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Gantt Charts Video

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Learn how to use Gantt Charts to plan and schedule complex projects successfully.

Have you ever had to plan a complex project?

If so, you'll know just how tricky it can be juggling all the different tasks and deadlines involved.

It can be particularly challenging when you have a number of tasks that are dependent on each other or that must be completed in a certain order.

Gantt charts are a useful way of presenting this information visually, so that you know what tasks need to be completed, when, and in what order.

They can also help you work out practical aspects of a project, such as the minimum time it should take to complete a task, and which tasks need to be finished before others can start.

If you want to learn more about how to create and use Gantt Charts to manage your projects, watch the full video by joining the Mind Tools Club today.

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  • Over a month ago James wrote
    Hi Everyone

    We’ve given this popular article a review, and the updated version is now at
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  • Over a month ago dp7622 wrote
    Hi pazza,
    Excel doesn't have any built-in Gantt chart templates that I know of however people do use bar charts to create them.

    I googled 'Gantt Chart Excel' and found many examples for different versions of the software. See if you can find anything that helps and then get back to me.
  • Over a month ago pazza98 wrote
    Do you have any good templates for doing this in Excel?
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