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Example Gantt Charts created with Scheduling Software

Basic Gantt

This is a Basic Gantt chart example. It shows tasks in a Security and Access Control project.Tasks are outlined in two sections. Each task uses a yellow triangle to indicate the start date of

the task and a green down triangle to indicate the finish date of the task. Also shown on thisschedule are the responsible sub-contractors for the project (in the column labeled R-E-S-P).

Multiple Milestones

A milestone chart depicts key events along a timescale. A milestone chart traditionally usedtriangles to depict a specific event. A milestone on a milestone chart Gantt can depict a specific

event or a culmination of events. Milestones on a milestone chart Gantt can be shown in variouscolors or with markings that indicate status. A milestone chart Gantt is usually used for top level

reporting so management does not become bogged down in the minutia of the project or projects.

Daily Gantt

This example is a typical Gantt chart format. It shows how the Gantt chart format can be appliedto a one-day time frame. In this case, the Gantt chart format is used to display schedules for

college courses. Different colored bars are used to represent different departments (red for

language arts, green for science, etc.)

Baseline Gantt

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In project management, a baseline is the project's original plan. On the above project plan, the

baseline plan is highlighted (yellow) so that it is easily distinguishable from the currentplan. Some Gantt chart software and project management software offer the feature of

highlighting the baseline plan. Some project management software will let the user lock the

baseline plan so that the baseline plan does not change when the schedule is edited.

Timeline Gantt

The Gantt chart format can also be applied to timelines. Timelines are often similar to verydetailed milestone charts. They might include bars, similar to those found on a Gantt chart, but

often they will include milestone markers, representing significant events in history.

Summary Gantt

Here is a typical construction schedule shown in the Gantt chart format. On this schedule several"outline levels" are used. Summary bars are shown above the lower level bars, as a summary.

Stoplight Gantt

Stoplights are often used as a quick way to display project status, especially for executives whomay want to quickly glance at a project schedule to see how the project is doing. A stoplight

listing might be shown to a top exec, giving the exec the opportunity to "drill-down" on theproject schedule to get detail on any project which he/she has a question about.

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Earned Value Gantt

Earned Value has been used since the 1960s by the Department of Defense as a central part of theC/SCSC (Cost/Schedule Control Systems Criteria). Recently, the DOD revised the 35 criteria contained inthe C/SCSC and produced the 32 criteria for EVMS (Earned Value Management Systems). These criteriahave since been accepted by the American National Standards Institute/Electronic Industry Associationas a new standard, called ANSI/EIA 748. Now, EVM is being used in a wider variety of governmentcontracts, and is spreading through the private sector as a valuable tool for project managers.

Gantt with Dependencies

All Schedules on this web site were created using Milestones software. This includes Milestones

Professional, which is a powerful, fast, and easy to useproject scheduler, and MilestonesSimplicity, a basic program for creating Gantt charts. These programs can both be used to

present schedules. They are both great examples ofproject planning software.

Earned Value DashboardThis is an example of a Dashboard Gantt chart. The Gantt chart portion of the dashboard is in

the middle, while the columns display a wealth of other information which will be of interest toanyone monitoring the project. Information includes Earned Value performance metrics such as

Schedule Variance, Cost Variance, Cost Performance Index, Planned Value (PV) and EarnedValue (EV). Additionally, graphed on top of the Gantt chart area, are the Budget, Actual, Earned

Value (EV) and Planned Value (PV) values.