PMO Pilot

Critical Path Focus timeline template for PowerPoint

Solid dependency lines, status colors and elapsed time — where is the schedule at risk?

Pro Program & PMO timeline look. Included in PMO Pilot Pro.

Critical Path Focus timeline look example slide: Checkout 2.0 — launch plan
Shown on a sample plan: Checkout 2.0 — launch plan. In the add-in, previews use your own data.

Download (.pptx, 15 KB) Fill it from your notes in PowerPoint

The download is the slide above, made of native PowerPoint shapes you can edit. No sign-up. To draw it from your own dates in the browser, use the free timeline maker. PMO Pilot, the PowerPoint add-in, fills it from notes or a spreadsheet and is free to install.

When to use it

Recovery reviews: where is the schedule at risk and what drives the end date?

How to make it in PMO Pilot

  1. Include Predecessors (or tell the AI what depends on what).
  2. Pick Critical Path Focus — dependency lines are solid.
  3. Set Status on late items; turn on Shade elapsed time under Timescale & dates.

Best for

Program managers, Schedulers, Recovery reviews.

Bring your data from…

Column names are matched as each tool exports them: no mapping step.

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All 80 timeline looks, each a free .pptx download.

From the blog

Critical Path Focus timeline look example slide: Checkout 2.0 — launch plan