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Type of Link

Description

Parent-Child

  • Targets become dependent on each other, and a period of a parent target includes periods of all child targets.

  • The change of a child target's period leads to a change in a parent target's period

Dependencies (Start/Finish) 

  • Targets are dependent in start/finish. See 2.1.1 Dependencies (Start/Finish)

Contribution

  • Targets are independent.

  • A change in one target doesn't lead to a change in the other connected targets.

This type shows that the work for achieving common results is performed in the same area.

2.1 Parent-Child

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Constraints of the parent-child relationship:

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Example: You have the target "To set advertising campaign to attract a new audience" and it contributes to the target "To increase the number of active users by 30%".

2.2.2 Contributes By

The Contributes By type of relationship is available for such types of targets as:

  • Objective ← Objective, Initiative;

  • Key Result ← Initiative or Milestone;

  • Initiative or Milestone ← Initiative or Milestone.

This type of relationship shows, that the target you try to link with others, gets a contribution in its results from the linked targets.

The Contributes By type of relationship is opposite to the Contributes To type.

3. Color Indication of Gantt Chart

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Status Name and Color

Description

GRAY

 

NOT STARTED

The target doesn't have progress and its start date is in the future

GREEN

 

 

ON TRACK

The target has progressed and it goes according to the plan

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COMPLETE

The target is accomplished and the progress is 100%

ORANGE (AMBER)

 

 

AT RISK 

Displays an incomplete target (it may have progressed or not),
but it goes slightly not according to plan (if there is any difference between expected completion and actual completion and the difference is less than 25 percent)

RED

 

OFF TRACK

The target is incomplete and in a dangerous state (if actual completion doesn't meet expected completion in more than 25 percent)

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