Group tasks by department, phase, team member, or sub-project.
If your projects require more advanced logic, you may consider the (~$199/year), which adds several critical project management features:
| | Free | Office Timeline Pro | Office Timeline Pro+ (Now Plus) | Office Timeline Expert | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Best For | Trying the tool, simple personal timelines | Individual PMs, teams needing detailed timelines & data import | Complex programs needing multiple workstreams & time scales | Enterprises needing live data sync with PM tools | | Price (Annual) | $0 | ~$149/year | ~$199/year | ~$249/year | | Items per slide | Max 10 (otherwise watermark) | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | | Templates | Basic | Professional templates | Pro templates + Sub-Swimlane templates | All templates + Reusable custom themes | | Data Import | Manual only | Excel, MS Project, Jira, etc. | All Pro features | All Pro+ features + Live, bidirectional sync | | Planned vs. Actual | No | No | No | Yes, with visual overlay tracking | | Swimlanes | Basic | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Sub-Swimlanes | No | No | Yes | Yes | | Dependencies & Critical Path | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Choosing the right tier depends entirely on your reporting complexity. Here is how the Pro Edition stacks up against the other versions: Free Version Plus Version Pro Version PowerPoint Add-in PowerPoint Add-in PowerPoint Add-in Max Tasks/Milestones 10 per timeline Swimlanes Yes (Basic) Yes (Advanced Multi-level) Sub-lanes Data Import (Excel/Proj) Manual / Limited Yes (Advanced mapping) Templates Standard Library Premium Portfolio Library Step-by-Step Guide: Creating a Timeline in Pro
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You can choose to manually type your tasks, durations, and milestones, or click to bring data directly from an active Excel or Microsoft Project file. Step 4: Group into Swimlanes
For presenting high-level project roadmaps to steering committees and executive sponsors.