Project Timeline

Jobs4 min read

The Timeline tab is the running record of what happened on a job—messages, updates, and key decisions—in chronological order. It complements Tasks → Gantt for detailed scheduling.

What appears on the timeline

• Team messages and updates tied to the job
• Entries that document decisions, site activity, or client communication (wording depends on how your team uses the tab)
• Visibility cues such as audience (internal vs client-facing) where configured

Use Timeline in weekly reviews and when you need a defensible history without opening every task or diary entry separately.

Common actions

• Compose a new entry with text (and attachments where supported).
• Filter or scroll by date when catching up after time off site.
• Convert an entry into a task or variation when a timeline note should become tracked work—prefill carries title and context where the app supports it.

Note

Timeline is optimised for narrative and communication. For dependency editing and durations, use Gantt or Calendar.

Good practice

• Post little and often so the story of the job is continuous.
• Be explicit when something is client-visible vs internal-only.
• When a decision changes price or scope, follow up with a variation so finances match the timeline.