Gantt Charts

Question 1

Gantt Charts

Answer 1

A visual representation of all the tasks in a project plotted against a timescale

Question 2

Purpose of Gantt chart

Answer 2

To identify the minimum amount of time needed to complete a project

Question 3

Preparing a Gantt chart (6)

Answer 3

1. write a title
2. calculating the duration of the project
3. draw the timescale
4. insert tasks without preceding activities
5. insert remaining tasks
6. determine the earliest finishing time for project

Question 4

Advantages (3)

Answer 4

• shows a quick overview of a large number of tasks and deadlines
• can help supervisors see if a project is on target for completion within the estimated duration
• delays to the project can be calculated quickly

Question 5

Disadvantages (2)

Answer 5

• large scale projects can end up creating and overly detailed chart that is hard to read
• length of each bar does not indicate the complexity of the task and therefore the resources required