Questions tagged [timeline]

This tag is for questions specific to timelines. See other tags for GANTT and scheduling.

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Should I over deliver ahead of schedule

I've landed my first freelance gig as a solo software developer, so it's my first time having to assume a PM role for a project. As a PM, prior to landing the contract, I met with the clients to gather requirements, assess technical feasibilty,…
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Dealing with project perfection and time contraints

What should be the best way to handle situations where the time taken for parts of a project go "over budget" or over the estimation that was made for them while you are also trying to achieve a high quality product to present to the client. What…
Kieran Andrews
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Drawing a project timeline?

I am looking for a desktop application I can use for drawing a project timeline. It exists in SmartDraw but I'm guessing a open source alternative exists. I have open project as an alternative to ms project and it does the job, but I need something…
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How can I manage a project timeline when events and milestone dates change very often?

Editing my question to be appropriate for this board. What ways of tracking the milestones/events of a project whose dates are changing very often. My initial thought was to have a timeline that allows the user to easily move the event whenever the…
Ovidiu C
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Timeline for Project

Looking for a way to create a project timeline that: Shows what needs to be done when (theoretically) Easily shareable with client Keep in mind that the client wants: "I need to know where we are at on the project"