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ECE 480 Gantt Charts Revisited

ECE 480 Gantt Charts Revisited. Keys to Successful Gantt Charts. USE the default, finish-to-start, constraints obtained by specifying predecessors, unless you KNOW you need to do something else!!! DON’T put REPORTING tasks in the dependency chain, unless they are REALLY in the chain

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ECE 480 Gantt Charts Revisited

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  1. ECE 480Gantt Charts Revisited

  2. Keys to Successful Gantt Charts • USE the default, finish-to-start, constraints obtained by specifying predecessors, unless you KNOW you need to do something else!!! • DON’T put REPORTING tasks in the dependency chain, unless they are REALLY in the chain • If boss stops work unless approves report… • If delaying report submission delays the completion of the project!

  3. Keys, cont. • Don’t block your critical path by making the last task scheduled be independent of other tasks – you get NOTHING. Last task determines end of critical path, which works backwards from there. • TEST your critical path – EVERY task that must be accomplished to avoid delaying successful project completion should appear in a dependency chain that leads to final demo of your project. That’s NOT interim reports and presentations! You can ALWAYS report progress: e.g., “There was none.” That’s a progress report.

  4. Keys, cont. • Use “Tracking Gantt” mode to see critical path and task completion/partial completion • Track (record) completion of tasks regularly, show your facilitator • Make sure your (operating) plan shows completion by the due date (last Thursday of semester, or earlier)

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