Tier 1 Milestone Timeline

Download the sample files listed above. There is one Primavera P6 file and one OnePager template file. Save both files to your desktop or to your downloads folder.

Click the OnePager icon on your desktop.

When the start screen appears, click NEW to build a new chart.

Go to Select > BROWSE Primavera P6 Files, and then point OnePager to the Primavera P6 XER file that you downloaded from above.

With the Primavera P6 file ready for import, we need to change OnePager's default template to the one downloaded above. To do this, click on Change, and then BROWSE FILES to the OnePager template (*.tat) file. This OnePager template contains all of the data-driven formatting (colors, layout, etc.) that give this tier 1 milestone timeline its specific look.

With the template loaded, click on Create New Chart to build your chart. It should closely match the example at the top of this article.

You can fine-tune the position of task and milestone labels by selecting the task or milestone and then using the text positioning controls on the Home tab of OnePager. Dependency lines can also be repositioned using your mouse if a line crosses a task in a way that makes it look too busy. You can also add a floating time axis like the one in the example above.

Download the sample files above. The Excel file contains all of the different milestones, and will be imported into your Smartsheet account, while the OnePager template will help define the layout of the timeline itself. Save both files to your desktop.

To import the Excel file into Smartsheet, first log into your Smartsheet account.

In Smartsheet, click on + Start a New Project, and then from the Import tile, choose Microsoft Excel:

Point Smartsheet to the Excel file that you downloaded above and press Continue. On the Import Settings, review the name of your sheet, and then click Import::

Now that the sample project has been imported into your Smartsheet account, go to your desktop, and click the OnePager button.

On the OnePager start screen, click NEW to build a new timeline.

Go to Select > BROWSE Smartsheet, log into your Smartsheet account, and then point OnePager to the example project.

We need to change OnePager's default template to the one downloaded above. To do this, click on Change, and then BROWSE FILES to the OnePager template (*.tat) file. This OnePager template contains all of the data-driven formatting (styles, layout, etc.) that make the timeline look the way that it does.

Once the custom OnePager template is selected, click on Create New Chart to build your timeline. It should look similar to the example at the top of this article.

If you want to align the phase gate milestones in the top swimlane differently, you can drag them up and down with your mouse to achieve the desired layout.

You can fine-tune the position of task and milestone labels by selecting the task or milestone and then using the text positioning controls on the Home tab of OnePager. Dependency lines can also be repositioned using your mouse if a line crosses a task in a way that makes it look too busy. You can also add a floating time axis like the one in the example above.

Download the sample files above. The XML file contains all of the different milestones for the project, and will be imported into your Planisware account, while the OnePager template will help define the layout of the timeline itself. Save both files to your desktop.

To import the XML file, log into your Planisware account, and create a new project.

In Planisware, locate the menu on the right-hand side of the screen, and then click on the Import button:

Click the Search for... button and browse to the XML file that you downloaded. For the Format, be sure to specify MSP (xml), and then click Import::

Now that the sample project has been imported into your Planisware account, go to your desktop, and click the OnePager button.

On the OnePager start screen, click NEW to build a new timeline.

Go to Select > BROWSE Planisware Enterprise, log into your Planisware account, and then point OnePager to the example project.

We need to change OnePager's default template to the one downloaded above. To do this, click on Change, and then BROWSE FILES to the OnePager template (*.tat) file. This OnePager template contains all of the data-driven formatting (styles, layout, etc.) that make the timeline look the way that it does.

Once the custom OnePager template is selected, click on Create New Chart to build your timeline. It should look similar to the example at the top of this article.