Gantt chart
Scheduled task bars
A Gantt chart is a horizontal bar chart used in project management to visualize a schedule.
Tasks are listed vertically, with horizontal bars showing each task's start date, duration, and end date along a timeline.
The format reveals which tasks overlap, which depend on others, and how the project progresses: The Gantt chart showed we were two weeks behind on the software rollout.
Units of work
- dependenciesThings required for operation
- milestonesNotable points of progress
- phasesDistinct periods in sequence
- subtasksSmaller divisions of work
Ordered display of events
- durationLength of existence
- start dateWhen something officially begins
- end dateWhen something concludes
- deadlinesSubmission cutoff times
lead time · lag time · baseline · slack · float · date range · actual time · calendar
Distribution of shares
- workloadAssigned task volume
- assignmentsAllocated duties or tasks
- overallocationAssigning beyond capacity
- availabilityState of being obtainable
team members · capacity · labor hours · staffing · responsibility
Movement toward improvement
- varianceSpread around the mean
- on trackProgressing as intended
- behind scheduleNot on time
- ahead of scheduleBefore the planned time
Gymnastic swinging apparatus
- color codingAssigning hues to categories
- legendUnverified traditional tale
- visual representationPictorial display of information
- swimlanesParallel racing channels
tasks
Units of work
- dependenciesThings required for operation
- milestonesNotable points of progress
- phasesDistinct periods in sequence
subtasks · predecessors · successors · critical path · deliverables
timeline
Ordered display of events
- durationLength of existence
- start dateWhen something officially begins
- end dateWhen something concludes
deadlines · lead time · lag time · baseline · slack · float · date range · actual time · calendar · working days
allocation
Distribution of shares
- workloadAssigned task volume
- assignmentsAllocated duties or tasks
- overallocationAssigning beyond capacity
team members · availability · capacity · labor hours · staffing · responsibility
progress
Movement toward improvement
- varianceSpread around the mean
- on trackProgressing as intended
- behind scheduleNot on time
ahead of schedule · checkpoints · progress bars · monitoring · elapsed time
horizontal bars
Gymnastic swinging apparatus
- color codingAssigning hues to categories
- legendUnverified traditional tale
- visual representationPictorial display of information
swimlanes · time scale · export · dashboard
Gantt chartto-do list
Pending tasks, itemized
checklist · bullet list · backlog · sticky notes · spreadsheet