Office Timeline – free timeline maker
Office Timeline – free timeline maker
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Simplify workflows, collaborate better

Bring clarity to complex projects with Swimlanes

Transform your timelines into clear, organized roadmaps that everyone can follow at a glance.

Streamline teamwork and project organization with swimlanes
The power of Swimlanes

A smarter way to structure your project timelines

Swimlanes help you visually group and track parallel workstreams, making even the most complex projects easy to follow.

Organize team activities efficiently with swimlanes

Keep teams and activities perfectly organized

Stop juggling multiple views to track parallel workstreams. Swimlanes let you group related activities together naturally, giving you a crystal-clear picture of who's doing what and when. It's like having your project's DNA laid out in front of you – beautifully structured and instantly meaningful.

Visually tell your project’s story using swimlanes

Turn complex projects into clear visual stories

Why decode complicated Gantt charts when you can tell your project's story at a glance? Swimlanes create natural visual sections that make even the most intricate projects easy to understand. Your executives and stakeholders will thank you for the clarity.

Easily scale project timelines with structured swimlanes

Adapt and scale without missing a beat

Whether you're managing a small team or orchestrating a company-wide initiative, swimlanes flex to fit your needs. Add, merge, or rearrange lanes as your project evolves, keeping your timeline clean and your team aligned through every phase.

Swimlanes in action

Make every project more manageable

See how swimlanes help you track teams, phases, and workstreams while keeping everything clear and structured.

Organize projects by teams with swimlanes

Track multiple teams effortlessly

Create dedicated swimlanes for each department or team, giving everyone their own space while maintaining the big picture. See how Marketing, Development, and Design activities align without the mental gymnastics.

Track project progress with phase-based swimlanes

Organize by project phases

Structure your timeline with phase-based swimlanes that show exactly how your project progresses from planning to completion. It's like having a GPS for your project journey – you'll always know where you are and what's coming next.

Compare strategic and operational project views

Separate strategic initiatives

Keep high-level strategic work visually distinct from day-to-day activities. Perfect for portfolio management or when you need to show both the forest and the trees in your project landscape.

Visualize parallel workstreams in a project timeline

Monitor parallel workstreams

Handle concurrent activities with grace by giving each workstream its own lane. Watch parallel efforts progress side by side, spot dependencies, and keep everything moving in perfect harmony.

FAQs

Common questions about Swimlanes

Proven results

What our users say about the Swimlanes feature

  • I love this tool! Thank you! I tried others, and this tool is so intuitive and efficient for maintaining many projects and the interdependencies between multiple projects. The swimlanes were a hit during presentations, and now others want this. It makes the user look good in addition to the ease of use.

  • Office Timeline is simple to use, gives you lots of flexibility, and looks great. Not all my customers can understand complex Gantt charts, but they all love simple-to-read timelines. The swimlanes allow you to add more information while keeping it easy to understand.

  • Office Timeline makes it possible to create timelines and Gantt charts very fast, easy, and overseeable. Even complex multilayered swimlanes are handled with ease. I started to use it in the company, and meanwhile, many who are also in need to create charts have started to use it as well. Very recommendable.

  • Saves hours! I love how simple it is to create timelines with Office Timeline. The feature I like the most is the swimlanes. This tool saved me hours of PowerPoint empirical search.

  • Excellent and efficient! Very straightforward and simple add-on with stellar outputs. A must-have for Project Managers or Executive presenting Timelines. I will add that I was also pleasantly impressed by Office Timeline’s latest offering (swimlanes). Kudos to their work and ongoing success.

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  • Structured project views with tasks and milestonesTasks & Milestones

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    Define goals and track progress with ease. Map out tasks, set milestones, and keep your project moving forward with clear, structured timelines.

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  • Nested sub-swimlanes for detailed project structuringSub-swimlanes

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    Break down complexity with layered clarity. Add depth to your timelines by structuring projects with nested lanes for a clear hierarchy of tasks and initiatives.

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  • Seamless data import from multiple project management toolsImport Data

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    Web app

    Easily integrate your project data from Excel, MS Project, and other tools to instantly generate polished, presentation-ready visuals.

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  • Visualizing task dependencies and the critical pathDependencies & Critical Path

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    Visualize task relationships and optimize scheduling. Easily connect dependencies and identify the critical path to ensure on-time project delivery.

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  • Custom themes for timeline personalizationCustom Themes

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    Tailor every timeline to match your brand. Customize colors, fonts, and styles to create polished, professional visuals that align with your brand identity.

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  • Pre-built timeline templates for quick project setupReady-made Templates

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    Web app

    Start faster with proven structures. Use pre-built timeline templates designed for various industries and workflows to save time and standardize planning.

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  • Multiple timescales for flexible project visualizationMultiple Timescales

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    Web app

    View your project from every angle. Display different time perspectives on one timeline, from big-picture strategy to daily execution, for more flexible planning.

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