Datasheet

FIGURE 1.3
The Gantt Chart bars represent timing of the tasks in a project.
You can purchase an add-on product (WBS Chart Pro) to create a WBS chart from a
Microsoft Project file. The CD-ROM that is included with this book features a sample
of the program.
Before people used computers to manage their projects, managers drew these charts by hand. Any
self-respecting project war room had a 10-foot network diagram, WBS, or Gantt Chart tacked to
the wall. By the end of the project, this chart was as marked up and out of date as last year’s
appointment calendar. Thankfully, project management software makes these charts easier to gen-
erate, update, and customize.
A Gantt Chart represents the tasks in a project with bars that reflect the duration of individual
tasks. Milestones are shown as diamond-shaped objects.
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