Gathering Feedback

Enable subitem dependencies to respect parent rolled-up timeline dates

When using rolled-up timelines on parent items with dependencies:

  • Parent A has subitems with timelines that roll up to show project span

  • Parent B depends on Parent A

  • Parent B also has subitems

Current behavior:

  • Parent B's dependency sees Parent A's rolled-up end date

  • But Parent B's subitems don't automatically adjust their timelines based on this dependency

  • This breaks cascading Gantt-style project scheduling

Requested behavior:

  • When Parent B depends on Parent A (with rolled-up timeline)

  • Parent B's subitems should automatically shift their timelines to start after Parent A's rolled-up end date

  • This would enable true multi-project dependency management with automatic cascade

Use case: Managing multiple IT projects where each project has multiple tasks (subitems). When Project A slips, all dependent Project B tasks should automatically shift without manual adjustment.

Business value:

  • Reduces manual timeline management

  • Prevents scheduling conflicts

  • Enables true Gantt-style project management at scale

  • Makes monday.com competitive with MS Project, Smartsheet for complex project dependencies

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