What is a Gantt Chart?

A Gantt Chart is a project management tool that helps you visualize a project's deliverables and schedule. It shows project dependencies, progress, and more on a horizontal bar chart.

How do I make a Gantt Chart?

Creating a Gantt chart from scratch is pretty time-consuming. But if you use this template, all you need to do is add the project tasks as well as their planned start and end dates, and let the built-in formatting take care of the rest.

Is this template free?

As free as a bird! (So, yes.) Once you’ve entered your contact information, you can instantly download this template (along with all the other templates in this collection!). That’s it.

Can I edit this template?

You can change ALL THE THINGS about this template. Get rid of the HubSpot logo, replace it with your own, change the color palette, choose a new font, etc.

Gantt Chart Template - Excel

This Gantt chart template makes it easy to outline your project's key stages, deliverables, and dates.

Template Highlights

Enter your project name in cell D2 and its start date in E4

Add individual tasks in column C

Enter Start Date and End Date for each task in columns D and E, respectively. Duration, Days Complete and Days Remaining will be calculated automatically

To add more tasks, simply insert a new row

The timeline will auto-populate with your tasks and deadlines

Download it as an Excel file

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