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	===The five steps===		===The five steps===
	[[File:Figur 2.jpeg\|right\|thumb\|450px\|'''Figure 2:''' Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Overview. Source: https://www.projectengineer.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/work-breakdown-structure.png]]		[[File:Figur 2.1.jpeg\|right\|thumb\|450px\|'''Figure 2:''' Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Overview. Source: https://www.projectengineer.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/work-breakdown-structure.png]]
	The process to create an adequate Gantt chart is defined by the PMBOK Guide <ref name="Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) (6th Edition)">Project Management Institute, Inc. (PMI) (2017),"Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) (6th Edition)". </ref> which contains the following five steps:		The process to create an adequate Gantt chart is defined by the PMBOK Guide <ref name="Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) (6th Edition)">Project Management Institute, Inc. (PMI) (2017),"Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) (6th Edition)". </ref> which contains the following five steps:

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	There are 4 major types of dependencies within a Gantt chart <ref name="Effective Use of Gantt Chart for Managing Large Scale Projects">Pankaja Pradeep Kumar, CCE, (2005),"Effective Use of Gantt Chart for Managing Large Scale Projects",AACE International, Cost Engineering Vol. 47/No. 7. </ref>:		There are 4 major types of dependencies within a Gantt chart <ref name="Effective Use of Gantt Chart for Managing Large Scale Projects">Pankaja Pradeep Kumar, CCE, (2005),"Effective Use of Gantt Chart for Managing Large Scale Projects",AACE International, Cost Engineering Vol. 47/No. 7. </ref>:
	[[File:Figur 3.jpg\|right\|thumb\|350px\|'''Figure 3:''' The 4 types of dependencies. Source: http://constructionengineeringandmanagement.blogspot.com/2011/11/sequence-of-activities-dependency.html]]		[[File:Figur 3.1.jpg\|right\|thumb\|350px\|'''Figure 3:''' The 4 types of dependencies. Source: http://constructionengineeringandmanagement.blogspot.com/2011/11/sequence-of-activities-dependency.html]]

	'''Finish-to-start (FS):''' Activity a must finish before activity b can begin.		'''Finish-to-start (FS):''' Activity a must finish before activity b can begin.
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	'''Start-to-start (SS):''' Activity a must start, before activity b can start.		'''Start-to-start (SS):''' Activity a must start, before activity b can start.
	Example, the carpenter from before, must begin putting up the walls (Activity A), before the painter can begin painting them (Activity B).		Example, the carpenter from before, must begin putting up the walls (Activity A), before the painter can begin painting them (Activity B).
	[[File:Figur 4.jpg\|right\|thumb\|450px\|'''Figure 4:''' Lead & Lag time. Source: https://instrumcontrol.wordpress.com/automatizacion/calderas/escalizacion-deescalizacion-de-variables-en-rockwell-controllogix-parte-ii/]]		[[File:Figur 4.1.jpg\|right\|thumb\|450px\|'''Figure 4:''' Lead & Lag time. Source: https://instrumcontrol.wordpress.com/automatizacion/calderas/escalizacion-deescalizacion-de-variables-en-rockwell-controllogix-parte-ii/]]

	The 4 types of dependencies are shown in figure 3.		The 4 types of dependencies are shown in figure 3.
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	There are 2 major techniques.		There are 2 major techniques.

	[[File:Figur 5.jpg\|right\|thumb\|450px\|'''Figure 5:''' Crashing & Fast tracking. Source: Project Management Institute, Inc. (PMI) (2017), Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) (6th Edition)]]		[[File:Figur 5.1.jpg\|right\|thumb\|450px\|'''Figure 5:''' Crashing & Fast tracking. Source: Project Management Institute, Inc. (PMI) (2017), Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) (6th Edition)]]
	===Crashing & Fast tracking===		===Crashing & Fast tracking===

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	==Fundamentals of the Gantt chart==		==Fundamentals of the Gantt chart==

