Gantt

[To Project Management]

Usage

Use this window to view the graphical representation of one or several projects. It is also possible to do manual changes to the project activities and create a project network or perform a scheduling calculation.

The user can adjust the appearance of the Gantt chart and the information shown, by using the settings in the header of the window, or through various menu options. The Gantt window has these graphical features:

• The project structure is shown beside the Gantt chart.
• Summary bars are shown for the project and sub project levels. These can be expanded to show the underlying structure or collapsed using corresponding menu options.
• Activities are represented by bars, where the beginning and end of the bar corresponds to the Early Start (ES) and Early Finish (EF) dates and the length of the bar corresponds to the Total Work Days of the activity.
• Optionally, activity Calculated Cost Progress and Calculated Hours Progress are represented by different bars on top of the activity bar.
• Milestone activities, i.e. activities that have work days equal to zero, are represented as a diamond.
• Optionally, time-critical objects connected to an activity can be displayed. The objects that can be seen in the Gantt chart are Purchase Order line, Shop Order, Work Order and DOP Header.
• Optionally, activities with exceptions can be marked with a warning triangle.
• Optionally, activities that are on the critical path can be seen in red color.
• Optionally, the working and non-working periods from the project calendar are shown in the Gantt.

The activity dates can be either set manually or through a scheduling calculation in the Gantt:

• The activity Early Start, Early Finish and Total Work Days can be manually adjusted by moving the bars or changing the length of the bars.
• The activity network can be created in the Gantt, by adding dependencies between activities. The dependencies are represented by arrows between the activities and can be optionally shown or hidden as set in the Gantt header. Select the menu option Dependency Details to view or update the dependency information including the Predecessor activity, Successor activity, Dependency Type and Lag.
• A scheduling calculation can be initiated by selecting menu option Schedule Project.

Activity Diagrams

Establish Project Plan
Analyze Project Performance

Activities

Schedule Project Plan
Analyze Project Exceptions
Analyze Planning Data