Project scheduling involves sequencing and allotting time to all project activities. At this stage, managers decide how long each activity will take and compute the resources needed at each stage of production. Managers may also chart separate schedules for personnel needs by type of skill (management, engineering, or pouring concrete, for example) and material needs.

One popular project scheduling approach is the Gantt chart.Gantt chartsare low-cost means of helping managers make sure that (1) activities are planned, (2) order of performance is documented, (3) activity time estimates are recorded, and (4) overall project time is developed. AsFigure3.4shows, Gantt charts are easy to understand. Horizontal bars are drawn for each project activity along a time line. This illustration of a routine servicing of a Delta jetliner during a 40-minute layover shows that Gantt charts also can be used for scheduling repetitive operations. In this case, the chart helps point out potential delays. TheOM in Actionbox on Delta provides additional insights.

Show a Project Schedule (Gantt Chart) of any project (make it up) (it can be building a house, creating a website, doing your final project) with at least 8 tasks with a schedule to illustrate when each task starts and what happens until it is completed. Use a SIX Month period.Please see the Gantt Chart of the Milwaukee Paper as an example of what you are to submit. Use free project management software, Microsoft Project, Excel or any tool. Provide that file, a screen shot in a word document with an explanation of what you did.