	The Gantt chart as a tool is one of the bedrocks of the project schedule management discipline <ref name="Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) (6th Edition)">Project Management Institute, Inc. (PMI) (2017),"Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) (6th Edition)". </ref>. Developed in the second decade of the 20th century by Henry Laurence Gantt who was an american mechanical engineer, management consultant and industry advisor. The Gantt chart was initially used as a visual representation of the time schedule and progress of a given project. The tool saw its first major application by the United States Army during World War 1.<ref name="Implementing the Gantt chart in Europe and Britain: the contributions of Wallace Clark">Daniel A. Wren, (2006),"Implementing the Gantt chart in Europe and Britain: the contributions of Wallace Clark", Department of Management and Entrepreneurship, Price College of Business, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, USA </ref>. [[File:Figur 1.jpeg\|right\|thumb\|700px\|'''Figure 1:''' Gantt Chart Overview. Source: https://www.projectengineer.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/gantt-chart-toms-planner.png]]		The Gantt chart as a tool is one of the bedrocks of the project schedule management discipline <ref name="Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) (6th Edition)">Project Management Institute, Inc. (PMI) (2017),"Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) (6th Edition)". </ref>. Developed in the second decade of the 20th century by Henry Laurence Gantt who was an american mechanical engineer, management consultant and industry advisor. The Gantt chart was initially used as a visual representation of the time schedule and progress of a given project. The tool saw its first major application by the United States Army during World War 1.<ref name="Implementing the Gantt chart in Europe and Britain: the contributions of Wallace Clark">Daniel A. Wren, (2006),"Implementing the Gantt chart in Europe and Britain: the contributions of Wallace Clark", Department of Management and Entrepreneurship, Price College of Business, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, USA </ref>. [[File:Figur 1.1.jpeg\|right\|thumb\|700px\|'''Figure 1:''' Gantt Chart Overview. Source: https://www.projectengineer.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/gantt-chart-toms-planner.png]]
	A Gantt chart consists of bars displayed against time. Each bar represents an activity, and the length of a bar indicates the time consumption of the given activity.		A Gantt chart consists of bars displayed against time. Each bar represents an activity, and the length of a bar indicates the time consumption of the given activity.
	The left-hand side of a bar represents the beginning of an activity and the right-hand side of a bar marks the completion of an activity.		The left-hand side of a bar represents the beginning of an activity and the right-hand side of a bar marks the completion of an activity.

SørenEmilKjær at 11:35, 25 February 2021

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SørenEmilKjær at 11:34, 25 February 2021

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	There are 2 major techniques.		There are 2 major techniques.

	[[File:Figur 5.jpg\|right\|thumb\|450px\|Figure 5: Crashing & Fast tracking. Source: Project Management Institute, Inc. (PMI) (2017), Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) (6th Edition)]]		[[File:Figur 5.jpg\|right\|thumb\|450px\|'''Figure 5:''' Crashing & Fast tracking. Source: Project Management Institute, Inc. (PMI) (2017), Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) (6th Edition)]]
	===Crashing & Fast tracking===		===Crashing & Fast tracking===

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	*Randal Wilson, (2014), "A Comprehensive Guide to Project Management, Schedule and Cost Control 1st edition", Pearson.		*Randal Wilson, (2014), "A Comprehensive Guide to Project Management, Schedule and Cost Control 1st edition", Pearson.
	:- ~~The title says it all~~.		:- This book works as a tutorial that will take the reader through alle the fundamentals for project scheduling and cost control. This is done by working through principals, techniques and best practices. Together with Allan D. Orr, (2004), "Advanced Project Management: A Complete Guide to the Key Processes, Models and Techniques" this book will work very well as a prerequisite for the project schedule management discipline.

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Fundamentals of the Gantt chart

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	==Fundamentals of the Gantt chart==		==Fundamentals of the Gantt chart==

	The Gantt chart as a tool is one of the bedrocks of the project schedule management discipline <ref name="Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) (6th Edition)">Project Management Institute, Inc. (PMI) (2017),"Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) (6th Edition)". </ref>. Developed ~~by Henry Laurence Gantt~~ in the second decade of the 20th century, ~~the~~ Gantt chart was initially used as a visual representation of the time schedule and progress of a given project <ref name="Implementing the Gantt chart in Europe and Britain: the contributions of Wallace Clark">Daniel A. Wren, (2006),"Implementing the Gantt chart in Europe and Britain: the contributions of Wallace Clark", Department of Management and Entrepreneurship, Price College of Business, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, USA </ref>. [[File:Figur 1.jpeg\|right\|thumb\|700px\|Figure 1: Gantt Chart Overview. Source: https://www.projectengineer.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/gantt-chart-toms-planner.png]]		The Gantt chart as a tool is one of the bedrocks of the project schedule management discipline <ref name="Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) (6th Edition)">Project Management Institute, Inc. (PMI) (2017),"Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) (6th Edition)". </ref>. Developed in the second decade of the 20th century by Henry Laurence Gantt who was an american mechanical engineer, management consultant and industry advisor. The Gantt chart was initially used as a visual representation of the time schedule and progress of a given project. The tool saw its first major application by the United States Army during World War 1.<ref name="Implementing the Gantt chart in Europe and Britain: the contributions of Wallace Clark">Daniel A. Wren, (2006),"Implementing the Gantt chart in Europe and Britain: the contributions of Wallace Clark", Department of Management and Entrepreneurship, Price College of Business, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, USA </ref>. [[File:Figur 1.jpeg\|right\|thumb\|700px\|Figure 1: Gantt Chart Overview. Source: https://www.projectengineer.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/gantt-chart-toms-planner.png]]
	A Gantt chart consists of bars displayed against time. Each bar represents an activity, and the length of a bar indicates the time consumption of the given activity.		A Gantt chart consists of bars displayed against time. Each bar represents an activity, and the length of a bar indicates the time consumption of the given activity.
	The left-hand side of a bar represents the beginning of an activity and the right-hand side of a bar marks the completion of an activity.		The left-hand side of a bar represents the beginning of an activity and the right-hand side of a bar marks the completion of an activity.
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	The purpose of a Gantt chart is to outline and monitor the time schedule of a project. This is enabled by its graphical design leading it to be a very intuitive tool to use, hence why it is so widely used in the discipline of project schedule management around the world <ref name="Effective Use of Gantt Chart for Managing Large Scale Projects">Pankaja Pradeep Kumar, CCE, (2005),"Effective Use of Gantt Chart for Managing Large Scale Projects",AACE International, Cost Engineering Vol. 47/No. 7. </ref>.		The purpose of a Gantt chart is to outline and monitor the time schedule of a project. This is enabled by its graphical design leading it to be a very intuitive tool to use, hence why it is so widely used in the discipline of project schedule management around the world <ref name="Effective Use of Gantt Chart for Managing Large Scale Projects">Pankaja Pradeep Kumar, CCE, (2005),"Effective Use of Gantt Chart for Managing Large Scale Projects",AACE International, Cost Engineering Vol. 47/No. 7. </ref>.
	The technological advances in our modern-day society have made the use of Gantt charts a lot easier, and with basic knowledge and skills, it is straightforward to create Gantt charts using common software such as Microsoft Projects or Excel. This will be further elaborated on in the latter part of the article.		The technological advances in our modern-day society have made the use of Gantt charts a lot easier, and with basic knowledge and skills, it is straightforward to create Gantt charts using common software such as Microsoft Projects or Excel. This will be further elaborated on in the latter part of the article.


