Turn your Microsoft SharePoint List data into graphical charts
SharePoint Planner is a web part for Microsoft SharePoint.
It provides a wall-planner or Gantt Chart type view of the data already in your lists - giving clearer presentation and more flexibility than the built in Calendar and Gantt views.
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Organise your projects with Gantt Charts.
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Organise shift patterns to ensure coverage.
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Use a wall planner style chart to plan and track staff vacation and absences
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Plan usage of resources such as equipment or rooms. See when resources are free or over booked.
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See some of the ways you could use SharePoint Planner in your organisation here.
Features
- Gantt Chart, Category Chart, and Classic Wall Planner styles
- Take information from Event or Task Lists – even customised ones
- Choose which columns to use for labels
- Use Progress Bars to check your project is on target
- Define a period you want to display – from hours to years
- Automatically works out the best scale to use
- Zoom in/out to see extra detail as required
- Move the chart forward and backwards in time
Version 2 adds some great new features!
- Colour code the chart based on information in your list New!
- Connect other web parts to provide dynamic filtering New!
- Modify the appearance, styles and colours used New!
- Print your charts New!
You can browse the online manual for a full list of features, and download a fully featured trial version.
FAQ
- Which versions of SharePoint does Planner support?
WSS v2 - Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 2003 or Microsoft Windows SharePoint Portal Server 2003.
WSS v3 - Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 2007 or Microsoft Windows SharePoint Portal Server 2007.
- How do I use SharePoint Planner?
SharePoint Planner is delivered as a SharePoint WebPart. Once installed on a SharePoint server you add it to a WebPart page and then configure it to point to an Event or Task List.
- Does SharePoint Planner have advanced project management features?
No - SharePoint Planner is not intended to replace project management software for complex projects. It allows you to take existing data that you store in your SharePoint site and display it in several useful ways
- Does SharePoint Planner need any client software of ActiveX/JavaApplets installed?
No - it works using standard HTML only, no client software is required.
- I already use SharePoint Planner v1 - how do I upgrade?
Please see the upgrade page here
You can see more FAQ's in the online manual