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Andrey Vasilyev

Swearl: bringing resource allocation and project visibility to VR development with GanttPRO

“Resource allocation is a huge factor for us. Without a proper Gantt chart, it's difficult to understand realistic timelines and keep track of everyone's workload.”

A story about resource allocation and project visibility in high-loaded virtual reality projects.

Company overview

Company: Swearl

Roles interviewed: Andrey Vasilyev, Technical Director

Project types: VR subscription platforms, high-load web products, internal product development initiatives

External pressures: customer feedback, fast-changing product requirements, resource allocation across parallel projects, need to meet the dynamic market-driven priorities

Tool history: Atlassian, Zoho Software

Problems hinted at: limited workload visibility and insufficient Gantt chart functionality in previous tools

Summary

  • Although the team’s toolset consists of various solutions, GanttPRO brings together all pieces into a unified timeline.
  • Workload created transparent capacity planning across a team of 80 developers and departments, minimizing resource conflicts and emerging overlapping activities.
  • For Andrey, the platform is a way to save time on reporting: instead of collecting updates and project highlights from multiple sources, everything is available in one place.
  • Company Background

    What does your company focus on?

    Swearl is a team of specialists focused on developing virtual reality products and subscription-based platforms. With nearly 80 developers and multiple projects running in parallel, the timeline visibility and resource allocation are two main aspects contributing to successful production and delivery stages.


    Andrey, Technical Director at Swearl, explains the role of GanttPRO in their Agile-based approach, and the way the platform supports project delivery and resource distribution.


    "Resource allocation is huge for us. Without a decent Gantt chart, it's just difficult to understand realistic timelines and keep track of everyone's workload."

    We tried a few tools and selected GanttPRO eventually. It’s been 3 years now since it became our main Gantt-based environment.
    Andrey Vasilyev

    Andrey Vasilyev

    Technical Director

    Struggle

    How did your approach look before GanttPRO?

    Before adopting GanttPRO, the team’s solutions were Atlassian and Zoho which both offered Gantt functionality that were lacking the proper level of detail.


    "The Gantt charts existed but we had to explore the alternatives since those levels of visibility were not enough. We tried a few tools and selected GanttPRO eventually. It’s been 3 years now since it became our main Gantt-based environment."

    Solution

    • A common challenge many teams face is simple: more people involved – higher risks of resource conflicts and overlapping commitments. Being fully aware of this, Swearl relies on workload visibility to prevent these risks.

      “The majority of our developers have their own tracking system, that’s why the work is fragmented to some extent. GanttPRO does an optimization job for our project manager: it removes the manual task to collect information from different sources. And with Workload, the visibility and capacity-based decision-making become a lot easier.”

      The visual structure helps to quickly identify available resources, overloaded contributors, and scheduling conflicts before they become project issues: "We can immediately see when someone is overloaded, when a specialist becomes available, or when tasks need to be reassigned."

    • As the team's toolset consists of multiple solutions, each covers its own area. With GanttPRO, it’s all about bringing each and every detail into a single timeline. "We use different trackers, different tools, and different workflows. GanttPRO gives us one clear visual representation of what's happening."

      Another benefit is the visibility of interconnections between tasks and sprints: "What I like most is the visual clarity. You can easily see how tasks connect from one sprint to another and understand how work is distributed across the team."

    • For Andrey personally, having all elements in one place saves up to 10 hours per month on internal reporting and project oversight.
      "I no longer have to manually collect updates and statuses by bits from multiple trackers and sprint reports. Everything is consolidated in GanttPRO which probably saves me from 5 to 10 hours every month."

    • Workload management
    • Gantt chart visualization
    • Centralized reporting

    Impact

    What does your work look like now with GanttPRO?

    After three years, GanttPRO has become a consistent part of Swearl’s timeline-based project management approach. Across the company’s broader toolset, GanttPRO owns the resource allocation and visual planning layer. Workload saves Andrey up to 10 hours of manual work each month by consolidating reporting and status tracking, and the Gantt chart provides a clear, high-level view of the entire project scope for everyone involved.