Steps to build a Gantt chart in Project Management
Here are the steps below to build a Gantt chart:
- In a project initially understand the essential tasks and make a list of what tasks need to be completed and the time you want to spend for the completion of each task.
- Now knowing the relationship between tasks, means finding which tasks are dependent on another task. For example, you can’t test the website until it is built.
- Draw a horizontal timeline representing the duration of the project. For this, you can use the spreadsheet. project management software or any other Gantt chart tools.
- Now add the tasks on this timeline one by one according to their sequence of completion from start to end. Initially add the first task you want to complete and in the end, add the task that completes your project and all the other tasks add in between these.
- Now you can add dates, resources progress(for the tasks that are completed) and any other information you want to add.
- Once the chart is created remember to update it as your project continues and review this chart daily to know about progress and other changes to your project.
By Using Gantt chart, Plan the Project work streams
Workstreams are the small parts of a big project in project management. In each work stream specific tasks related to the project are completed and in the end, by this work stream our project gets completed. They help to break down big projects into smaller and more manageable tasks. To make a project successful it is equally important to manage these work streams so that everyone knows about their responsibility in the project. So in this article, we are going to learn about Gantt charts which help in managing work streams, making it easier to keep track of the project’s progress at each stage.
Table of Content
- Introduction to Gannt charts in Project Management
- Steps to build a Gantt chart in Project Management
- Example of Gantt chart in Project Management
- Example of workstream in Project Management
- Workstream best practices for project managers
- Benefits of using gantt chart
- Conclusion: Gantt chart
- FAQs: Gantt chart
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