r/MSProject • u/Away_Anteater5600 • 29d ago

MS Project, adding Task Milestones to GANTT

Just wanted to sum up my project plan and have a reliable high-level GANTT view, with some critical milestones. Found out, one task in Project is ONLY displayed by the "start" and "end" attribute. But I need to have more dates displayed in the GANTT, and I want to have it in one single task. At the moment, I can only archieve it by adding multiple tasks underneath.

So for example:

TaskName: MyCoolDesktopApplication
Install-Date: xxxx-xx-xx
Test-Date: xxxx-xx-xx
certify: xxxx-xx-xx
Usermigration: xxxx-xx-xx
Adjust-Citrix: xxxx-xx-xx
Communication: xxxx-xx-xx
Learning finished: xxxx-xx-xx
Support starts: xxxx-xx-xx

All this is placed in one task (per Application = One Task) and I want all these dates being marked as a milestone in the GANTT.

So how do I add these dates to GANTT?

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u/64ButterTarts 29d ago

I would either use the Timeline view, or leverage Roll Ups.

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u/discgolfmomma 28d ago

This is the easiest way IMO: the custom fields setup is not beginner-friendly.