1. Tools for project scheduling.
Gantt Charts.
Tools for project scheduling.

2. Gantt charts.
A Gantt chart is type of bar chart that illustrates a project schedule.
Gantt charts illustrate the start and finish dates of the activities/tasks of a project along with their progress.
The artifacts such as WBS, PERT chart, project schedule provide all the better support to prepare a Gantt chart.
The initial format of the chart was developed by Henry L. Gantt ( ) in 1910.
The horizontal axis represents time.
The tasks/activities are listed along vertical axis.
Gantt Charts. Masroor Hussain [SPM Session Feb. 2014]

3. 1 Simple Gantt chart.
Gantt Charts. Masroor Hussain [SPM Session Feb. 2014]

4. 2 Gantt chart (using the WBS).
Gantt Charts. Masroor Hussain [SPM Session Feb. 2014]

5. 3 Gantt chart (An IT project).
Gantt Charts. Masroor Hussain [SPM Session Feb. 2014]

7. Critical Activities
Non - Critical

8. 4. PERT VS Gantt.
PERT and Gantt charts are frequently presented as mutually exclusive project management tools.
PERT is usually recommended for higher projects with high inter-task dependency.
Gantt is recommended for simpler projects.
Most project managers prefer Gantt charts because of their simplicity and ability to show the schedule of a project.
PERT vs. Gantt. Masroor Hussain [SPM Session Feb. 2014]

9. Assignment.
You have been asked to produce an application that maintains a blood donors database.
The idea is to locate a donor when a particular group of blood is needed by a hospital.
Prepare a WBS for this project.
Using the WBS create a PERT chart.
Make assumptions about activity durations.
- Also create a Gantt chart.
Ascertain the duration of the project.
Assignment. Masroor Hussain [SPM Session Feb. 2014]

10. THAT’s IT.
THE END.