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A gantt chart is a common tool for project planning and keeping track of the status of individual tasks within a project. This type of
chart was invented in 1910 by a mechanical engineer named Henry Gantt, and there are now a great many software tools that use
gantt charts in project planning. Excel is a popular tool for creating Gantt charts, but for more advanced project management activities,
you may need a tool such as Microsoft Project or a project management add-in for Excel. However if you want to create a project
schedule and you know how to copy/paste/insert/delete in Excel, my Gantt Chart Template is a MUCH more cost effective solution,
and in my opinion, much easier to use.
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Type: .XLS (Excel 2003+)
Size: ~250KB, V 1.7
Easily create and print a Gantt Chart with this Excel spreadsheet by
entering the start date, duration, and percent complete for any number of
tasks and subtasks.
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NEW! Version 2.2, released Mar 3, 2011. This new version features a TEMPLATE DETAILS
much-improved Help worksheet and uses Work Days as the default for
REQUIREMENTS
defining the duration of a task (by popular request). This update also Microsoft Excel® 2002(XP), 2003,
2004(Mac), 2007, 2008(Mac), 2010,
provides a new option for defining Predecessor tasks (see below for or 2011(Mac)
details).
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Unlocked Template - The professional Gantt Chart template is unlocked (not for resale or distribution)
(not password protected) so that you can more fully customize your project QUESTIONS?
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3 Chart Formats - The professional version contains 3 different versions of
the Gantt chart, each on a separate worksheet. It also lets you exclude Video #1: Basic Tutorial
Video #2: Task Dependencies
holidays and vacations from working days.
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The first worksheet displays 7 days per week (up to 34 weeks at a GUARANTEE
time) just like in the free Gantt Chart.
The second worksheet displays 5 days per week (Mon-Fri), showing
up to 11 months at a time.
The third worksheet displays the days of the week, for shorter or more
detailed projects.
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- Choose the time interval for the chart (10, 15, 20, 30 or 60 minutes)
- Enter the start time and end time for each event
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I placed answers to most of the questions that I get asked in a Help section within the Gantt chart worksheet. You are welcome to
contact me if you have other questions, but please take a look through the Help first.
Automatic Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) numbering makes it easy to copy/paste or move rows around, without having to
redefine all of the task numbers. You can also use Excel's grouping and outlining feature to hide or show groups of tasks. See my
article on Grouping and Outlining in Excel for an explanation of how to use Excel's "Group and Outline" feature for expanding or
contracting groups of items.
In the professional version of the Gantt Chart Template, template rows have been included at the bottom of the worksheet(s) that
give you different ways of entering the dates and durations for the tasks. You can even use different methods within the same gantt
chart as shown in the image below (the inputs have green backgrounds).
Working Days (default): The new version of the gantt chart lets you choose the duration of a task by entering the start date and
the number of work days (excluding weekends and holidays). This is a critical feature for creating a project plan when you are
creating dependent tasks.
Duration: Enter the number of calendar days for a task. Some projects use 7-day work weeks, or require Saturdays or Sundays
to be work days, so this option allows you to handle these cases.
End Date: Choosing the end date can be useful when you have a deadline that forces you to complete a task by that date.
Also notice that in the professional version, the Start and End dates are formatted to show the week day. This helps you avoid
starting or ending on a weekend, without having to consult a calendar.
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The time-span displayed in the gantt chart is fixed (8, 11, or 3 months, depending on which gantt chart worksheet you use). But,
the slider bar makes it easy to scroll through your entire project. The horizontal scroll bar simply adjusts the first date shown in the
chart.
This approach lets you scroll through a project that spans many months and years. In Excel 2007, you can add columns to increase
the time-span that is displayed.
Version 2.2 introduces a brand new option for creating task dependencies. Normally, if you want to make a task start after the
completion of another task, you would enter a formula for the Start date like =enddate+1 or =WORKDAY(enddate,1,holidays),
where enddate references the End date of the Predecessor task. That isn't too hard, but you can tell by just looking at the gantt
chart that there is a dependency defined.
We're experimenting with a new approach, where you create dependencies by referencing the WBS number of up to 3
Predecessor task(s). If you reference the WBS using a formula as shown below, the reference will remain correct even after you
insert new tasks. But, if you really want to, you can enter the WBS number manually, as long as you enter the number as text, by
adding an apostrophe before the number like '1.2 instead of just 1.2.
This approach is very new, and I didn't want to add confusion for those that are familiar with the free or older versions, so the
Predecessor columns (D-F) are hidden by default. The template rows that provide the necessary formulas are also hidden. So, if
you want to experiment with this new method, just unhide all the rows and columns, and copy the rows from the template rows at
the bottom of the gantt chart.
In the pro version, a worksheet has been added where you can list holidays and other non-working days that you want to exclude.
As long as you don't leave any blanks between the dates or delete row 10 (see below) you can copy/paste, insert/delete, sort, or
append to the list.
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References
Gantt Chart Definition and History - wikipedia.com
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