Free Gantt Chart Template for Product Launches
Plan launch milestones, owners, dependencies, and timing in one free Gantt chart spreadsheet built for product launches and release work.
Why product launches need a dedicated Gantt chart
Product launches usually depend on timing discipline across product, marketing, design, sales, support, and leadership review. A normal task tracker can show who owns what, but it does not always make launch sequencing obvious. This version is framed for launch work where milestone timing, cross-functional handoffs, and dependencies matter as much as the tasks themselves.
What is included in this launch Gantt chart
The sheet includes a left-hand task table with owner, start date, end date, duration, status, and percent complete plus a 12-week timeline on the right with visible schedule bars and milestone rows. That makes it useful for launch readiness, go-to-market planning, beta-to-release coordination, and executive review where teams need to understand which workstreams can move in parallel and which ones cannot slip.
Who should use this template?
It works well for product managers, launch managers, startup operators, growth leads, and cross-functional teams coordinating release work without a heavyweight roadmap tool. It is especially useful when a launch includes many handoffs and the real question is not just who owns the work, but how delays in one stream affect everything downstream.
How to use it well
Start by listing launch phases and milestones in order, then set realistic owners and dates before filling the timeline bars. Keep launch approval steps and cross-functional dependencies explicit so last-minute surprises are easier to spot. Griddy can help you push a launch back two weeks, rebalance the timeline around a delayed dependency, or summarize which workstreams are most likely to create launch risk.
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