15.5. PERFORMANCE MEASURES
There are a wide variety of tools and techniques available to help the project manager develop a realistic project timetable, to use the timetable to time the allocation of resources, and to track progress during the implementation of the project plan. We will review two of the most common here: Gantt charts and PERT-type systems.
15.5.1. Gantt charts
Gantt chart—A Gantt chart shows the relationships among the project tasks, along with time constraints. The horizontal axis of a Gantt chart shows the units of time (days, weeks, months, etc.). The vertical axis shows the activities to be completed. Bars show the estimated start time and duration of the various activities. Figure 15.2 illustrates a simple Gantt chart. ...
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