^ [[Appendix C - Project Management Tools & Techniques]] # C.12 Gantt Charts A Gantt Chart is a common project management tool used to represent the schedule, phases and activities of a project in a single visual (generally a type of horizontal bar chart). It focuses on project sequence, duration, dependencies and status in a manner that is easy to understand. A Gantt Chart represents the order in which activities need to be carried out and provides an overview of the progress that has been achieved at any point in time. A Gantt Chart is used to communicate a project schedule in a visual way but is also used to show progress made and current schedule status by adding percent-complete shadings and a vertical “today” line. The main strength of this technique is the ability to clearly display the status of each activity at a glance. ___ Spanish Guide: [[C.12 Diagrama de Gantt]] <-- [[C.11 Resource Levelling]] --> [[C.13 Critical Path Method (CPM)]]