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Content#..............................................................................................................................................! Cop+rig)t and trademark information................................................................................................2 "eed,ack........................................................................................................................................2 -ckno.ledgment#.........................................................................................................................2 Modification# and update#.............................................................................................................' Overvie.............................................................................................................................................! /tarting t)e Proce##.............................................................................................................................2 Converting t)e #imple ,ar-c)art into a Gantt c)art.............................................................................% 0#ing t)e c)art a# a grap)ic in ot)er application#..............................................................................* (1tending Gantt c)arting for Project Management..........................................................................!! -,out t)e macro...........................................................................................................................!2 (1ample$ Planning a relocation...................................................................................................!' Controlling t)e Project.................................................................................................................!2 Pu,lic Documentation 3icen#e4 5er#ion !.0....................................................................................!*
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Acknowledgments
< .i#) to t)ank ever+ mem,er of t)e German and "renc) ?ative 3anguage Communitie# .)o are not mentioned ,ut contri,uted to m+ ,eing a,le to provide a tran#lation. 6o /. /c)neider for fi1ing m+ error# and grammar.
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Overview
Overview
Gantt C)art# are a .a+ to grap)icall+ #)o. progre## of a project. Management of a project i# made ea#ier if it i# vie.ed a# #mall managea,le item# .)ere t)e dependencie# are vi#uall+ illu#trated4 parallel proce##e# are di#covered4 t)e overall proce##ing time determined and progre## tracked. 6)e ta#k# of a project can ,e Duite comple1 and dependent on eac) ot)er. =it) a project management tool4 #uc) a# a Gantt c)art4all #u,ta#k# of a ta#k can ,e vie.ed grap)icall+. <n t)i# document a relocation-proce## to anot)er cit+ i# u#ed for all e1ample# and i# ,a#ed upon t)e accompan+ing Calc template4 .pjm@template@engli#).ot# .)ic) ma+ ,e do.nloaded from )ttp$;;documentation.openoffice.org;BO=@6O;
Relocation %% to M
&ouse-hunting Cancel apartment %% Cancel banking$s order #ew leasing contract Organise relocation "end out new address Forwarding re!uest Relocation Registration o ice Furnish the lat Reregister car Open an account Move bank account Relocation completed '()'*)'5 '()'5)'5 +()'5)'5 '()',)'5 +()',)'5 +()'-)'5 +')'.)'5 /ndone %one "tart
<n illu#tration !4 t)e #u,ta#k# of t)e relocation-proce## appear on t)e +-a1i#4 and t)e time line on t)e 1-a1i#. 6)e ,ar# #)o. .)en a ta#k #)ould #tart and .)en it .ill ,e fini#)ed. Elue ,ar# #)o. ta#k# .)ic) )ave ,een completed. Fello. ,ar# #)o. .ork .)ic) #till mu#t ,e done.
6)i# #implified project con#i#t# of eig)t #u,ta#k# G6a#k !H to G6a#k IH. ?e1t4 ,egin creating t)e c)art ,+ #electing InsertChart:
"rom t)e dialogue GAutoFormat ChartH define t)e #election range. ?eit)er t)e fir#t ro. 7containing t)e column la,el9 nor t)e fir#t column 7containing t)e ta#k name9 #)ould ,e included a# data.
C)oo#e t)e )oriJontal ,ar-c)art and click GColumnsH to indicate t)at t)e data are arranged in columnar form.
Note: $his changes the assignment of the a%is in OpenOffice.org Calc. No! the hori)ontal a%is is called *+, and the vertical a%is is called *X,.
