Posts tagged "Gantt Chart"6 posts

New Feature: Drag and Drop Gantt Charts

Posted August 25, 2011

We've just released drag and drop functionality on the custom Gantt charts. Now you can update your project schedules by quickly dragging or resizing tasks and subtasks right in the Gantt chart. You can use the global Gantt chart to make changes across all of your projects in one place or use the project Gantt chart for updating a single project. Filters are included on the top of the chart in order to view specific time periods, only show tasks and subtasks for a specific user, and to add/remove subtasks. There are also several sorting options available when displaying the chart.

To learn more about how the new drag and drop Gantt charts work, watch this short video tutorial:

Version 3.2 Now Live!

Posted August 18, 2011

Projecturf version 3.2 was just released and is available to all new and existing customers. This update includes several major new features and enhancements that provide additional functionality and help improve efficiency by speeding up your workflow. This latest version includes the following:

• Drag and drop Gantt chart that allows you to move and resize your tasks and subtasks to update your timelines quickly. This is available at both the Global level across all your projects and the project level.
• Apply colors to the Gantt charts to easily decipher between projects on the Global Gantt chart when updating your project schedules.
• Add expenses to your Timecard. You can also associate fixed expenses with a task or ticket and track to your budgets.
• Filter timecards based on selected dates to quickly view a specific week, month, etc. and export them based on the applied filters.
• Sync all your tasks and subtasks to any popular calendar application. Simply check a box and the feed will automatically generate.
• Receive a daily digest email in HTML format of all new, completed, and upcoming tasks, tickets, and events.
• Receive nicely formatted HTML emails for all your notifications and discussions. HTML emails can also be turned off if you wish to receive plain text emails.
• Get notified of Projecturf updates, news, features, and blog posts when logged in. This can be turned on and off in the account section.

These new features and enhancements were a direct result of feedback from you. Share ideas and vote on existing suggestions here: Projecturf suggestion box. To learn more about the Gantt chart and task syncing, visit the support center. We have also added a video tutorial of the Gantt chart for those who prefer video over text.

Color-Coded Gantt Chart

Posted April 29, 2011

We just released a new enhancement that allows you to color code your projects on the Global Gantt chart. After choosing a color from the project settings page and clicking save, the Global Gantt chart will display all your timelines with your selected color for that project. Tasks will be in your chosen color and subtasks will be in that same color but appear faded. This allows you to quickly differentiate between your projects on the Gantt chart. Color coding a project also applies to the Global Projects and Global Calendar sections.

This online project management feature was implemented as a result of multiple customer requests. To share your requests and cast your vote, visit the Projecturf suggestion forum.

Sleek and User-Friendly Gantt Chart

Posted October 21, 2010

A brand new Gantt Chart is now available to all users with the recent release of version 2.1. The custom Javascript Gantt Chart lets you view all tasks and subtasks for each project and globally across all projects from the reports or tasks section. The chart automatically populates the data from your tasks page with the click of a button, therefore requiring no additional work by the user. You can customize the chart to view specific dates, sort on any criteria, filter for specific contacts, and remove subtasks. When hovering your mouse over a timeline on the Gantt Chart, it will show a simple tooltip with the dates, full duration of the task, and the persons responsible as seen here:

Additionally, you can see the full description of a task by hovering over the task on the far left. The chart is non-flash and therefore works on the Apple iPad and iPhone devices as well as in any modern browser.

The Projecturf Gantt chart is an easy-to-use tool for viewing project plans and resources and making important decisions for your businesses.

Version 2.1 Live

Posted October 13, 2010

We are pleased to announce that a major upgrade - Projecturf 2.1 - is now available to all users. We have spent the last couple of months creating several new features and enhancements based on the requests and votes received on our suggestion forum. Here is a list of the new features available with this latest update:

• Sleek and robust Gantt Chart built with the same Projecturf style you are used to. Simple to use and allows you to customize the chart at both the project and global levels.
• Repeat events on the Calendar that can be set weekly, monthly or annually.
• Set budgets and track them at the project level using a simple stats chart in the Timecards section
• Added filter tags which allows for having multiple filters and easily seeing what filters are applied.
• Ability to filter the Tasks and Calendar sections by person at both the global and project levels.
• Mark off items in the Timecard section that have been paid and filter by paid and unpaid items
• Date picker now starts on Monday if you select your Calendar week to begin on Mondays
• When clicking on any item from the Dashboard, Calendar, or global sections, it will now filter to only that item

These online project management features provide the necessary tools to quickly get things done and spend less time managing the app. This update will help you make important decisions easily, streamline your workflow, and allow for simple management of your budgets, schedules, timelines, and resources.

