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A Gantt chart is a visualization that helps in scheduling, managing, and monitoring specific tasks and resources in a project. It consists of a list of tasks and bars depicting each task's progress. It's the most widely used chart in project management.
Gantt charts are used in heavy industries for projects like building dams, bridges, and highways, as well as software development and building out of other goods and services.
Gantt chart depicts things like task slack time or additional time for completion of a task that shouldn't delay the project, noncritical activities that may be delayed, and critical activities that must be executed on time.
Gantt charts can be used in managing projects of all sizes and types. These may include building infrastructure like dams, bridges, and highways. They may also include software development and other technologies. Project management tools, such as Microsoft Visio, Project, SharePoint, and Excel, or specialized software.
Advantages of Gantt Chart:
Helps to schedule the tasks with start date and end date.
Split the activities by Status of the Task.
- We can understand the percentage of Task Completion.
Helps to figure out number of Tasks in Progress.
Also helps to understand percentage of work or tasks remaining.
- Effectively represents the task by Splitting with different Colors.