A Gantt chart is a bar chart that shows project schedule and task dependencies. It displays tasks or events plotted along a timeline, showing start and finish dates and dependencies. Gantt charts are commonly used in project management to plan, schedule, and track projects.
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Gantt Chart
A Gantt chart is a bar chart that shows project schedule and task dependencies. It displays tasks or events plotted along a timeline, showing start and finish dates and dependencies. Gantt charts are commonly used in project management to plan, schedule, and track projects.
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GANTT CHART
MODULE 3 DR. HITESH MOHAPATRA ORIGIN
In the early part of the 20th century, Henry Gantt
revolutionized project management with Gantt charts. At that time, they were written out on pieces of paper. With the rise of computers in the 1980s, Gantt charts became increasingly complex and elaborate. Today, Gantt charts are still one of the most widely used project management tools. A GANTT CHART, COMMONLY USED IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT, IS ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR AND
USEFUL WAYS OF SHOWING ACTIVITIES (TASKS OR EVENTS) DISPLAYED AGAINST TIME.
ON THE LEFT OF THE CHART IS A LIST OF THE ACTIVITIES AND ALONG THE TOP IS A SUITABLE TIME
SCALE. EACH ACTIVITY IS REPRESENTED BY A BAR; THE POSITION AND LENGTH OF THE BAR REFLECTS
THE START DATE, DURATION AND END DATE OF THE ACTIVITY.
• What the various activities are:
• When each activity begins and ends • How long each activity is scheduled to last • Where activities overlap with other activities, and by how much • The start and end date of the whole project To summarize, a Gantt chart shows you what has to be done (the activities) and when (the schedule). WHAT IS A GANTT Build and manage a CHART USED FOR? comprehensive project Project managers use Gantt charts for three main reasons:
Gantt charts visualize the building blocks of a
Reason 1 project and organize it into smaller, more manageable tasks. The resulting small tasks are scheduled on the Gantt chart's timeline, along with dependencies between tasks, assignees, and milestones. CONT.. Determine logistics and task dependencies Reason 2 Gantt charts can be employed to keep an eye on the logistics of a project. Task dependencies ensure that a new task can only start once another task is completed. If a task is delayed (it happens to the best of us), then dependent issues are automatically rescheduled. This can be especially useful when planning in a multi- team environment. CONT.. Monitor progress of a project
Reason 3 As teams log time towards issues in your
plan, you can monitor the health of your projects and make adjustments as necessary. Your Gantt chart can include release dates, milestones, or other important metrics to track your project’s progress. WELLSPRING SUMMARY
Today, Gantt charts are most
commonly used for tracking project schedules. For this it is useful to be able to show additional information about the various tasks or phases of the project, for example how the tasks relate to each other, how far each task has progressed, what resources are being used for each task and so on.