Timeline

A simple timeline puts events in date order, which works well for a roadmap slide or a history lesson. A Gantt chart shows tasks as bars with durations and connects dependencies. Those details let you work out what a design delay would do to the launch date.

If moving one event has no effect on the others, a simple timeline may be enough. When tasks have to wait for each other, include those relationships so the dates can be checked together.

Before presenting a project timeline, check any bars that run in parallel. The team should agree that those tasks can actually happen at the same time.