Ghant Chart Software

A Ghant chart is a graphical representation of task duration against a timeline.

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Henry Ghant

Henry L. Ghant (1861-1919) was a mechanical engineer, industry advisor, and management consultant. Mr. Ghant developed the first Gantt chart examples in 1910. Ghant charts served as a visual tool to depict the beginning and completion dates of a project. Understood as a standard project planning and scheduling tool now, it was revolutionary idea unlike any the world had ever seen until that time. Ghant charts were used in massive construction projects like the Eisenhower Interstate highway system in 1956 and the Hoover Dam in 1931.

Henry Ghant's contribution to the management process is honored today with the Henry Laurence Ghant Medal. This award, established in 1929, is given for distinguished achievements in management and for service to the community.

Nowadays, Ghant charts are used widely for project timeline management. The Ghant Chart allows the project manager to show how long a project is estimated to take, to understand what type of remedial action can pull the project back on course, arrange the order in which tasks need to be handled, indicate task dependencies, allocate the resources needed, and monitor project progress. You can also immediately see what should be complete at any given point in time.

Most power of Ghant charts is available through project planning and scheduling software packages.

Common features of modern Ghant charting software:

• Drag and drop operations with Ghant chart items
• Changing the work calendar, arranging for holidays and overtime periods
• Easy resizing rows and columns of a Ghant chart using the mouse
• Zooming in and out of the Ghant chart
• Quick navigation to other views and master tables
• Customizing the text displayed on the Ghant chart
• Displaying overdue tasks in a visual form on the Ghant chart
• Representing time constraints between project tasks

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