1. Gantt Charts
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Bonnie Brimeyer
Michelle Cullen
Larry Hlavacek
Tiffany Kennedy
Nadine Fisher
Crystal Westphal

2. Gantt Charts
 Intro & Terms
 History
 Evolution
 How to Create
 Examples of Basic, Multiple Milestones, & Daily
 Examples of Summary, Earned Value, & Stoplight
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3. Gantt Charts
Plan out your process
 Understand the need to pave the way for
change
 Create a detailed implementation plan to
help your change be successful
 Develop a Gantt Chart to display your
implementation plan
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4. Change is inevitable
 Would the Neanderthal
Man have survived if
he had been willing to
change???
 What will happen to us
if we aren’t willing to
accept change?
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5. Planning for
Implementation
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6. Reasons to use
 A great deal of time, resources, energy, emotion
spent on identifying solutions
 Assures a smoother execution
 Details steps, predecessors, and timeline
 Determination of who needs to be involved
 Builds in accountability
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11. A Gantt Chart is a Matrix
Consists of:
– Horizontal Axis
– Vertical Axis
– Graph Area
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12. Horizontal Axis
The Gantt chart is constructed with a horizontal axis
representing the total time span of the project, broken
down into increments (days, weeks, or months).
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13. Vertical Axis
The Gantt chart is constructed with a vertical axis
representing the tasks that make up the project.
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14. Graph Area
The Gantt chart is constructed with a graph area which
contains horizontal bars for each task connecting the
period start and period ending symbols.
Horizontal Bar End
Start
Start
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15. Gantt Charts Have Variants
 Milestones
 Resources
 Status
 Dependencies
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16. Milestones
Milestones are important checkpoints or
interim goals for a project.
Milestone
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17. Resources
For team projects, it often helps to have an additional
column containing numbers or initials which identify
who on the team is responsible for the task.
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18. Status
The chart is updated by filling in the task's
bar to a length proportional to the amount of
work that has been finished.
Status
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19. Dependencies
An essential concept that some activities are
dependent on other activities being completed
first.
Dependencies
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20. Gantt Chart – Microsoft Project
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21. Gantt Chart of LCPH Strategic Plan
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Set font color to green
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22. Dependencies Gantt Chart
Source: http://www.ganttchart.com/GanttwithDependenciesExample.html QI Team Region 6

23. Multiple Milestones Gantt
Source: http://www.ganttchart.com/MilestonesGanttExample.html QI Team Region 6

24. Daily Gantt Chart
Source: http://www.ganttchart.com/BarGanttExample.html QI Team Region 6

25. Example - Stoplight Gantt
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26. Example – Summary Gantt
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27. Example – Earned Value Gantt
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