When building dependencies between items, typically one item is set to start or finish the moment another starts or finishes. However, there may be situations where you need to build in a lead or lag time between dependencies. For example, you may need the second item to start shortly before the first item finishes (lead), or you may want to wait a few days after one item finishes before starting the next (lag).
You can accomplish this in Structure. Gantt by configuring the lead/lag time for dependencies.
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- To set a lead time, input a negative number.
- To set a lag time, input a positive number.
Lead/lag time should be entered using Jira duration format (1d 3h 30m).
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You can also set a standard lead or lag time for each dependency type in your Gantt configuration.
You can also assign a unique Lead/Lag time to a subset of items by creating a Slice.
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