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Gantt & Timeline
The Gantt is the timeline view of a project. Where the board shows what's in flight, the Gantt shows when — laying tasks out across time so you can see the shape of the whole plan.
What you see
- Task bars — each task drawn across its start and end dates.
- Dependency arrows — the links between tasks, showing what depends on what.
- Milestone markers — key dated checkpoints, in their colours.
The critical path
Turn on critical path highlighting and the Gantt shows the chain of dependent tasks that directly determines the project's end date. It's the fastest way to see which work, if it slips, will push the whole project — and where a count of critical tasks tells you how much of the plan is on that knife-edge.
Why the critical path matters
Not all delays are equal. A late task off the critical path may have slack; a late task on it moves your finish date. Highlighting the path tells you where to focus.
Working from the chart
The Gantt isn't just for viewing — you can manage the plan directly from it: create, update, and delete tasks, add and adjust dependencies (Bluprint validates them so you don't create an impossible loop), and create, update, or remove milestones.
Ask the Associate
A messy timeline is a job for the Associate. Ask it to "find dependency conflicts and tighten the critical path" — it analyses the Gantt, spots problems like a task scheduled to start before its blocker finishes, and proposes fixes for you to review before anything changes.
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Last updated: 2026-05-31