Squava offers a simple yet robust project schedule that gives you greater visibility into your projects’ progress and overall health so you can better anticipate issues.

You can create:

Simple Gantt charts
Project work curves (Earned Value or S-Curve graphs)
Schedules at both the project and task levels

These tools help you better plan, track, and manage project performance over time.

Step-by-Step Guide

Access Project Schedule

To access the Project Schedule, navigate to: Mega Menu → Projects → Budget → Schedule

You can also access the schedule from the Project Management page.

If you are unsure how to create a project, see the Help Article: Adding Projects
Select Desired Chart/Graph Type

After opening the Schedule tab, choose between:
- A Gantt Chart
- A Line Graph view
In this example, selecting Project displays a line graph for the schedule.

Note: The line graph is an Earned Value (or S-Curve) graph, which provides an execution plan for your project and tracks your budget used and work completed against your defined plan.
Choose Project-Level or Task-Level Scheduling

Next, choose whether you want to manage the schedule at:
- The project level
- The more detailed task level
To define and track schedules at the task level, enable:

Schedule with Tasks

This option displays additional scheduling tools and task management options.
Configure Task Scheduling Options

At the project level, the schedule start and end dates carry forward from the schedule originally defined during project setup.

Adjust task start and end dates as needed.

At the task level, you can assign Predecessor Tasks when using the Gantt Chart view.

This helps:
- Maintain task order and priority
- Automatically adjust task dates
- Improve schedule coordination
You can select one or more predecessor tasks.

The flag icon represents Milestones.

You can select Milestone Tasks, which Squava will display on the graph for reference.
Define Work Curves

Under the Work Curve column, select a curve from the dropdown that best represents how you expect the work to execute.

This is often called an S-Curve Graph because projects typically follow an S-Curve pattern, with more work occurring at the start and end of a project.

You can also assign a Work Curve for each task to account for activities that may follow more aggressive schedules.

This feature also allows for more accurate tracking at the project level when task-level details are less critical.
Track Budget Used and Work Complete

You have the option to add notes for future reference or collaboration. If you add a note, it will be designated by a solid-filled note icon.

The Budget Used column shows how your labor budget is being spent. This includes all invoiced labor time (Billed to Date) as well as Current, also known as Work in Progress (WIP) time (time charged but not yet invoiced).

In the Work Complete column, enter your estimated percentage of actual work completed for each task as work progresses throughout the project.

If you choose to manage the schedule at the project level, you will only enter one amount.

After entering an amount and selecting Update, you will be prompted for a date to correlate the estimate. Choose the date that reflects when the percentage of work was complete.

This helps track actual work progress and budget usage against your project plan.

Be sure to click Save when finished.

The image below is an example of a project schedule.
Understand SPI and CPI Metrics

The metrics above the graph provide overall indicators of project performance and health.
- SPI = Schedule Performance Index
- CPI = Cost Performance Index
These values measure how well the project is progressing compared to the defined plan.

Interpretation:
- 1.0 = On plan
- Less than 1.0 = Behind schedule or over budget
- Greater than 1.0 = Ahead of schedule or under budget
These metrics provide a quick, high-level perspective on overall project performance.
After making schedule updates or changes, click Save to retain your changes.