Estimated dates and the project roadmap

The roadmap gives you a visual timeline of a project's milestones, so you and your team can see what's due and when at a glance — and your client can see as much or as little of it as you choose.

Open a project and select View as roadmap, or go directly to the project's roadmap page.
Each milestone appears as a block positioned by its estimated start and end dates, colour-coded by status (or by a custom colour you set).
Drag a block's body to move it to new dates, or drag an edge to stretch or shrink it.
Click an empty part of the timeline to instantly create a new milestone starting there.
Hover or click a block to open quick actions — rename, recolour, edit details, manage team allocations, or delete.
For precise date entry, open the milestone's edit dialog and use the date range picker rather than dragging.

You can also set the project's own overall timeframe (start and estimated end date) separately from individual milestones.

Good to know

What your client sees on their portal roadmap is configurable per project — you can hide it entirely, show phases only, show a milestone summary, or show full detail. Set this from the project's Features settings.
Moving a milestone on the roadmap only changes its estimated dates — it doesn't affect its amount or status.
Estimated dates are for planning — they don't need to match actual delivery exactly, and Handl separately tracks the actual start and end dates once work happens.

FAQs

Can my client see the roadmap?
Only if you enable it — you control exactly how much roadmap detail is visible in the client portal, from nothing up to full milestone detail.

What happens if I drag a milestone past the project's end date?
The milestone can extend beyond the project's overall timeframe — consider updating the project's dates too if the whole timeline has shifted.

Can I change a milestone's colour on the roadmap?
Yes, from the milestone's quick actions — useful for grouping milestones visually by phase or workstream.