Project Timelines

Civio Project Timelines do more than display dates.

You can embed events, updates and other tools directly into each phase, so people not only see what is happening but can act at the right time.

Project timeline for the Starry Night Cinema series with launch events and community engagement details.

Show your community the journey from start to finish with visual roadmaps that encourage timely participation

Project Timelines is Civio’s visual planning tool, helping you communicate project phases, milestones, and participation opportunities clearly. They create an intuitive roadmap that shows your community what’s happening when and how they can get involved.

With Timelines, you can increase transparency, manage expectations and encourage participation at the right moments, creating more effective engagement throughout your project’s lifecycle.

Benefits

  • Clear expectations: Help your community understand project duration and key milestones
  • Timely participation: Encourage input when it can most effectively influence decisions
  • Process transparency: Build trust by showing the complete journey from start to finish
  • Contextual understanding: Help people see how current activities fit into the bigger picture
  • Progress visibility: Demonstrate forward movement and commitment to completion
  • Engagement planning: Help community members plan their participation in advance

Timeline Builder

  • Create phases, milestones and key dates with a simple setup
  • Choose flexible time scales from days to years
  • Customise colours, icons and labels for clarity

Embedded Participation

  • Place events and updates directly in the timeline
  • Highlight upcoming opportunities so people engage at the right moment
  • Allow participants to revisit past phases to see results and outcomes

 

Event schedule listing for community engagement activities including launch events and screenings.

Update and Track

  • Mark milestones complete and adjust phases as projects evolve.
  • Share changes or delays openly to maintain trust.
  • Keep a record of previous versions for transparency.

User Focused

  • Configure to notify users on timeline updates
  • Expandable detail sections for context without clutter
  • Export or print for reports and offline use
A project timeline displaying phases including Planning and Licensing, Community Engagement, Launch Events, and Regular Screenings.

Practical Applications

Local government

A planning department can create a visual timeline for a neighbourhood revitalisation project, clearly showing when different aspects (zoning, design, infrastructure) will be addressed and when community input can influence each element.

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Transport & Infrastructure

A transit authority can use project timelines to illustrate the phases of a major service expansion, helping riders understand construction impacts while highlighting when they can provide input on station designs and service schedules.

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Healthcare

A health service can implement timelines for facility modernisation projects, showing patients and staff the sequence of changes and providing clarity about when different departments will be affected.

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Education

A school district can create timelines for curriculum development initiatives, showing parents and teachers the review and implementation stages and clearly indicating when feedback opportunities are available.

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Public Services

A water authority can use timelines to communicate infrastructure upgrade projects, helping residents understand construction schedules and service impacts while managing expectations about project duration.

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