How do I create a Roadmap / Gantt Chart?
Asked by Sharon Eaton:

Lots of info about what a Gantt chart is and lots of fancy advanced stuff. But how do I get started creating a simple Gantt chart?

Which programme, Jira, Confluence??

Where do I start?


Answers:
author: Takafumi Ohtake -Ricksoft-
body: Hi [@Sharon Eaton](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3902494) ,

There are many ways to draw Gantt Chart / Roadmap in Jira and Confluence.  
I think which Jira or Confluence you should use depends on your use case.  
For example, if your use case is project planning or easiness is important, Confluence would be better. If your use case requires to manage each task in detail, Jira would be better.

Assuming you're using the free edition, if you want a simple tool to draw Gantt Chart, I recommend you,

* For Confluence
  * [Gantt Chart Planner for Confluence](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1227063/gantt-chart-planner-roadmap-timeline-for-confluence?tab=overview&hosting=cloud&utm_medium=atlassian-community&utm_source=questions&utm_campaign=20220826)

    [This article](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Marketplace-Apps-Integrations/Plan-Projects-and-Roadmaps-with-Gantt-Charts-in-Confluence-Cloud/ba-p/1929687) summarizes ways to draw Gantt Chart in Confluence. I hope it will help you.
* For Jira
  * [Basic Roadmaps](https://www.atlassian.com/software/jira/features/roadmaps?tab=basic)  
    If you feel you need more capability, try [Gantt Chart apps.](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/search?hosting=cloud&product=jira&query=gantt%20chart)

comments: author: Sharon Eaton
body: Thank you.

I did a search for Gantt Chart within Atlassian and nothing came up so I appreciate the link and article.


author: Katerina Kovriga {Stiltsoft}
body: Hi [@Sharon Eaton](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3902494) ,

We can suggest our [Table Filter and Charts for Confluence](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/27447/table-filter-and-charts-for-confluence?tab=overview&hosting=cloud&utm_source=atl_community&utm_medium=answer&utm_campaign=table-filter-traffic-sources&utm_vendorID=1216111) app, it's free for Cloud 1-10 users.

You'll be able to create a customized Gantt chart using manually created Confluence tables ([here](https://docs.stiltsoft.com/display/public/TFAC/Gantt+chart+type?utm_source=atl_community&utm_medium=answer&utm_campaign=table-filter-traffic-sources&utm_vendorID=1216111) is a step-by-step guide) and Jira Issues macro (please, look [here](https://docs.stiltsoft.com/display/public/TFAC/Building+a+Gantt+Chart?utm_source=atl_community&utm_medium=answer&utm_campaign=table-filter-traffic-sources&utm_vendorID=1216111) for an example).

The only difference for you as a Cloud user is that you won't be able to wrap macros directly one into another (the screenshots were taken for Server/Data Center). So, you'll need to use the [Table Toolbox](https://docs.stiltsoft.com/display/public/TFAC/How+to+use+Table+Toolbox+macro?utm_source=atl_community&utm_medium=answer&utm_campaign=table-filter-traffic-sources&utm_vendorID=1216111) macro to create sequences of macros - this Toolbox is a kind of a shell for macro wrapping developed especially for new Cloud editor. Other steps will be the same.


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