Free Gantt Chart Project Plan Templates

Download Gantt Project Planner - Microsoft Excel

Create a project management plan that includes a Gantt chart schedule, stakeholder list, cost baseline, and communication plan. This template provides sample tasks for a software development or other IT project, and it displays task owners, dates, status, and a visual Gantt schedule. Enter your project details, including a scope statement, starting and ending dates, and all relevant activities. Complete the list of stakeholder names along with their roles, contact information, and expectations. Use the cost baseline sheet to plan and track project costs, and develop a detailed communication plan listing the audience, frequency, methods, and deliverables for various project communications.

Download Simple Gantt Chart Project Plan
Microsoft Excel | Google Sheets

This simple project plan template features a Gantt chart timeline and a spreadsheet. You’ll find ample room for notes on project scheduling, budget, risks, and issues. At the top of the template, enter the project start and end dates to adjust what’s shown on the Gantt chart. List project phases or tasks with corresponding dates to calculate the estimated duration in days for each item. Use the notes portion of the spreadsheet to flesh out your project plan and provide details on each phase.

Download Construction Project Gantt Chart Template
Microsoft Excel | Google Sheets

This construction Gantt chart planner shows example project tasks, from demolition and excavation to final inspections. Edit the task list based on your specific project, add beginning and ending dates for each activity, and view your project schedule in the Gantt chart. The Gantt calendar makes it easy to see the timeframe for each task and the entire construction project, allowing for detailed planning while providing a bird’s-eye view.

Download Multi-Project Gantt Chart Planner - Microsoft Excel

Plan and track multiple projects with a single Gantt chart template. For each project, add task titles and descriptions, deliverables, costs, and estimated hours. Use the drop-down menu to assign a priority to each project and task. The template calculates the number of days required for each task, as well as total days, hours, and costs for each project. The Gantt chart shows a weekly schedule based on the starting date entered at the top of the template.

Download Agile Project Plan Gantt Chart Template

Microsoft Excel | Microsoft PowerPoint

This Agile project plan template is divided into sprints and features, with a Gantt chart showing the timeline for each. Use the spreadsheet to document feature types, responsible parties, story points, start and finish dates, and at-risk items. The template will help you track the status for each activity and overall progress, so you can adjust your project plan as issues arise. The Gantt schedule provides a color-coded bar chart for distinguishing between sprints.

Download Gantt Chart Project Plan Timeline - Microsoft PowerPoint

This template combines a Gantt chart with a timeline format, highlighting project milestones. Label the horizontal bars with project tasks or phases, dates, and duration. Move the bars and milestone markers to the places along the timeline that match your project dates. This template provides a simple visual schedule that works well as part of a presentation or brief summary for stakeholders.

Find more scheduling templates in our roundup of free project schedule templates.

Download Hourly Gantt Project Planner Template — Microsoft PowerPoint

Create an hourly project plan over the course of a single day, from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Enter your activities, along with starting and ending times, and adjust the Gantt chart bars to reflect the duration planned for each task. Use the color key to assign owners or divide tasks into categories. The template also includes symbols for marking scheduled breaks and key events.

Download Weekly Gantt Project Planning Template — Microsoft Excel

This weekly Gantt planner has room for project tasks and subtasks, owners, duration and percent complete for each task. The Gantt chart is divided into four phases highlighted by different colors, with three weeks in each phase. The schedule is also broken down into days, so you get a daily and weekly view of your project plan.

Download Monthly Gantt Chart Project Plan Template
Microsoft Excel | Google Sheets

Use this Gantt template complete with example activities for project planning on a monthly and quarterly basis. View a breakdown of tasks for each project phase on the chart. Edit the tasks on the bar chart to suit your project, and add important details, such as specific dates. The bold markers for the current date and project end date will help you track performance and manage plan updates.

Download Gantt Chart Project Plan with Dependencies - Microsoft Excel

View primary tasks, subtasks, and dependencies with this project plan Gantt chart. The template provides columns for work breakdown structure numbering, task descriptions, assigned owners, and percent complete for each activity. You can also see the variance between planned and actual work dates, so you can manage and revise the project plan as it progresses. The Gantt chart features a weekly schedule view with milestone markers to emphasize important events.

Download Marketing Project Gantt Chart Planner
Microsoft Excel | Microsoft Word

Use this template to create a Gantt chart plan for your next marketing project. Edit the example project phases and activities to match your marketing campaign plan. Enter start and end dates for each task to get a daily and weekly view of your project schedule. On the Microsoft Excel and Apple Numbers templates, add the project start date at the top of the template to automatically change the dates shown on the Gantt chart. On the Microsoft Word version, manually enter your dates on the chart, then adjust the task bars to line up with the appropriate dates.

Download Project Plan Dashboard with Gantt Chart — Microsoft Excel

Manage your project plan with this dashboard template. In the notes tab, enter your project data in the corresponding tables to populate the dashboard charts, including Gantt, task status, budget and pending items. The Gantt chart is a basic weekly schedule, providing a quick view of your project timeline. The template allows you to mark high-priority tasks and assign owners. Get a snapshot of your budget, change requests, and overall task status, so you can anticipate revisions.

Creating a Gantt chart is simple when you use a preformatted template. To get the most out of your template, follow our guide to making a Gantt chart in Microsoft Excel. You’ll get step-by-step instructions for creating a project timeline and tips for customizing it.

To determine what type of Gantt chart to use for your project and find more downloadable templates, see our collection of free Gantt chart templates and other project planning tools.

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