Project planning
Collaborative coarse and detailed planning logic
Coarse and detailed planning in one collaborative system: project management and departments plan together, delays become visible early. Book a demo.
Solution
How Linetrack's project builder works
The Linetrack project builder seamlessly connects the project management's strategic coarse planning with the teams' operational detailed planning.
Project planning and structuring
The coarse plan is created by project management or sales and divides the project into scheduled sections.
Detailed and staffing planning
Team or department leads add detail by planning their respective project sections.
Schedule changes and coordination
Project management is informed of schedule changes and can make decisions based on them.
Project planning
Coarse planning by project management
Project plans are created using a work breakdown structure and a schedule. Both planning systems are aligned with each other. Typically, the work breakdown structure created at the outset is then scheduled in the Gantt plan.
Work breakdown structure
The work breakdown structure (WBS) organizes a project into manageable task areas with clear responsibilities.
It forms the basis for the subsequent scheduling and process planning.
Gantt planning
Tasks are scheduled and dependencies are defined in the Gantt chart.
Changes to the project schedule and their impact become immediately visible.
Detailed planning
Departments plan their task areas in detail and assign them clearly to project team members.
Functionality & Overview
Why is project planning done collaboratively?
Joint project planning between project management and departments significantly boosts efficiency and project success. Better communication reduces misunderstandings and coordination errors, while greater transparency helps teams identify problems earlier and solve them faster.
Challenges
Challenges in collaborative project management
Many projects run into challenges due to unclear communication and insufficient coordination between project management and departments.
Lack of transparency
Many tools offer only limited insight into project status, leading to confusion and unclear accountability.
Misaligned goals
Different departments and team members sometimes work toward conflicting goals.
Unclear communication
Teams frequently struggle with fragmented communication, leading to misunderstandings and delays.
Impact
Manage projects efficiently and make the most of your resources
Linetrack optimizes projects, reduces delays, and helps teams identify and minimize risks early.
4,000+
Projects planned
1,512
Parallel projects managed
10 WD
Median to the first self-planned project
*Figures from live Linetrack implementations, as of August 2026.