I lead a UX team at a large enterprise company. Multiple channels, shifting deadlines, designers spread across projects … and every planning tool I tried was either too simple or required a PhD to configure.
So I did what any reasonable person does: I built my own.
UX Resource & Deadline Planner is a Gantt-style timeline tool built specifically for design and creative teams. Here’s what it does:
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Channels for each team or workstream (Design, Research, Content, Dev Handoff, etc.)
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Drag-and-drop tasks with adjustable durations directly on the timeline
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Dependency arrows so you can see what’s blocking what
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Baseline tracking — set a baseline and watch how your plan drifts over time
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Critical path highlighting to know which tasks actually determine your ship date
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Resource allocation warnings when someone is overloaded
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AI Composer — describe a project in plain language and it scaffolds a timeline for you
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Export to JSON, CSV, or share via URL
I made this for myself and my team. We use it in planning sessions every week. But I’ve been wondering — is this something other people would actually find useful?
Would love feedback, feature ideas, or just to hear how other teams handle this. Drop a comment if you’d try it!