Gantt_chart_example.tex

\documentclass{nfr}

% An example of how to use the automatic Gantt chart generation feature, assuming duration in quarters.
% NB: The starred versions: \workpackage*, \task*, \deliverable*, and \milestone* don't add to the Gantt chart and don't require a second argument.

\usepackage{lipsum}

\title{Project title}

\begin{document}

\workpackage{First package}{1/8} % Start Q1 and Q8 or Y2Q4
\lipsum[-1][-4]

\task{Task one one}{1/4} \lipsum[-1][-4]

\deliverable{\lipsum[-1][-2]}{4}

\milestone{\lipsum[-1][-2]}{3}

\task{Task one two}{3/8} \lipsum[-1][-4]

\deliverable{\lipsum[-1][-2]}{8}

\milestone{\lipsum[-1][-2]}{5}

\workpackage{Second package}{6/16}
\lipsum[-1][-4]

\task{Task two one}{7/11} \lipsum[-1][-4]

\deliverable{\lipsum[-1][-2]}{11}

\milestone{\lipsum[-1][-2]}{9}

\task{Task two two}{9/16} \lipsum[-1][-4]

\deliverable{\lipsum[-1][-2]}{16}

\milestone{\lipsum[-1][-2]}{12}

\begin{figure}
    \begin{ganttchart}[
            expand chart=\textwidth
        ]{1}{16}
        \gantttitle{2024}{2}
        \gantttitlelist{2025,...,2027}{4}
        \gantttitle{2028}{2}
        \drawgantt
        \ganttlink{task1p1}{task2p1}
        \ganttlink{milestone1p2}{task2p2}
    \end{ganttchart}
    \caption{A Gantt chart using the default formatting.}
\end{figure}

\begin{figure}
    \definecolor{pastelblue}{RGB}{173,216,230}
    \begin{ganttchart}[
        % Fit to width
        expand chart=\textwidth,
        % Squeeze the y-axis
        y unit title=0.9cm,
        y unit chart=0.5cm,
        % The box around the graph
        canvas/.append style={fill=none, draw=black!75, line width=.75pt},
        % Horizontal grid with the same line style as the box
         hgrid style/.style={draw=black!5, line width=.75pt},
        % Vertical grid with every fourth line darker and dashed to signify  a new year. One light, one dashed, two light, repeat.
        vgrid={*1{draw=black!5, line width=.75pt},{draw=black!75, line width=.75pt, dashed},*2{draw=black!5, line width=.75pt}},
        % No box around the title and custom fonts etc
        title/.style={draw=none, fill=none},
        title label font=\bfseries\footnotesize,
        title label node/.append style={below=2pt},
        include title in canvas=false,
        % Custom fonts and style for the WP bars
        group label font=\mdseries\small\bfseries\color{black!70},
        group label node/.append style={left=.1cm},
        group/.append style={draw=none, fill=gray},
        % Custom fonts and style for the task bars
        bar label font=\mdseries\small\color{black!70},
        bar label node/.append style={left=.1cm},
        bar/.append style={draw=none, fill=pastelblue},
        % Shrink the deliverable and milestone symbols
        deliverable/.append style={xscale=0.5, yscale=0.5},
        milestone/.append style={xscale=0.5, yscale=0.5},
        % Custom link style
        link/.style={-latex, line width=1.5pt},
        link/.append style={rounded corners=3pt},
        link mid=.04
        ]{1}{16}
        \gantttitle{2024}{2}
        \gantttitlelist{2025,...,2027}{4}
        \gantttitle{2028}{2}
        \drawgantt*
        \ganttlink{task1p1}{task2p1}
        \ganttlink{milestone1p2}{task2p2}
    \end{ganttchart}
    \caption{A Gantt chart using some fancy formatting and milestones and deliverables overlapping the task bars. Milestones are indicated with diamonds and deliverables with stars.}
\end{figure}


\end{document}