S-Curve

Know exactly where your project stands and when it will finish. Kanna's S-Curve view plots your planned, actual, and forecast progress as a single cumulative curve, generated automatically from your existing Gantt chart. No manual spreadsheets, no guesswork, just a clear, real-time picture of project health for site teams, project managers, and clients alike.

Project manager reviewing S-curve progress chart on tablet at a construction site

Take control of your project trajectory

Take control of your project trajectory

See Your Whole Project Story in One Curve

Tracking a single month's progress tells you very little about where a project truly stands. Kanna's S-Curve gives you the full cumulative picture, from day one to forecast completion, so you can make confident, informed decisions at every stage.

Spot Delays and Leads at a Glance

When your planned and actual progress curves are overlaid on the same chart, drift becomes impossible to miss. The gap between the two lines shows precisely how far ahead or behind you are as a progress-rate difference. Kanna highlights this clearly: blue when you are ahead of plan, red when you are behind. No digging through spreadsheets, no cross-referencing reports, the status is right there in front of you.

Project manager reviewing S-curve progress chart on tablet at a construction site

Spot Delays and Leads at a Glance

When your planned and actual progress curves are overlaid on the same chart, drift becomes impossible to miss. The gap between the two lines shows precisely how far ahead or behind you are as a progress-rate difference. Kanna highlights this clearly: blue when you are ahead of plan, red when you are behind. No digging through spreadsheets, no cross-referencing reports, the status is right there in front of you.

Project manager reviewing S-curve progress chart on tablet at a construction site

Know Your Real Finish Date, Not a Best Guess

Estimating a completion date by hand is slow, inconsistent, and dependent on whoever happens to be doing the calculation. Kanna uses the industry-standard Earned Schedule method, a recognised earned value management (EVM) technique that measures progress in time rather than as a ratio, to automatically compute a forecast completion date directly from your schedule data. You get a clear, numeric summary at the top of the screen: forecast finish date, days behind or ahead, and the gap versus plan. No separate tool required.

Know Your Real Finish Date, Not a Best Guess

Estimating a completion date by hand is slow, inconsistent, and dependent on whoever happens to be doing the calculation. Kanna uses the industry-standard Earned Schedule method, a recognised earned value management (EVM) technique that measures progress in time rather than as a ratio, to automatically compute a forecast completion date directly from your schedule data. You get a clear, numeric summary at the top of the screen: forecast finish date, days behind or ahead, and the gap versus plan. No separate tool required.

Generated Automatically from Your Gantt Chart

There is no need to build the S-Curve by hand or maintain a separate spreadsheet alongside your schedule. Kanna generates it in one click directly from your Gantt chart, using the Overall Progress metric your teams already work with. There is nothing new to learn and no additional data entry. The curve updates as actuals are recorded, so it always reflects the current state of the project.

Kanna Gantt chart with S-curve overlay showing forecast completion date for construction project

Generated Automatically from Your Gantt Chart

There is no need to build the S-Curve by hand or maintain a separate spreadsheet alongside your schedule. Kanna generates it in one click directly from your Gantt chart, using the Overall Progress metric your teams already work with. There is nothing new to learn and no additional data entry. The curve updates as actuals are recorded, so it always reflects the current state of the project.

Kanna Gantt chart with S-curve overlay showing forecast completion date for construction project

Compare Against a Saved Baseline

Schedules change. When they do, it is important to understand not just where you are today, but how far the plan itself has shifted from the original. Kanna lets you place a saved Baseline next to your current actuals, so you can track how the schedule has evolved over time and whether performance is improving or continuing to drift. A clear "today" line separates what has happened from what is forecast, keeping past and future instantly distinct.

Site supervisor checking cumulative project progress curve on smartphone in the field

Compare Against a Saved Baseline

Schedules change. When they do, it is important to understand not just where you are today, but how far the plan itself has shifted from the original. Kanna lets you place a saved Baseline next to your current actuals, so you can track how the schedule has evolved over time and whether performance is improving or continuing to drift. A clear "today" line separates what has happened from what is forecast, keeping past and future instantly distinct.

Site supervisor checking cumulative project progress curve on smartphone in the field

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Frequently Asked Questions

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Is the S-Curve feature available during the free trial?

Yes. You can explore the S-Curve view during your free trial and see how it works alongside your Gantt chart before making any commitment.

Does the S-Curve require any additional data entry or a separate tool?

No. The S-Curve is generated automatically from the schedule data you already enter into Kanna's Gantt chart. As long as you are using the plan and actual management feature, the curve builds itself. There is no separate spreadsheet to maintain.

What forecasting method does Kanna use to predict the finish date?

Kanna uses the Earned Schedule method, an industry-standard earned value management (EVM) technique. Rather than expressing progress as a cost ratio, it measures progress in time, giving you a forecast finish date and a clear figure for how many days ahead or behind you are running.