How to create a detailed project plan that include major tasks, sub tasks, schedule & relationship

[Vivek GauravT]

Hello All, need your support to create a project plan in Jira that MUST show the plan including the following:

1. Major Tasks

2. Sub Tasks

3. Task Schedule (Start & Expected Completion)

4. Relationship among tasks (such as SS, SF, FS etc)

5. Task Ownership / Assignment

6. View all above along with Gantt Chart

In short, I want to prepare a project plan the way it is prepared in MS Project.

Can someone help me in it pls.? Thanks & Regards,

[Archana Achar]

Hello Vivek,

Thanks for reaching out to Community!!

You can leverage Advanced Roadmaps feature for this. It supports task hierarchy, scheduling, dependencies, ownership, and provides a Gantt-style timeline view.

https://www.atlassian.com/software/jira/guides/advanced-roadmaps/overview#what-is-advanced-planning

Regards,

Archana

[Mary from Planyway]

@Vivek GauravT 

To create a comprehensive project plan in Jira that includes major tasks, sub-tasks, task schedules, relationships, ownership/assignment, and a Gantt chart view, you can experiment with Jira Plans or, especially if you consider using Jira for resource management, I highly recommend using Planyway for Jira. It offers exactly the features you're looking for, with a user-friendly interface that integrates seamlessly with Jira. Here's how Planyway can help:

1. Major Tasks and Sub-Tasks: a hierarchical view to organize them easily.

2. Task Schedule (Start & Expected Completion): set start and end dates for your tasks, and Planyway will display them on a timeline for clear scheduling.

3. Task Relationships: Planyway supports task dependencies.

4. Task Ownership / Assignment: You can assign tasks to team members directly in the tool and track their progress. What's more the app includes capacity planning for managing team members individually.

5. Gantt Chart View: Planyway’s Gantt-like chart feature gives you a visual representation of your project plan, just like MS Project, so you can easily monitor timelines, dependencies, and workloads.

[Joshua Brock _ Seibert Group_ GmbH]

Greetings @Vivek GauravT !

Great question! Jira can handle many of the basics of task management on its own, but building a full MS-Project–style plan (complete with hierarchical tasks, schedules, dependencies, and an accurate Gantt view) typically requires an app designed for structured project and program planning.

If you’re looking for something that stays native to Jira but gives you the full planning experience you described, you might want to take a look at Agile Hive. It was built specifically to bring structured planning and execution together inside Jira, and it supports all the elements you listed:

Major Tasks & Subtasks

Agile Hive gives you a clear hierarchical work breakdown structure. You can plan at the “big rocks” level (initiatives, features, major tasks) and break work down into detailed sub-tasks—all fully synced with Jira issues.

Start & End Dates + Real Schedules

You can set planned start/finish dates and get timeline visibility across teams and projects. The dates are directly connected to the execution layer in Jira, so schedules stay realistic and automatically updated when work shifts.

Dependencies (SS, FS, SF, etc.)

Agile Hive supports rich dependency mapping across tasks, teams, and even projects. You can visualize relationships, surface risks, and plan sequencing far more effectively than with standard Jira links.

Ownership & Assignments

Because everything is Jira-native, assignees, teams, and responsibilities stay fully aligned with how your organization already works.

Gantt Chart View

Agile Hive includes a built-in Gantt-style timeline view that displays all of the above—hierarchy, dates, dependencies, and progress—without needing external tools or exporting to MS Project.

Bonus: Portfolio-Level Alignment

If you ever need to scale beyond single-project planning, Agile Hive also provides top-down visibility (initiatives → features → tasks → stories) so you can see how the project fits into broader business priorities.

If your goal is to build a comprehensive, MS-Project–style plan inside Jira, Agile Hive can give you exactly that, while keeping everything connected from strategy to execution.

If you have additional questions, schedule a demo, or try it out for yourself, please reach out when convenient.

Hope this helps!


Joshua
Content & Technical Writer
Agile Hive (a product of Seibert Group, GmbH)