BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Gantt Chart
- a graphic tool widely used in project management for planning and scheduling work, setting out tasks and the time periods within which they should be completed. The Gantt chart looks like a lateral bar chart and was initially developed by Henry Gantt during the 1900s. It is still used both in its traditional form and in the evolved form of program evaluation and review technique.
Wiktionary Definition for: Gantt Chart
- a graphical representation of the tasks and resources needed to complete a job or project; shows ranges of possible start and end dates and the relationships between tasks; used to pinpoint bottlenecks and assign priorities
Additional Resources
- Create A Gantt Chart In Excel
- There are many ways to create a Gantt chart. For example, Microsoft Project, a task-planning program, makes it easy to track and chart project timelines with a built-in Gantt chart view. Another option is to use Excel. Excel does not contain a built-in Gantt chart format; however, you can create...
- White papers
- Project Management - Systems Analysis And Design
- This white paper brings forth the two important tools of project management?Gantt and PERT charts. A Gantt chart provides a bar chart of task activity over time, while depicting overlap of task activities in time and is easy to understand. On the other hand, PERT charts provide graphic network of...
- Presentations 2003-01-01
- How To Plan And Schedule More Complex Projects
- When a complex or multi-task project is under way, Gantt charts assist in monitoring whether the project is on schedule, or not. If not, the Gantt chart allows you to easily identify what actions need to be taken in order to put the project back onto schedule. An essential concept...
- White papers 2007-09-17
- Manage Your Projects on the Web with Peago
- If your projects are getting big enough that you need to graduate from using Excel to track tasks and dates to a full-blooded project management program, then you might already be considering Microsoft Project. But that's sort of like launching a nuke when waving a spear around might do. Peago,...
- Blog posts 2009-08-26
- Google Spreadsheets Adds Gadgets, E-mail Notifications
- Every wish you could add an organization chart to your Google Spreadsheets spreadsheet? Or a pivot table? Perhaps a Gantt chart or timeline? These and other options are now a few clicks away thanks to newly added support for gadgets -- little plug-ins that add capabilities...
- Blog posts 2008-03-19
- Create Task Dependencies (Links) Within Your Project
- After tasks are created in a project, they need to be linked to show relationships between them. Linking tasks creates task dependencies. You can link tasks within the same project by using the Gantt Chart view, the Network Diagram view, or the Calendar view. When you link tasks in Project,...
- White papers
- Emisphere Technologies, Inc. Q4 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions. We’ll go first to Steve Brozak with WBB Securities. Stephen Brozak – WBB Securities Good morning, gents. Can you, because I think what’s at the top of everyone’s mind is, can you describe what your top three projects are and can you give an idea...
- Earnings calls 2008-03-19
- Project Plans: 10 Essential Elements
- Many people (and a distressing number of project managers, too) think only of a Gantt chart when they think of a project plan. You may recognise it as what you get from Microsoft Project. This is better called a project schedule, in that it shows when we expect the various...
- White papers 2009-02-09
- Supply chain management.(Brief Article)
- Made2Manage Systems has launched M2M Sychronizer, a supply chain management product for small and mid-size manufacturers. The software offers a theory-of-constraints-based scheduling tool that features an easy-to-use Gantt chart for viewing and editing schedules. A key feature of the Synchronizer is its support for combined make-to-order...
- Research articles 2001-07-01
- NEW PRODUCTS for the ENTERPRISE.
- CoGenTex's Project Reporter 1.0 CoGenTex's Project Reporter automatically generates Web-based project status reports, using files created with Microsoft Project or other compatible project management software. The reports are generated on demand in verbal and tabular form, so that they are accessible to ...
- Research articles 1999-06-01
- Keep Your Team Connected with Convos
- If the most sophisticated group collaboration tool you have at your disposal is e-mail, it's time to step into the 21st Century. For example, you might want to try Convos, an online communication tool that also dabbles in a little project management. Convos...
- Blog posts 2009-09-11
- Get Industrial Strength Project Management Online
- Project management isn't easy -- and it's especially difficult if you're playing the role of a project manager without the right tools. There's a bright light ahead, though: Easy Projects.NET is one of the most complete, feature rich project management programs I've seen on the Web. ...
- Blog posts 2009-10-23
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