Set Up a Cross-Team Gantt Chart

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Prerequisites

• Gantt version 23.4.0 or later
• A custom field of type Enum > Nextedy Team on your work item types

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Step 1 — Create a Team Custom Field

1. Open Administration > Custom Fields for your project.
2. Create a new custom field with ID team (or a similar name).
3. Set the field type to Enumeration and select Nextedy Team as the enumeration source.

4. Add this field to the relevant work item types (e.g., Work Package, Feature).

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Step 2 — Assign Work Items to Teams

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Step 3 — Configure the Gantt Widget

1. Open the Gantt page in Edit mode.
2. Open Widget Parameters.
3. Configure the following settings:

4. Click Apply.

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Step 4 — Choose a Load Calculation Mode

• Leaf Items Count — shows how many work items each team has in each time period
• Estimate + Spent — shows the total effort (hours) distributed across the team’s scheduled work

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Step 5 — Filter by Team (Optional)

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Verification

• One row per team in the resource view below the Gantt chart
• Work item counts or effort hours displayed in each cell per team
• Color-coded cells indicating whether each team is within capacity (green) or overallocated (red)
• The team custom field values reflected in the resource column labels

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See Also

• Set Up the Resource View
• Configure Resource Fields
• Set Up Team Assignments Gantt
• Set Up a Release Gantt with Teams
• Configure External Team Management Project