09 gantt charts
- 2. This presentation coversWhat is a Gantt Chart?Why are they used?How to create one.
- 3. IntroductionWe already know that managing a project can be a difficult task.There are a lot of things that need to happen before a system is ready to ship out.We have looked at how CPA diagrams can help us understand what tasks need to be completed and in which order...but sometimes these can be a more of a burden to use.Gantt Charts offer most of the same information in a more user friendly way.
- 4. What is a Gantt Chart?This chart helped me plan when and how I was going to teach each topic from The Systems Cycle chapter of the syllabus.
- 5. What is a Gantt Chart?This red line shows the total length of the syllabus topic.The blue bars show how much time would be given to each sub-topic.These blue linking bars show that each topic is dependant on the completion of the previous topic.
- 6. What is a Gantt Chart?It is a model which shows:Milestones:Important checkpoints within a project.Resources:Some charts have additional information which shows who will be working on a particular task.
- 7. What is a Gantt Chart?It is a model which shows:Status:You can include % complete lines which overlap the task bar. When a task is complete the line should completely overlap a task.Dependencies:If a task is dependant on the completion of a previous task then this can be indicated by linking the task bars.
- 8. Try this...When we looked at Critical Path Analysis you had to make a cup of tea...Make a Gantt Chart for the same process.BDAEG2 minBoil kettle1 minPour waterinto pot2 minBrew tea1 minFill kettleCF1 minPut tea bagin tea pot1 minGet mugsready