Structure the project
Use subtasks to break work down and summary rows to show a larger piece of the project. Mark milestones as distinct outcomes. Timeline helps you inspect dates and dependencies together.
Progress and schedule rollups depend on the underlying task structure. Missing estimates remain visible as unknown or unestimated values.
Choose Manual or Automatic scheduling
Manual mode keeps date choices under your direct control. Automatic mode uses the plan’s dependencies, calendars, and task scheduling settings to calculate a proposed result.
Working calendars define working weeks, breaks, and exceptions. Effort describes the amount of work; duration describes its span. Fixed duration, fixed effort, and fixed units choose which quantity the scheduler preserves.
Connect related dates
Finish-to-start means the next task starts after its predecessor finishes. The project tools also support start-to-start, finish-to-finish, and start-to-finish relationships.
Lead and lag can use working or elapsed time. Review the sign and calendar basis. Critical path and float help explain schedule constraints when the necessary inputs are present.
Review before you apply
A schedule preview shows proposed changes, affected tasks, and explanations. Review it before applying. If someone changes the plan or its calendar, the preview can become stale and need to be generated again.
Save immutable schedule snapshots when you need a reference for comparison. Hiding Timeline does not turn off automatic scheduling; use the explicit process controls in Configure.