agreed. this would help me tremendously. I'd buy pro if it supported Gantt charts.

IMHO gantt charts are overrated for personal task management, and thats what RTM is about, isn´t it?
it´s like hunting deer with a bazooka: it works, but it doesn´t look nice :-D

I agree with Dilbert166, I would not want Gaant, its not what Rtm is all about.

For me, RTM is about efficient gathering of information, and keeping up-to-date and on-track.

Gantt charts are means of organizing that information graphically. They are a standard for traditional GTD. They would very easily export to shared calendars. And I believe that they would be, without a doubt, an incredibly useful feature if supported by RTM.

Ya! Add Gantt!

pleas add gantt! my boss always wants me to show him a gantt chart, and i would love to use RTM t make it!

Gantt's would be nice as an option, as long as we aren't forced to use/see them at all times. I imagine this wouldn't be an issue, so I am all for it. +1!

What is a Gantt Chart? (I know; I am too lazy to look it up in a google search.) LOL

Although currently I myself don't need Gantt-chart functionality, a friend of mine who runs a small business told me that he was looking for a new, combined tool for both task management (like RTM) and lightweight-but-graphical Gantt charting. I believe that IF RTM had supported Gantt charts in a simple yet visually appealing form, I could have sold him on RTM. The main question in my mind is whether the core design of RTM would easily permit Gantt given that projects are usually hierarchical lists, and---correct me if I'm wrong---RTM has only flat lists. Once again, I am not begging for any new functionality here; I'm just trying to brainstorm how to make this tool that I love even better.

I would love a Gantt chart too :)

Gantt would require multiday tasks to be implemented and possibly partial task completion. It would make sense then.

I'd use gantt charts too...

i'd use this

I would definitely use this. A great way to visualize tasks.

I concur. Does RTM support task graphs (hierarchical) as it stands?

Me too.. especially if it was lightweight and straightforward,
I'd be all over it!

Hi,
I vote for a Gantt feature on RTM as an additional tab.
Viewpath is a great free online tool for gantt charts that I currenly employ in addition to RTM to get my visual summary of my work on hand. Only now I enter information twice, detailed into RTM, my main task tracker, and roughly into viewpath.

It should be doable to add a feature that translates all RTM task list into one Gantt Project, with the different lists showing up below each other as different gantt project lines.

RTM already collects most of the info: name, date, time needed for work. I have all tasks assigned or connected to a person with their name as tag, so the assignment typically included on Gantts could be shown by simply including all info on a task as subinfo to the name
In addition it would be good if the gantt feature would allow for a click and drag option on the timeline that automatically adjust the endtime, and to identify preceding tasks.

Currently all I am missing with RTM is a visual feature along time and a Gantt feature would deliver that.
Kirsten

Yes it'd be fun to see a chart - BUT!

First, they would need to implement dependencies amongst tasks (and perhaps subtasks) which is not a trivial addition. GTD is about being simple and lightweight so that people *actually* use the process. Gantt charts are great for PM but way to overboard for personal issues e.g. "look Mom, coming over to help you with the dog this weekend is part of my critical path so I'm cutting it out" ... bad news for Mom

Nah; give this suggestion a miss.
I don't think RTM should go this far; however I am a big supporter of the SubTask idea.
Gantt Charts are too graphic and if someone wants that they should go buy something that does that perfectly (no names mentioned).
There are a load of current (free) features within RTM which I think should be only available within the Pro release and SubTask's should be one of them.
Get the money coming in RTM, limit the amount of free features and charge for the time consuming features that are worth every cent.

Yes, I vote an additional tab for Gannt charting - I see many of my tasks as part of projects; they have deadlines but I'd also like to see ahead of what I can get done NEXT (before it shows up on the to-do list/calendar)...

Yes, it's would be great to add GANTT chart in RTM

yes! when managing tasks you need to know:
1. priority--how important is the task, how much return will it deliver, compared to others?
2. due date--by when does it need to be done?
3. locaton--where does it need to be done?

But what about when you CHOOSE to do it? This is very different from due date. With a complex task list, a Gantt chart would allow you to plan our which task you plan to do when, which allows you, to determine whether you''ll be able to do all the tasks by their due date . . . . and if you discover that you CAN't, you can then judge by priority which ones deserve your time. Absolutely essential for really getting a handle on your situation and peace of mind.

I really would like to see my tasks layed out over time so I can do long term scheduling with them - this would be a great way

I would love some kind of charting like this as an extra tab, along with sub-tasks. Right now I have to use categories or tags to organize larger projects, which is awkward. I know that RTM doesn't claim to be project planning software, but for many of us task management and project planning can't be separated neatly.

also for private taks gantt is a great help.
for example you could create
# Clean car
with the subtasks
* clean windows
* vacuum

etc

or if u want to clean the house etc

Gantt charts and sub-tasks, PLEASE!

Gantt chart will be very useful for me !!

I would love it too

I agree, a Gantt chart view would be really useful

Yes please... its necesary

totally necessary

I plan to use Remember the Milk to get people used to project planning as it looks less intimidating, being able to see their tasks as a time line/Gantt would be great.

The lack of a gantt chart is basically the only thing that is holding me back from bringing RTM in to the rest of my company

yes

agree

Not sure a fully featured Gantt chart (critical paths etc) would be useful for me, but I would love a visual overview of how long I've had each task on my list for.

Basic Gantt would be great for project management and reports. Important to be able to collaborate with others besides sharing tasks!

Integrating a basic Gantt component to RTM would be great. It would allow a bigger picture assessment of tasks. All ingredients (tasks, due dates, etc) are there already - why not?

how many times has the gantt chart been snoozed on the RTM RTM?

some people are visual...

Let's keep asking the gantt, RTM cannot ignore us forever :)

Yes I would love a Gantt chart!

A non-interactive Gantt would be great to see things in perspective.

Just like producing a scatter chart for data analysis, having a view of tasks in time, would make it easier to spread tasks in time or quickly understand where some busy period might be expected.

For me this would be great, IF... there were some kind of filter function to choose which tasks get put into the chart (at minimum an option to choose tag(s), but ideally also lists). And also an option to choose colors if there are multiple distinct tags/lists being displayed.

I'm considering shifting to a project management app (that also does tasks) even though I love and am committed to RTM and prefer the other features here. But it's redundant if I have to have project there and other tasks here.

Given all that RTM does, it seems to me that having the option to show tasks that have start and end dates on a time line (and those that don't as a point or vertical line on that timeline) would be doable and would add tremendous value.

I do not agree that RTM would need to add dependencies. No more necessary than it is already.