Additionally, we have already started on the next round of enhancements based off of your feedback, so stay tuned!

Major Projecturf Updates in Version 1.5

Posted October 1, 2008

Our much-anticipated update is finally here! In response to all of our users requests over the last several months, we have just released a new update of Projecturf. We have been working diligently to provide you with the best features to effectively manage your projects; while at the same time staying true to our core functionality, workflow, and design. Some major enhancements listed below include a dynamic gantt chart, associating tasks with milestones, and a newly developed business tool called the project completion report. All Projecturf users on paying plans receive every feature, including the ones released in this update:

Ability to apply multiple filters and sorts to Tasks & Milestones
You can drill down to get the data you need by utilizing multiple filters. Users may now apply a filter to a previous filter. These filters include milestones, priority, and responsibility. At each level applied, users may sort by any of the column categories.

Associate any task with a milestone
The Milestone section shows the number of associated tasks. Clicking the associated tasks link takes you to the tasks page and automatically filters by that task. You can also filter by milestone on the task page directly to see the tasks that are associated with a particular milestone.

Re-organized menu items in navigation for easier use
We re-organized the icons on the top to better suit the workflow of your projects. Milestones and tasks are next to each other for consistency.

Added a Tools section with new reporting tools
This is a completely new section designed for tracking and reporting on any project. Some benefits include managing resource allocations, getting graphical representations of tasks and milestones, and printing reports that will help you hit deadlines.

Created a Project Completion Report with percentages to track complete project progress
In the new tools section, there is a link to our new Projects Completion Report. Here you will find all the important aspects of your projects including project status, due dates, percent complete, milestones, and all associated tasks. There is a statistical summary at the bottom that provides a percent complete analysis of your project and a company header with project status info at the top.

Percent complete for each milestone is based on the number of tasks completed divided by the total number of tasks for that milestone. Whereas, percent complete for the project is based on the percent complete of each milestone divided by the total number of milestones. This report improves the project planning process by providing a quick view of all deadlines and time allotted, current milestone completion status, and insight into what team members are working on at that time.

Added a Gantt chart for Milestones and Tasks with ability to dynamically change date range, as well as link directly to milestone or task
Adding the Gantt chart to the tools section is a critical and major update to Projecturf. From this chart, you may select any six month range of your project milestones, associated tasks, dates, duration, and responsible party. Use your mouse to hover over any timeline or tasks, and the details are displayed. Also, users may click on the task or milestone and jump to the task or milestone page to edit them directly.

Added tool tips on all icons throughout application
When hovering your mouse over any icons throughout the application, the browsers tooltip will now display the type of file or icon it is as additional help when using Projecturf.

Changed Project Brief icon to new one on dashboard to enhance the design

Project link in email notifications now open directly to corresponding project and section
When receiving email notifications about any activity from a project, the link in the email now opens directly to the cooresponding project and section, making it much quicker to view and respond to the latest activity in the correct project. This helps those of you managing many projects go to the section by eliminating clicks.

Task email reminders now contain dates and milestone associations

Created new My Alerts section to manually turn on/off email alerts in each section per project
Email notifications of activities on all projecsts are turned on by default. Users can now manage those alerts per project and per section. As an example, if you don’t want to receive notifications about new tasks on project B, then you can turn the task notifications off for project B in my alerts section.

Added start and end dates to tasks
Adding start / end dates to tasks is optional. You may choose to add only a start or an end date. These will show up in the Tools section when associated with a milestone. Keep in mind that the start and end dates are also used on the gantt chart in the Tools section. Therefore, if no start and end dates exist, the gantt chart will display your tasks with the same dates used on the associated milestone.

Removed Projecturf copyright information on paid accounts from the bottom of the application

Please keep sending us your feature requests so that your requests receive serious consideration in the next update. Enjoy the new Projecturf and feel free to email us with any questions, comments, or desires.