Everyday Project Management

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Gantt Charts

In this chapter, you learn what a Gantt chart is, why it’s valuable in project management, how Gantt charts keep your project on schedule, and variations of the chart that you can devise.

Chart Your Progress

Henry L. Gantt, for whom the Gantt chart is named, was an ordnance engineer during the First World War. He was employed at the Aberdeen Proving Grounds of the U.S. War Department (now the U.S. Department of Defense) in Aberdeen, Maryland. While a century has passed, Gantt’s chart remains widely recognized as a fundamental, highly applicable tool for project managers everywhere.

Gantt charts are derived from your work breakdown structure (WBS). A Gantt chart enables you to easily view start and stop times for project tasks and ...