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Bridge the gap between plans and tangible outcomes with Planned vs. Actual
Instantly view and compare real progress against plan – directly within your PowerPoint timelines. Spot delays early to keep your project on track and make confident decisions with clear visual insight.
Make project status visible, reliable, and actionable
Help your team and stakeholders instantly see what’s happening versus what was planned. Communicate changes with confidence, track progress automatically, and identify risks early – all through one clear visual.
Visualize the impact of every schedule change
Back your project updates with visuals that clearly show how actual progress diverges from the plan. When scope shifts happen, help executives make faster, better-informed decisions – minimizing delays, avoiding costly rework, and protecting your project’s bottom line.
Automate your progress reporting
Instantly answer the “Where do we stand?” question in every update. Quickly create polished, presentation-ready timelines that show whether your project is on track – without complex formatting or tedious visual edits.
Proactively catch and prevent deviations
Side-by-side comparisons of planned and actual timelines make schedule updates impossible to miss. Detect delays early, take action sooner, and reduce the risk of last-minute surprises derailing your project.
Smarter insights for sharper project execution
Use visual timeline comparisons to stay on track, prevent escalation, and continuously improve future project planning.
Detect issues before they escalate
Early variance detection helps you quickly identify potential schedule risks and take timely corrective actions before your timelines go off course.
Improve project governance
Use standardized visuals and branded templates to create a consistent reporting experience that enforces professional project management practices across teams.
Streamline stakeholder reporting
Deliver powerful visual updates that eliminate confusion and reduce meeting prep time by clearly showing how current progress aligns with the original plan.
Enhance future project forecasting
Track the gap between plan and reality to understand past performance and build more realistic, achievable timelines moving forward.
Common questions about Planned vs. Actual
Planned vs. Actual is a timeline visualization tool that lets you compare planned dates to actual progress using side-by-side bars for each task. It makes deviations and trends immediately visible.
Planned vs. Actual is available exclusively with Expert plans.
Planned vs. Actual can currently be used with task bars. The feature may be added to milestones in the future.
You can adjust the color and transparency of the baseline bar, as well as toggle its visibility for individual tasks. Additional styling options will be added over time.
Planned vs. Actual works with custom templates and is fully compatible with Office Timeline’s dependency management features.
Visualize what’s really happening in your projects
Use Planned vs. Actual to turn timelines into trustworthy status updates that drive faster action and better project outcomes.
Advanced features to strengthen every stage of your project
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Define goals and track progress with ease. Map out tasks, set milestones, and keep your project moving forward with clear, structured timelines.
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Bring structure to complex workflows. Organize tasks, teams, and phases into clear visual sections that simplify collaboration and project tracking.
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Break down complexity with layered clarity. Add depth to your timelines by structuring projects with nested lanes for a clear hierarchy of tasks and initiatives.
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Easily integrate your project data from Excel, MS Project, and other tools to instantly generate polished, presentation-ready visuals.
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Visualize task relationships and optimize scheduling. Easily connect dependencies and identify the critical path to ensure on-time project delivery.
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Tailor every timeline to match your brand. Customize colors, fonts, and styles to create polished, professional visuals that align with your brand identity.
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Start faster with proven structures. Use pre-built timeline templates designed for various industries and workflows to save time and standardize planning.
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View your project from every angle. Display different time perspectives on one timeline, from big-picture strategy to daily execution, for more flexible planning.
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