--- title: "Gantt chart for projects and construction jobs | attendo" description: "Plan projects, construction jobs and shutdowns on a Gantt chart with dependencies, a baseline and real progress. Import BC3 estimates and track cost live." url: "https://attendo.me/en/modules/gantt-chart" lang: "en" --- # The job as planned, and where it has drifted Projects, construction jobs and plant shutdowns on a Gantt chart with line items, dependencies and a baseline. Progress comes from the documents your technicians close, and cost adds up as the work gets done. - Dependencies with lag and lead - Baseline and real progress - BC3 estimate import ## Gantt chart: what it does ### Project, line items and documents The project breaks down into chapters, line items and sub-items, and each job is a document with its owner. The Gantt chart also shows documents that do not belong to any project. ### Dependencies between jobs Finish-to-start, start-to-start, finish-to-finish or start-to-finish, with lag or lead in days. The sequence is written into the plan, not kept in the site manager’s head. ### Baseline You save a snapshot of the approved plan. Then you compare planned against actual and see where the job has drifted, before the customer asks you. ### Progress and running cost Progress comes from closed documents against the totals. Hours by rate, expenses and materials add up live, so you know the margin without waiting for month-end close. ### Team workload The workload report shows who is overloaded before you commit to a date. It is calculated on each person’s real working hours, with their holidays and absences. ### Estimates in BC3 Import the estimate from Presto or Arquimedes in BC3 format. Chapters, line items and amounts arrive without retyping, ready to plan with estimated hours. ## Step by step This is how it is used day to day, on the same document as the rest of the modules. ### Step 1 · Create or import the project By hand or from a BC3 file, with its chapters and line items. ### Step 2 · Plan Set dates and estimated hours, link the dependencies and assign each job. View it by day, week or month. ### Step 3 · Set the baseline Once the plan is approved, you save the snapshot you will compare against. ### Step 4 · Track execution Technicians close their documents, and the project’s progress and cost update. ## It fits every area Industry solutions [attendo CMMS](https://attendo.me/en/cmms) [attendo Field Service](https://attendo.me/en/field-service) [attendo CRM](https://attendo.me/en/crm) [attendo Projects](https://attendo.me/en/projects) ### Industries that use it - [Energy and renewables](https://attendo.me/en/industries/energy-renewables): Every visit, with its route and history - [Contractors, construction and engineering](https://attendo.me/en/industries/contractors): The job, with its plan and its cost - [Consulting and professional services](https://attendo.me/en/industries/professional-services): Projects with dates you can keep - [And any other business](https://attendo.me/en/industries): attendo can be set up for any line of business. See all industries Use cases by department [Engineering and projects](https://attendo.me/en/use-cases/engineering-and-projects) ## Where it fits (and where it does not) - It is not used on mobile. The Gantt chart is a desktop screen: the plan is adjusted in the office and technicians work their documents from their phones. - If your BC3 file has many levels, part of the hierarchy is flattened on import. Check the structure before planning. ## Modules that go hand in hand ### [Scheduling and calendar](https://attendo.me/en/modules/calendar) The team’s schedule, based on each person’s real working hours ### [attendo Tasks](https://attendo.me/en/modules/tasks) Tasks inside the document or standalone, with a date and an owner ### [Kanban](https://attendo.me/en/modules/kanban) Boards by status for any document type ## Glossary terms Projects ### Gantt chart Project timeline · schedule chart A Gantt chart is a project schedule drawn as bars: each task takes one row, and its bar starts and ends on its planned dates. Projects ### Baseline Project baseline · schedule baseline A baseline is the saved copy of a project’s approved plan, with its dates and durations. It lets you compare what was planned with what is actually happening at any time. Projects ### Task dependencies Finish-to-start · predecessors Task dependencies are the rules that tie the start or finish of one task to another, such as painting not starting until the plaster has dried. Projects ### Resource utilization Team workload · utilization rate Resource utilization is the share of each person’s available hours that is already committed to planned work, measured by day, week or month. [See all 53 glossary terms](https://attendo.me/en/glossary) ## Frequently asked questions ### Is it only for construction? No. It works for a plant shutdown, a store opening or an installation. It also schedules standalone documents that do not belong to any project. ### Which dependency types does it support? The four classic ones: finish-to-start, start-to-start, finish-to-finish and start-to-finish. Each one supports lag or lead in days. ### Can I import the estimate from my estimating software? Yes, if it exports to BC3, like Presto or Arquimedes. Chapters, line items and amounts come across. ### Does it account for vacations and holidays? Yes. The Gantt chart reads the same business calendar as deadlines and the agenda. And workload is measured against each person’s real hours. ## Try it with your processes We will show it to you with your own document types and the way you work. If it is not a fit, we will tell you. - With your operation, not a generic demo - A real person from our team replies - No cold calls afterwards Would you rather talk first? - Phone [+34 910 053 530](tel:+34910053530) - Email [sales@attendo.me](mailto:sales@attendo.me) - Monday to Thursday 9:30 AM to 6:30 PM and Friday 9:30 AM to 2:30 PM (Spain time)