Methods and devices are provided for a computer implemented method of producing a chart, such as, for example, a Gantt chart. The method can include providing a template containing a definition of at least one column of the chart and inserting the template into a basic layout to form a document. An instruction to add a row to the chart is received. The instruction can include at least one type of information pertaining to the first task to be included on the chart contained in the document. The method further includes adding the row pertaining to the first task contained in the document. In one example, the template is an XML template, the basic layout is an XML basic layout and the document is an XML document.