Click GNext >>H once again and enter c)art and a1i# title#$
6)e ta#k name# are on t)e vertical a1i# 7GTask 1H to GTask 8H9 and t)e time line i# on t)e )oriJontal a1i#.
antt chart
<n order to edit t)e propertie# of an element in t)e diagram4. dou,le-click t)e c)art to #elect it. ?e1t4 rig)t-click to open t)e conte1t menu and gain acce## to t)e c)art propertie#$
"llustration 2: 3dit diagram properties Note: 3nsure that no element in the diagram is selected4 because other!ise the a%is5properties can not be edited
/elect t)e y-axis4 .)ic) no. i# t)e )oriJontal time line. 7One could al#o #elect t)e )oriJontal a1i# u#ing a left-click t)en rig)t-click to open t)e conte1t menu and finall+ c)oo#e Object Properties ... to format t)i# a1i#.9 /et t)e Minimum to t)e real #tart-date4 <n t)i# e1ample t)i# i# 0!;0!;0%. "urt)ermore t)e a1i# #)ould get t)e #tart date4 #o c)eck t)e c)eck,o1 G-utomaticH in t)e line G-1i# atH$
6)e orange ,ar #+m,oliJe# t)e time up to t)e #tart of t)e ta#k. 6)i# ,ar #)ould ,e made invi#i,le. "or t)i# #elect t)e orange ,ar .it) a left-click4 and t)en open it# Object Properties after a rig)t click. 0nder t)e ta, GBordersH c)oo#e Style Invisible4 and under t)e ta, GAreaH c)oo#e Fill None. ?o. t)e c)art pre#ent# it#elf a# follo.#$
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<n order to manage a project4 #till more information i# needed. 6)e progre## of an+ ta#k #)ould ,e tracked a# a percentage of t)e ta#k and di#pla+ed in t)e c)art4 and t)e dependencie# of t)e #u,ta#k# #)ould al#o ,e documented. "urt)ermore t)e #tart-date #)ould ,e determined automaticall+ ,a#ed on t)e#e dependencie#. 6o ,e a,le to create #uc) a plan ea#il+4 a template .a# made ,+ t)e German ?ative 3anguage Communit+ 7 )ttp$;;de.openoffice.org; 9 called !"m#tem!late$ots.
6)e current ver#ion of Gantt.Jip contain# t)e e1ample #pread#)eet and t)e #pread#)eet it#elf can ,e do.nloaded from )ttp$;;documentation.openoffice.org;BO=@6O;#pread#)eet;pjm@template.ot#
Note: $his template uses macros and upon opening displays a security !arning. $herefore4 macros must be enabled to use the file.
6)e file4 created from t)e template4 contain# t)e follo.ing column#$
G<nfoH - <nformation a,out t)e progre## of t)e ta#k G?o.H - uniDue num,er of t)e ta#k. <t i# recommended to count in interval# of !004 to ,e a,le to add ta#k# later on G-ctivit+H - de#cription of t)e ta#k G/tartH - #tart-date of t)e ta#k GDurationH - planned or actual duration of t)e ta#k in calendar da+# G(ndH - end-date of t)e ta#k. 6)i# get# calculated ,a#ed on t)e #tart-date and duration. GProgre##H in percentage GDoneH - Duration K progre## G0ndoneH - e1pected time remaining$ Duration - Done
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GPredece##orH - 3i#t of ta#k#4 .)ic) )ave to ,e completed4 ,efore t)i# ta#k can #tart. /eparation i# made ,+ #pace#.
6)e column title# in t)e fir#t ro. can ,e la,eled freel+4 ,ut t)e column# mu#t not c)ange t)eir po#ition. /ome column# )ave a colored ,ackground$
gra+$ t)e#e column# contain formula#4 .)ic) are calculated automaticall+ lig)t ,lue$ t)e#e column# can ,e edited manuall+4 t)e+ can po##i,l+ ,e c)anged ,+ t)e macro.
<t i# recommended to u#e t)e la#t ro. for t)e end of t)e project. 6)u# ne. ta#k#4 .)ic) are in#erted a,ove4 are di#pla+ed in t)e c)art automaticall+.
