Gantt Charts

Gantt Charts are both a planning and a monitoring system. They are a dynamic tool and are particularly useful if more than one activity can occur at the same time. The Gantt Chart was developed by Henry L Gantt in the early 1900’s.

To make a Gantt Chart you need to:

• Plan and list tasks chronologically
• Decide when each task should start and finish
• Determine the overall project deadline
• Chart the tasks in “proposed” completion order
• Update in your “progress” line as the project happens to track if you are ahead or behind schedule

The following documents provide you with a sample and a useful template:

- Example of a research project

- Example of a construction project

- Customisable template