Finally, Visual Schedules
It’s not a Gantt chart, but it should be close enough for a lot of people.
We knew when we launched that many people wouldn’t be willing to use eManagr because there was no easy way to get the project’s status “at a glance.” So, as mentioned a few weeks ago, this was a top feature to add.
At the top of every project page, we have added a link to view the schedule. There, you can see the tasks assigned to each member of the team in priority order, either as a list or as a chart.
The chart should be completely intuitive. Each task is a box with a color that contrasts strongly against its neighbors. It’s width indicates how long the task is likely to take, and a blue horizontal line indicates how close the task is to completion. You can hover over the task for more information, and click through to the task’s detail page.
For example, this is what my own workload will look like for eManagr itself over the next few months:
John's work for eManagr
As I said at the top, it’s not a Gantt chart (though it can be, after we add some related features), but it’s something that a non-technical manager can look at to see how well the team is doing. Give it a try, and tell us what you think.