Project Schedule (Gantt Chart)

Project Schedule (Gantt Chart) (#12 in the series How to Plan and Organize a Project)
By Michael D. Taylor

When the network diagram is completed so is the Gantt Chart. Changing one will affect the other depending on the scheduling software used. Most project participants prefer to plan the project using network diagrams, and track the status of project activities using the Gantt Chart.

MICHAEL D. TAYLOR, M.S. in systems management, B.S. in electrical engineering, has more than 30 years of project, outsourcing, and engineering experience. He is principal of Systems Management Services, and has conducted project management training at the University of California, Santa Cruz Extension in their PPM Certificate program for over 13 years, and at companies such as Sun Microsystems, GTE, Siemens, TRW, Loral, Santa Clara Valley Water District, and Inprise. He also taught courses in the UCSC Extension Leadership and Management Program (LAMP), and was a guest speaker at the 2001 Santa Cruz Technology Symposium. His website is www.projectmgt.com.