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Gantt Charts. 3.3.1. This presentation covers. What is a Gantt Chart? Why are they used? How to create one. Introduction. We 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.
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Gantt Charts 3.3.1
This presentation covers • What is a Gantt Chart? • Why are they used? • How to create one.
Introduction • We 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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. A B D E G 2 min Boil kettle 1 min Pour water into pot 2 min Brew tea 1 min Fill kettle C F 1 min Put tea bag in tea pot 1 min Get mugs ready