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Gantt chart

History of gantt chart


• The Gantt Chart was invented by Henry
Laurence Gantt during the 1910's.
What is gantt chart?
• A Gantt chart is a type of bar chart that
illustrates a project schedule. Gantt charts
illustrate the start and finish dates of the
terminal elements and summary elements of a
project. Terminal elements and summary
elements comprise the work breakdown
structure of the project.
Example
Advantages
• Excellent presentation tool

• Statues report

• Prefer by managers
Disadvantages
• Changes to the schedule require a redrawing
of the chart

• Resource assignments are not easy to


illustrate

• Dependencies are hard to verify

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