Master Project Timelines with Advanced Gantt Charts

Gantt charts provide a visual representation of a project schedule, breaking down tasks into manageable units and displaying their durations and dependencies. These charts are essential for project management, offering a clear overview of timelines and potential bottlenecks. They help teams stay organized and on track, facilitating better collaboration and communication. Understanding Gantt charts is crucial for effective project planning and execution. Their visual nature makes complex schedules easier to grasp, improving decision-making and resource allocation. Whether managing a small team or a large-scale enterprise project, utilizing a Gantt chart can significantly enhance project success and efficiency.

Aa Aa Aa Aa Aa Aa Aa Aa Aa Aa

HTML / JS
R Code

<html>

  <head>
    <!-- Include the CanvasXpress library in your HTML file -->
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://www.canvasxpress.org/dist/canvasXpress.css" type="text/css"/>
    <script src="https://www.canvasxpress.org/dist/canvasXpress.min.js"></script>
  </head>

  <body>

    <!-- Create a canvas element for the chart with the desired dimensions -->
    <div>
      <canvas id="canvasId" width="600" height="600"></canvas>
    </div>


    <!-- Create a script to initialize the chart -->
    <script>

      // Create the data for the graph
      var data = {
         "x" : {
            "Clinical Trial" : ["CT001","CT002","CT003","CT004","CT005","CT006","CT001","CT002","CT003","CT004","CT005","CT006"],
            "Completion" : [0.2,0.6,1,0.4,0.3,0.4,0.25,1,0.8,0.9,0.6,0.3],
            "Dependencies" : [null,null,null,null,null,null,"S01","S02","S03",null,null,null],
            "DependencyColor" : [null,null,null,null,null,null,"blue","red","black",null,null,null],
            "DependencyEnd" : [null,null,null,null,null,null,"arrow","square","round",null,null,null],
            "DependencyThickness" : [null,null,null,null,null,null,1,2,3,null,null,null],
            "Indication" : ["Lung","Liver","Breast","Skin","Lung","Lung","Breast","Pancreas","Stomach","Breast","Skin","Lung"]
         },
         "y" : {
            "data" : [
              [20140221,20140521,20140821,20141121,20150221,20150521,20140821,20141121,20150221,20150521,20150821,20151121],
              [20140520,20140820,20141120,20150220,20150520,20150820,20141120,20150220,20150520,20150820,20151120,20160220],
              [null,null,null,20150101,null,null,null,null,null,20150725,null,null]
            ],
            "smps" : ["S01","S02","S03","S04","S05","S06","S07","S08","S09","S10","S11","S12"],
            "vars" : ["Start","End","Milestone"]
         }
      }

      // Create the configuration for the graph
      var config = {
         "blockContrast" : true,
         "colorBy" : "Clinical Trial",
         "ganttCompletion" : "Completion",
         "ganttDependency" : "Dependencies",
         "ganttDependencyColor" : "DependencyColor",
         "ganttDependencyEnd" : "DependencyEnd",
         "ganttDependencyThickness" : "DependencyThickness",
         "ganttEnd" : "End",
         "ganttStart" : "Start",
         "graphType" : "Gantt",
         "groupingFactors" : ["Clinical Trial"],
         "patternBy" : "Indication",
         "theme" : "CanvasXpress",
         "xAxis": ["Start","End","Milestone"]
      }

      // Event used to create graph (optional)
      var events = false


      // Call the CanvasXpress function to create the graph
      var cX = new CanvasXpress("canvasId", data, config, events);

      
    </script>

  </body>

</html>

library(canvasXpress)
y=read.table("https://www.canvasxpress.org/data/r/cX-gantt3-dat.txt", header=TRUE, sep="\t", quote="", row.names=1, fill=TRUE, check.names=FALSE, stringsAsFactors=FALSE)
x=read.table("https://www.canvasxpress.org/data/r/cX-gantt3-smp.txt", header=TRUE, sep="\t", quote="", row.names=1, fill=TRUE, check.names=FALSE, stringsAsFactors=FALSE)
canvasXpress(
  data=y,
  smpAnnot=x,
  blockContrast=TRUE,
  colorBy="Clinical Trial",
  ganttCompletion="Completion",
  ganttDependency="Dependencies",
  ganttDependencyColor="DependencyColor",
  ganttDependencyEnd="DependencyEnd",
  ganttDependencyThickness="DependencyThickness",
  ganttEnd="End",
  ganttStart="Start",
  graphType="Gantt",
  groupingFactors=list("Clinical Trial"),
  patternBy="Indication",
  theme="CanvasXpress",
  xAxis=list("Start", "End", "Milestone")
)