Gantt: Analytics

Bring greater context to your Gantt charts with reference lines marking important milestones: the current date, project start and end dates, and custom ranges such as sprint cycles. Click the Analytics button in the Story section of the header, then click the Add new reference button.

Analytics for Gantt charts

Let's look at how to configure reference lines and bands.

1. Name

Add a custom name to identify the reference line/band. You will need to use this name to identify specific analytical components in the side pane to edit them.

In this example, we've changed the default name to 'Project Start'.

Name option

2. Date(s)

Analytics+ provides multiple options, like first-of-date, to highlight important events in the project.

Reference line and band options

• The first-of-date and last-of-date indicate the start date and end date of the project plan.

first-of and last-of date

3. Line

Enable the toggle to render the reference line. Choose between dotted, dashed, and regular lines. Customize the color and thickness.

Line customization

4. Timezone offset

When adding a reference line for the current date across users in different time zones, apply the timezone offset to keep the date consistent for everyone.

Timezone offset

5. Custom date

Plot a reference line to indicate significant milestones, like design approved, development complete, or go-live. This option is enabled when 'Custom Date' is selected from the Date(s) dropdown.

Custom date

7. From and To

Plot reference bands to highlight sprint cycles, code freezes, or QA/UAT periods. Select the 'Custom Date Range' option from the Date(s) dropdown. Choose from built-in options like first-of-date, last-of-date, Today, or set custom dates.

In this example, we've used the first-of-date and a custom date to create a date range to display the hiring window.

Plotting date ranges

8. Range color

Set a custom color for the reference band.

Select 'Custom Date Range' from the Date(s) dropdown to enable this option.

Date range color

9. Pattern

Customize the reference band further by applying a fill pattern.

Select 'Custom Date Range' from the Date(s) dropdown to enable this option.

Fill pattern

10. Label

Enable this toggle to display a custom label against the reference line/band.

• Enter the display name in the Name textbox.

Label

• Customize the font style, size, and color. You can also set a custom background color to highlight the label.

Font customizations

• Set the x and y co-ordinates at which to position the label using the Offset option.

Offset option

• Rotate the label vertically or horizontally. Set the rotation to 0 to place the label horizontally.

Label rotation