Free project and action planning tools
Turn improvement decisions into owned, scheduled and tracked work. Plan on a Gantt chart, find the critical path, estimate with PERT, agree roles with RACI and prepare for what could go wrong, all with live diagrams you edit directly.
- 100% free
- No sign-up
- Critical path calculated for you
- Export to PDF, PNG & Excel
Gantt Chart
Plan tasks, dependencies and milestones on a timeline; drag bars to reschedule.
Open tool → Free toolAction Plan
List actions with owners, dates and status on a board, and see what is late.
Open tool → Free toolRACI Matrix
Assign Responsible, Accountable, Consulted and Informed roles and check the gaps.
Open tool → Free toolArrow Diagram
Draw an activity-on-arrow network with events, dummies and the critical path.
Open tool → Free toolCritical Path Method
Calculate early and late dates, float and the critical path on a network diagram.
Open tool → Free toolPERT Chart
Use three-point estimates to get the expected duration and the chance of meeting a deadline.
Open tool → Free toolProcess Decision Program Chart
Anticipate what could go wrong with a plan and prepare countermeasures (PDPC).
Open tool →Which planning tool should you use?
| Tool | Use it when… |
|---|---|
| Action Plan | You need owned, dated actions toward a goal, tracked on a board |
| Gantt Chart | You need a calendar schedule with dependencies, milestones and progress |
| RACI Matrix | Several roles share a process and you need to agree who does, approves and is told |
| Critical Path Method | You need the activities that drive the end date and the float of the others |
| PERT Chart | Durations are uncertain and you need the chance of meeting a deadline |
| Arrow Diagram | You want the activity-on-arrow network of the seven management tools |
| Process Decision Program Chart | You want to prepare countermeasures for what could go wrong with a plan |
From decision to done
- Agree the goal and the actions in an action plan.
- Clarify roles with a RACI matrix.
- Sequence and schedule the work on a Gantt chart; check the critical path.
- Test the plan: estimate uncertainty with PERT and prepare contingencies with a PDPC.
- Track weekly until every action is done and the goal is met.
From plans to managed work
A plan in a file goes stale the day after the meeting. Cloudtheapp assigns the work to owners with due dates, reminders and approvals, launched from the CAPA, change or audit that started it, so progress is visible without anyone updating a spreadsheet.
Frequently asked questions
Which project planning tool should I use?
Use an action plan for a list of owned actions without complex dependencies, a Gantt chart to schedule tasks on a calendar, the critical path method or arrow diagram to find what drives the end date, PERT when durations are uncertain, a RACI matrix to agree roles, and a PDPC to prepare for what could go wrong.
What is the difference between CPM, PERT and an arrow diagram?
All three model a project as a network of dependent activities and find the critical path. CPM uses one duration per activity and shows float on an activity-on-node diagram. PERT uses three estimates to calculate the probability of meeting a deadline. The arrow diagram draws the same network in activity-on-arrow form with events and dummies.
Are these the seven management and planning tools?
Three of them are: the arrow diagram, the process decision program chart and (in the planning and prioritization category) the matrix diagram, tree diagram, affinity diagram, interrelationship diagram and prioritization matrix. Together they make up the seven management and planning tools.
Can I use these tools for quality projects?
Yes. They are well suited to validation and qualification projects, CAPA implementation, supplier qualification, audits, product transfers and improvement projects. Export the plan to PDF to attach it to your records.
Are these tools free?
Yes. Every tool is free, needs no account and keeps your data in your browser. Export to PDF, PNG, Excel or CSV, or save a file to continue later.
Assign and track the work behind every quality project
Cloudtheapp assigns tasks to owners inside and outside your company, launches them from CAPA, changes and audits, and keeps approvals and e-signatures with full audit trail in one validated cloud platform.