# Plan projects with Gantt charts

The Intelligence sheet features a best-in-class Gantt chart for Fabric that helps visualize, communicate, and track project progress. The fully customizable Gantt chart enables you to:

* Plan projects by breaking work into tasks with defined start and end dates.
* Identify task dependencies and anticipate potential delays.
* Assign resources to tasks and balance workloads across teams.
* Track key deliverables, approvals, and project milestones.

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#### Sample data

The data used to plot the Gantt chart in this article is shown in the following table.

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#### Configure Gantt charts

Follow these steps to build a Gantt chart:

1. Add the Gantt visual to the canvas.
2. Assign data to the **Task**, **Start Date**, **End Date**, and **Progress** fields.
3. Select the drill down icon to display the task breakdown.

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4. Assign the field that captures dependencies to the **Connect to** bucket. You see connector lines rendered between tasks that have dependencies.

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5. Select the **Analytics** option and **Add new reference**. Capture phases or project sprints with reference lines or reference bands.
6. Set **Date(s)** to *first-of-date*. Change the **Name** and **Label** to *Project kick off*.
7. Change the line format to a dashed line. Select **Apply**. The chart should look like the following image:

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8. Select **Gantt Options > Data colors** to customize the colors, style, and border of the progress bars. You can also change the appearance of the connector lines.

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