Gantt Chart Resource Allocation — Plan the People, Not Just the Bars

Nobody on your team is really full-time on one project. Axioplan puts fractional FTE allocation directly on the Gantt — 30% architects, shared QA, support rotas — so the end date reflects the availability you actually have.

Allocation · next 6 weeks
Maya — Senior Backend60% · also on support rota
Jonas — Frontend100% · dedicated
Priya — Architect30% · shared across 3 projects
QA (role, unassigned)50% · starts week 4

How do you allocate resources on a Gantt chart?

Assign people or roles to tasks with an allocation percentage, and let the schedule do the arithmetic. The failure mode this prevents is the oldest one in project management: a plan that assumes uninterrupted focus from people who are 40% elsewhere.

Fractional FTE, first-class

Allocate anyone at any percentage. A 40-hour task takes a week at 100% and two and a half weeks at 40% — Axioplan schedules from allocation, so the bars stretch to match reality.

Plan by role before names

Attach a required role and a rate to each task. Get timeline and cost forecasts while the team is still hypothetical, then swap in real people without rebuilding the plan.

Filter the Gantt by person or role

See only the architect's lane, or everything QA touches. Capacity conversations get much shorter when everyone is looking at the same filtered view.

What does resource allocation let you answer?

Once allocation lives on the Gantt, capacity questions become schedule operations instead of week-long email threads.

“Can we pull the launch in three weeks?”

Drag the milestone. The Gantt shows which allocations break — and P85 shows what the compressed date does to your delivery confidence.

“What if the architect drops to 20%?”

Change one allocation. Every task she touches stretches, dependent tasks shift, and the new end date appears — while you're still on the call.

“Can we absorb this second project?”

Model it against the same team. Overallocation shows up as a number, not as a surprise resignation two months in.

The estimates behind those confidence dates come from PERT three-point estimation — try the math yourself with the free PERT calculator, or read how dependencies, resources and costs fit together in one plan.

Frequently asked questions

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