# Roadmap View vs Gantt Chart Your GitHub Projects Roadmap View **is** a legitimate Gantt chart — but it is missing three things that separate a 7–8 from a 9–10 on C1-3. This page explains what those are and how to add them. --- ## Watch first (3 min) {{Video|src=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jV7Vdav7N3U}} --- ## Side-by-side: what you get vs what you still need to add | Feature | Roadmap View (automatic) | Annotated Gantt (you add this) | |---|---|---| | Task bars on a timeline | Yes | — | | Start and end dates per task | Yes | — | | PSM stage grouping (Analysis / Design / Development / Evaluation) | Yes (via Status field) | — | | **Dependency arrows** (predecessor → successor) | **No** | Draw arrows manually | | **Critical path highlight** | **No** | Colour or label each CP task | | **Slack time on non-critical tasks** | **No** | Write float next to bar | | **Milestone diamond symbols** | **No** (milestones look like tasks) | Add diamond label or symbol | --- ## What Roadmap View gives you automatically - Every issue or task rendered as a horizontal bar, scaled to its start and end dates. - A scrollable month-by-week timeline (configurable to week or quarter). - Grouping by Status field, so your PSM stages (Analysis, Design, Development, Evaluation) appear as lanes. - A public URL you can share with your teacher as live evidence. This satisfies the C1-2 rubric wording — **"Prepares a Gantt chart using software that documents all stages and activities"** — provided all your tasks are entered and dated. ## What Roadmap View does NOT render - **Dependency arrows** — no lines showing "B can't start until A finishes." You can note a dependency in a task description, but nothing is drawn on the timeline. - **Critical path highlight** — the longest chain of dependent tasks (which determines your minimum project duration) is not identified or coloured. You must trace it yourself. - **Slack time** — tasks that are not on the critical path can slip by some number of days without delaying the project. Roadmap View does not calculate or display this margin. - **Milestone diamonds** — milestones look identical to regular task bars unless you explicitly distinguish them with a label or symbol. ## Why VCAA cares The C1-3 level descriptor at **9–10** reads: > *Documents the dependencies and the critical path. Discusses how the progress of the project will be monitored and documented.* A bare Roadmap View screenshot shows tasks and dates — that evidence stops at 7–8. To reach 9–10 you must make dependency arrows, the critical path, and slack time **visible on the artefact itself**. The examiner cannot see something that is only in your head. ## How to close the gap Export a full screenshot of your Roadmap View, then open it in **Excalidraw** (browser-based, free — excalidraw.com), **Preview** markup on macOS, or print and annotate by hand. Draw an arrow from the end of each predecessor task to the start of its successor; highlight every task on the critical path in a distinct colour; write the float (e.g. "+5 days slack") next to each non-critical task; and label all milestones with a diamond or bold text. Save the result as `project-plan-annotated.pdf` and commit it to your `C01/` folder — this is the document you bring to the interview. For step-by-step instructions, see [C012-Roadmap-vs-Gantt.md](../../applied-computing-au/vic/unit3-4/sat/C01-2026/C012-Roadmap-vs-Gantt.md) (how to annotate) and [C013-Annotate-Project-Plan.md](../../applied-computing-au/vic/unit3-4/sat/C01-2026/C013-Annotate-Project-Plan.md) (monitoring layer — planned vs actual — added on top). ## See also - [Critical Path](/sd/C01/Critical%20Path) - [Problem-Solving Methodology](/sd/C01/Problem-Solving%20Methodology) --- ← Back to [VCE Software Development Hub](/sd/VCE%20Software%20Development%20Hub)