to Improve Them]

Construction projects involve many specific workflows – from planning to completion. All of them take time, cost money, and require concrete resources. An effective construction workflow ensures that one completed task leads to another until the project is successfully delivered. Poorly planned operations and processes cause team discord, chaos, construction project delays, and contract terminations.…

How to Make a Gantt Chart in Excel: Step-by-Step Tutorial [Alternative Included]

Thousands of people use Microsoft Excel every day for office or personal needs. However, many users mistakenly believe that Excel is only for creating tables, not realizing its capacity to perform numerous operations. For instance, many project teams are unaware of how to make a Gantt chart in Excel. In this guide, we describe detailed…

How to Compose an Effective Construction Scope of Work: 8 Steps and Example

A construction scope of work (SoW) typically serves as a reliable guide for managing all phases of the construction project lifecycle. This strategic document determines the activities needed to be done in a clear manner. It may contain only a few pages long, but the information it offers is essential to the entire success of…

A Critical Path on а Gantt Chart: What is it and How to Find it?

The world of project planning comprises many concepts and tools. A critical path and a Gantt chart serve as reliable assistants; and experienced project managers know how to combine these two components into one explosive mixture (in a good way, of course). The critical path method (CPM) is widely known as one of the essential…

Gantt Chart Examples in Project Management

It is not a surprise that project management has become an irreplaceable part of the work of companies, organizations, and businesses in various professional spheres. The main idea of project management is a successful project delivery on time. To achieve this objective, the team applies appropriate methodologies, skills, different techniques, and knowledge. While working on…

The History of Gantt Charts: From Henry Gantt to Modern Project Management

Modern projects can hardly be planned and controlled without a visual system containing tasks and dates. A Gantt chart is certainly one of the most reliable types of such systems. Like the backgrounds of other fundamental project management tools, the Gantt chart history has its own milestones and roots with fascinating details. The diagram has…

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