Timeline. Charts. People. Tracker. — Everything your team needs, right inside Azure DevOps.
Stop switching between tools. Drevol Gantt gives you an interactive Gantt chart, real-time dashboards, team workload views, and a full work item tracker — all powered by live Azure DevOps data with zero configuration.
4 Powerful Views
Timeline — Interactive Gantt Chart
Visualize your entire project on a timeline with bars that reflect real work item dates and progress.
- 4 Zoom Levels — Switch between Day, Week, Month, and Quarter views instantly
- Drag-and-Drop Rescheduling — Move bars to update Start Date and Target Date directly in Azure DevOps
- Dependency Arrows — Automatically reads Predecessor/Successor links and draws clean bezier curve arrows
- Smart Bar Colors — Bars are colored by status: Blue (New/Proposed), Amber (Active/Started), Green (Completed/Done), Red (Overdue)
- Today Marker — Red line shows where you are on the timeline
- Progress on Bars — Each bar shows title, completion percentage, and assigned person
- Group By — Organize by Assigned To, State, Work Item Type, or Sprint
- Filter & Search — Filter by type, state, or search any work item by name
- Overdue Detection — Items past their deadline are highlighted in red in both the table and timeline
- PNG & PDF Export — One-click export for presentations and stakeholder reports
Charts — Visual Dashboards
Get instant visibility into your project health with three built-in charts.
- Status Donut Chart — See how many items are Not Started, In Progress, Late, or Completed at a glance
- Work Item Type Breakdown — Bar chart showing the distribution of Epics, Features, Tasks, Bugs, and all custom types
- Effort per Person — Stacked bar chart showing each team member's workload broken down by status
People — Team Workload View
See what everyone is working on, inspired by Microsoft Planner.
- Person Cards — Each team member gets a card showing their assigned work items
- Incomplete & Late Counts — Instantly see who has overdue items
- Task List — Click any task to open it directly in Azure DevOps
- Status Dots — Color-coded dots show the status of each task
Tracker — Work Item Matrix & Data Table
A comprehensive tracking dashboard for program managers and leadership.
- Summary Cards — Active, Proposed, Started, Committed, Completed, and Total work item counts
- Work Item Matrix — State vs. Month pivot table with auto-generated columns as new months are added
- Full Data Table — Every work item with ID, Type, Title, Assigned To, State, Start/End Date, Area Path, Iteration, and Progress
- 5 Dynamic Filters — Filter by Month, Resource, Work Item Type, State, or Area Path — all populated automatically from your project data
- Clickable IDs — Click any work item ID to open it directly in Azure DevOps
- Overdue Highlighting — Past-deadline items highlighted in red
- Refresh Button — Re-fetch all data with one click
Fully Dynamic — Zero Configuration
Everything is fetched live from Azure DevOps APIs. Nothing is hardcoded.
- Work Item Icons & Colors — Automatically fetched from your project's Work Item Type definitions via the REST API. Custom types like Deliverable, Scenario, Customer Promise, Task Group — all show their correct Azure DevOps icons
- Custom States — Proposed, Committed, Started, Completed, Removed — all recognized automatically. Any custom state workflow is supported
- Dynamic Dates — Reads Start Date, Target Date, Finish Date, and Due Date. Uses the latest end date when multiple fields are set
- Child Progress Calculation — Parent work items automatically calculate their progress percentage from child item completion rates. If 4 out of 9 children are Completed, the parent shows 44%
- Auto-Expanding Timeline — The timeline automatically extends to cover all your work item dates, whether they span 2 weeks or 2 years
- All Work Item Types — Epic, Feature, User Story, Task, Bug, Deliverable, Scenario, Customer Promise, Task Group, Initiative, Test Case, Test Plan, Test Suite, and any custom types you create
Getting Started
- Install the extension from the Marketplace
- Navigate to Boards in your Azure DevOps project
- Click Gantt Chart in the left sidebar
- Your work items appear automatically on the timeline
Tips
- The Timeline view shows work items that have Start Date and Target Date populated
- The Tracker view shows ALL work items in the project, even those without dates
- Add Predecessor/Successor links between work items to see dependency arrows
- Use the People view before sprint planning to check team workload balance
- Use the Tracker view for status reporting — filter by month and export for leadership updates
Supported Work Item Types
Works with all standard and custom Azure DevOps work item types:
Epic, Feature, User Story, Product Backlog Item, Task, Bug, Issue, Deliverable, Scenario, Customer Promise, Task Group, Initiative, Test Case, Test Plan, Test Suite — and any custom types in your project.
Supported States
Works with all standard and custom state workflows:
New, Active, Proposed, Committed, Started, In Progress, Resolved, Completed, Closed, Done, Removed — and any custom states in your process template.
Requirements
- Azure DevOps Services (cloud) or Azure DevOps Server 2020+
- Work items should have date fields populated for the Timeline view (Start Date + Target Date or Finish Date)
- The Tracker view works with all work items regardless of date fields
- Requires
vso.work and vso.work_write scopes
Support
- Publisher: Drevol Software LLP
- Email: krishna@drevol.com
- Issues: Report issues through the Q&A tab on this page
Changelog
v1.2.5 (Current)
- Added Tracker view with summary cards, work item matrix, and full data table
- Dynamic filters: Month, Resources, Work Item Type, State, Area Path
- Clickable work item IDs in data table
- Refresh button on Tracker view
- Overdue row highlighting in data table
v1.1.x
- Added Charts view with Status donut, Type breakdown, and Effort per person
- Added People view with team workload cards
- Dynamic work item icons fetched from Azure DevOps API
- Child progress calculation from child work item states
- Custom state support (Proposed, Committed, Started, Completed)
- Status-based bar colors (Blue/Amber/Green/Red)
v1.0.x
- Initial release
- Interactive Gantt chart with 4 zoom levels
- Dependency arrows from work item links
- Drag-to-reschedule with write-back to Azure DevOps
- Grouping, filtering, and full-text search
- PNG and PDF export
- Today marker and overdue detection
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