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title: "Schedule work on the roadmap"
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learning_track: "planning-delivery"
last_reviewed: 2026-09-21
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# Schedule work on the roadmap

Set initiative dates on Delivery’s Timeline, adjust the schedule, and check the saved change.



## 6. Adjust dates on the timeline

**Delivery → Timeline** shows the initiatives you have put on the roadmap, grouped by Now, Next, and Later. Use it when the question is *when*. The dates you set here are the initiative's own start and finish dates.

### Read a row

- Each initiative keeps its **own colour**, so a row stays recognisable while you scroll. The colour identifies the initiative; it does not encode status.
- A bar **fills** with the share of estimated story points completed. The fill appears only when every estimated task reports progress, so an unfilled bar means the work has not started or cannot yet be measured.
- A **completed** initiative fades back, so finished work stops competing with work in flight.
- A **dashed outline** means the initiative has no dates yet. Its row reads *No dates yet*, and the bar spans the month ahead from today as a starting point. Drag or resize it to schedule the work.
- **Past finish date** appears beside the dates when a finish date has passed and the initiative is not complete.
- When a bar sits outside the dates on screen, its row shows a small arrow pointing the way. Select the arrow to bring the bar into view.

### Change dates

- **Drag the middle of a bar** to move the initiative and keep its length.
- **Drag either end** to change only that date.
- While you drag, the exact start and finish appear at the ends of the bar and in the row, so you can see the result before committing to it.
- **Release to save.** The bar confirms the change, and the message that follows offers **Undo**.
- To work without a pointer, move focus to a bar and use the **arrow keys** to move it by a day, **Shift** with an arrow key to move only the finish date, **Enter** to save, and **Escape** to discard. At the Quarter zoom, each step moves a week.

### Move around the calendar

- **Drag any empty part of the calendar** to pan through time.
- Switch between **Week**, **Month**, and **Quarter**. The date in the middle of the view stays where it is, so you keep your place.
- **Today** returns to the current date, marked by a vertical line.

### Change what appears

- **Add initiatives** puts committed initiatives on the roadmap, and you choose whether they land in Now, Next, or Later.
- Select an initiative's name or its bar to open the record beside the timeline.
- Removing an initiative from the roadmap also clears its start and finish dates, because those dates describe its place on the plan.

A date you set here is a commitment you are making, not a calculation. If a date is fixed externally, record that constraint so the plan does not imply it came from capacity.

## Troubleshooting

### A row on the timeline shows no bar

Its dates sit outside the range on screen. Use the arrow in that row to jump to the bar, or switch to Quarter for a wider span. If the row reads “No dates yet”, the initiative has never been scheduled. Drag its dashed bar to give it dates.

### A timeline bar is not filling in as work completes

The fill shows completed story points, and it appears only when every estimated task on the initiative reports progress. Check that the tasks carry estimates and that their status is current.

## Related guides

- [Prepare documents and delivery work](https://zentrik.ai/docs/product/documents-and-delivery)
- [Run a team Huddle](https://zentrik.ai/docs/product/initiative-huddle)
- [Administer a Zentrik workspace safely](https://zentrik.ai/docs/product/workspace-administration)