Gantt Charts as a Tool for Project Management

Abstract

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What is a Gantt Chart?

A Gantt chart is a useful tool that shows activities displayed against time. All activities are listed to the left of the chart and a time scale is displayed at the top of the chart. Representing each activity is a horizontal bar indicating the starting date, duration and deadline. The tool is very commonly used in project management because it gives a clear overview of:

• What the different activities within the project are
• When each activity is initiated and when the deadline is
• How long the activity lasts
• Overlap between activities and by how much
• The start and end of the entire project