-dd duration and end-date4 if t)e+ are mi##ing "or eac) ro. of t)e ta,le !. =)ere t)e ta#k )a# not +et #tarted 7Progre## LM 09 /earc) for ro.#4 .)o#e num,er corre#pond# .it) t)e value in t)e column GPredece##orH. "or t)o#e not familiar .it) project management term#4 a predece##or i# an activit+ t)at mu#t ,e completed 7or ,e partiall+ completed9 ,efore a #pecified activit+ can ,egin.7 /ee )ttp$;;....apm.org.uk;page.a#pNcategor+<DMOP#u,Categor+<DM2*Ppage<DM0 for definition#. 9 a9 Determine late#t po##i,le end-date of t)e#e ro.# ,9 /et t)e #ucce##or #tart-date to t)i# end-date
=)ere t)e ta#k i# fini#)ed 7Progre## M !00Q9 !. Determine duration from #tart-date and end-date <llu#trate information of ta#k
6)e meaning of t)i# li#t of #tep# i# de#cri,ed later on in t)i# document. 6)e macro e1pect# t)at t)e fir#t ro. contain# t)e )eadline#4 t)e ta#k# #tart in ro. 2 and t)e column# are in t)e #ame place a# in t)e e1ample. -dditional column# 7for comment# or #ome ot)er purpo#e9 mu#t ,e located at t)e end.
Note: $he ma%imum number of predecessors is limited to 9.
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<n preparing t)e #et of ta#k#4 getting mail for.arded .a# mi##ed. /o .e in#erted t)e activit+ G"or.arding reDue#tH in ro. I after t)e fact. 6)erefore t)i# activit+ )a# t)e num,er &%0. <n#erting a ro. doe# not automaticall+ cop+ an+ formulae4 t)u# all t)e formulae mu#t ,e copied to eac) cell in t)e ne. ro. manuall+.
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?e1t in#ert t)e #tart-date for t)e not-dependent ta#k#4 a# .ell a# duration and e1pected enddate$
Bou#e-)unting #tart# on 0!;0' and #)ould ,e fini#)ed ,+ '!;0I. "or all t)e ot)er ta#k# t)e duration i# given. ?o.4 define t)e dependencie# of t)e ta#k#. 6)e relocation 72009 for e1ample can not #tart ,efore t)e ne. lea#ing contract i# #igned 7O009 and t)e relocation i# organiJed 7%009. 6)e ta#k# '00-**** )ave no dependencie#4 t)u# t)ere are no #tart-date# for t)e#e ta#k#.
?e1t in#ert t)e #tart-date for t)e not-dependent ta#k#4 a# .ell a# duration and e1pected enddate$
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Bou#e-)unting #tart# on 0!;0' and #)ould ,e fini#)ed ,+ '!;0I. "or all t)e ot)er ta#k# t)e duration i# given. ?o. define t)e dependencie# of t)e ta#k#. "or e1ample4 relocation 72009 can not #tart ,efore t)e ne. lea#ing contract i# #igned 7O009 and relocation i# organiJed 7%009. 6)e ta#k# '00-**** )ave no dependencie#4 t)u# t)ere are no #tart-date# for t)e#e ta#k#.
-# 20Q of )ou#e-)unting are alread+ done4 and t)e current apartment i# alread+ canceled4 t)e progre## i# 20Q and !00Q re#pectivel+.
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-t t)i# point call t)e macro ,+ clicking on t)e ,utton G0pdateH. 6)e duration and end-date# are calculated4 and t)e column #tart i# completed.
6)e organiJation of t)e relocation4 t)e regi#tration at t)e office and t)e opening of an account can ,e done #imultaneou#l+. On t)e ot)er )and t)e ,ank account can not ,e moved immediatel+4 ,ecau#e t)e current apartment i# not +et relocated.
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"llustration 20: $able during pro7ect5controlling Bou#e-)unting )a# ,egun and i# on #c)edule according to t)e progre## 6)e apartment )a# alread+ ,een canceled4 t)e ta#k i# completed. Cancelling t)e ,ankR# order i# due and not on #c)edule4 t)i# mean#4 t)at t)e end-date i# prior to t)e current date. -ll t)e ot)er ta#k# are not due +et4 t)e+ are not marked.
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