GANTT GRAPH PAPER (WEEKLY)

change the starting week here v F F F F F F F F

Mon Feb 20
ISO WEEK NUM W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16

MONTH (MON)DAY TASK / RESOURCE subtask subtask subtask TASK / RESOURCE subtask subtask subtask

FEB
20

27

MAR 05

12

19

26

APR 02

09

16

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This is a blank GANTT-style worksheet for informal planning. Basically, I print this out like graph paper. I turn on PRINT GRID LINES and REPEAT TOP AND LEFT columns. Weeks are numbered using the ISO convention If you want to change the start date, type the new date into cell D3. The ribbon calendar will automatically update. If you want to add more items to the list, select the entire row by clicking the ROW NUMBER as designated (row 18 , where it says "select this entire row"). Right-click and choose INSERT from the menu. If it says "Insert Cells" or something like that you have to clear the currect selection by hitting the ESC key.

To add more columns, you will need to extend the date information in row 6, which holds the dates from which all formatting rules draw. You'll also need to extend the CONDITIONAL FORMATTING rules ranges (look it up). To group rows, use the DATA menu and group/ungroup as shown. There are expansion icons on the left-hand side of the screen. To print, make a selection of what part you'd like printed, and when you go to the PRINT dialog box, make sure you're printing the SELECTION and not the worksheet. Use PRINT PREVIEW to make sure tht it looks right. If you are using a non-English version of Excel and the dates are not formatting correctly, please read the "Date Formatting Strings" worksheet and adjust the value(s) there. Enjoy! Dave Seah 8/12/2011

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23

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MAY 07

14

21

28

JUN 04

11

18

25

JUL 02

09

16

W30

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AUG 06

13

20

27

SEP 03

10

17

24

OCT 01

08

15

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W1

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22

29

NOV 05

12

19

26

DEC 03

10

17

24

31

JAN 07

14

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W8

21

28

FEB 04

11

18

LOCAL SPECIFIC DATE STRINGS Having trouble displaying dates correctly? Excel's Text() function, which is used extensively to auto-format the spreadsheet, uses "text format strings" to translate a date into other representations. However, these text format strings are locale-dependent. For example, in the USA the function Text(A1,"MMM") will return the three-letter month acronym (e.g. "MAR" for March) for a date value. To get around this problem without writing macros, I'm storing the format strings here for use in the main worksheet. When you change these values, the "Blank Sheet" and "Example Sheets" will update. three day month mmm

change to your locale string (see your Excel documentation for Text() function and dates)

For example, in Turkish, the appropriate strings are: three day month mmm Thanks to Mehmet CAN, a management consultant based in Turkey, for tracking down this issue and providing the solution. Additonal references: http://www.rondebruin.nl/international.htm http://www.excelbanter.com/showthread.php?t=230221

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SAMPLE WEEKLY SHEET

edit this year v J J J J J J J J

2011
ISO WEEK NUM W52 W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8

MONTH (MON)DAY CLIENT INTERACTION C1 - Requirement Handoff C2 - Approval C3 - Signoff Work Complete PLAYER APPLICATION (Joe) P1 - engineering prototype P2 - styled prototype dependency on Frida-S2 PLAYER ARTWORK (Frida) S1 - skin design approval by client S2 - skin delivery S3 - 25% client fixups

DEC
27

JAN 03

10

17

24

31

FEB 07
C2

14

21

C1 C1 provide to engineering S1 review

C1 C1 required to start

P1 S1 review

S1 S1 delivery

S2 S2 delivery

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W21

28

MAR 07

14

21

28
C3

APR 04

11

18

25

MAY 02

09

16

23

P2

W22

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W25

W26

W27

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W29

W30

W31

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30

JUN 06

13

20

27

JUL 04

11

18

25

AUG 01

08

15

22

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W36

W37

W38

W39

W40

W41

W42

W43

W44

W45

W46

W47

29

SEP 05

12

19

26

OCT 03

10

17

24

31

NOV 07

14

21

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W50

W51

W52

28

DEC 05

12

19

26