Learning Gantt Charts

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Course Description

Overview

Project management trainer and consultant Chris Croft provides tips and tricks for creating a Gantt chart to manage your projects.

Syllabus

Introduction

How to manage projects with Gantt charts

1. Constructing a Gantt Chart

Putting in the critical path
Drawing double-critcal paths, overlap, lead, and lag
Estimating times and adding contingency
Deciding the level of granularity
Putting in and positioning the floating tasks
Assessing the software options
Using Excel for Gantt charts: My top 10 tips
Using templates

2. Using Gantt Charts for Optimum Results

How to leverage a Gantt chart
Using a Gantt chart to plan resources for one project
A Gantt of Gantts
Resource planning
Monitoring progress with a Gantt chart
Assessing risk with a Gantt chart
Speeding up your project with Gantt chart
Forecasting spend with a Gantt chart
Forecasting challenge
Forecasting solution
Five common mistakes to look out for

Conclusion

Succeeding with Gantt charts

Taught by

Chris Croft

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