QUESTION 36
HOW DO I CALCULATE THE LENGTH OF A PROJECT?
Why it’s important: There are two questions that everyone asks a project manager: ‘What’s the project about?’ and ‘When are you going to finish?’ You must be able to answer both questions.
You’ve probably seen Gantt charts in the past. If not, Google them to see the very wide range of uses that they can be put to. You’ll probably be pleased to know that it’s not necessary for you to be an expert in the production of Gantt charts, as there are computer programs available that you or a member of your team, probably the monitor (see Question 33), can use. All you need to know are the principles that underpin Gantt charts.
Below is a simple example of a Gantt chart, which illustrates the stages ...
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