	==Application of the Gantt chart in practice==		==Application of the Gantt chart in practice==

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	There are 4 major types of dependencies within a Gantt chart <ref name="Effective Use of Gantt Chart for Managing Large Scale Projects">Pankaja Pradeep Kumar, CCE, (2005),"Effective Use of Gantt Chart for Managing Large Scale Projects",AACE International, Cost Engineering Vol. 47/No. 7. </ref>:		There are 4 major types of dependencies within a Gantt chart <ref name="Effective Use of Gantt Chart for Managing Large Scale Projects">Pankaja Pradeep Kumar, CCE, (2005),"Effective Use of Gantt Chart for Managing Large Scale Projects",AACE International, Cost Engineering Vol. 47/No. 7. </ref>:
	[[File:Figur 3.jpg\|right\|thumb\|~~450px~~\|Figure 3: The 4 types of dependencies. Source: http://constructionengineeringandmanagement.blogspot.com/2011/11/sequence-of-activities-dependency.html]]		[[File:Figur 3.jpg\|right\|thumb\|350px\|Figure 3: The 4 types of dependencies. Source: http://constructionengineeringandmanagement.blogspot.com/2011/11/sequence-of-activities-dependency.html]]

	'''Finish-to-start (FS):''' Activity a must finish before activity b can begin.		'''Finish-to-start (FS):''' Activity a must finish before activity b can begin.

SørenEmilKjær at 11:06, 25 February 2021

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	There are 2 major techniques.		There are 2 major techniques.

			[[File:Figur 5.jpg\|right\|thumb\|450px\|Figure 5: Crashing & Fast tracking. Source: Project Management Institute, Inc. (PMI) (2017), Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) (6th Edition)]]
			===Crashing & Fast tracking===

	~~===Crashing & Fast tracking===~~
	[[File:Figur 5.jpg\|right\|thumb\|450px\|Figure 5: Crashing & Fast tracking. Source: Project Management Institute, Inc. (PMI) (2017), Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) (6th Edition)]]

	'''Crashing:'''		'''Crashing:'''

SørenEmilKjær at 11:05, 25 February 2021

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	==Fundamentals of the Gantt chart==		==Fundamentals of the Gantt chart==

	The Gantt chart as a tool is one of the bedrocks of the project schedule management discipline <ref name="Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) (6th Edition)">Project Management Institute, Inc. (PMI) (2017),"Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) (6th Edition)". </ref>. Developed by Henry Laurence Gantt in the second decade of the 20th century, the Gantt chart was initially used as a visual representation of the time schedule and progress of a given project <ref name="Implementing the Gantt chart in Europe and Britain: the contributions of Wallace Clark">Daniel A. Wren, (2006),"Implementing the Gantt chart in Europe and Britain: the contributions of Wallace Clark", Department of Management and Entrepreneurship, Price College of Business, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, USA </ref>. [[File:Figur 1.jpeg\|right\|thumb\|650px\|Figure 1: Gantt Chart Overview.		The Gantt chart as a tool is one of the bedrocks of the project schedule management discipline <ref name="Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) (6th Edition)">Project Management Institute, Inc. (PMI) (2017),"Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) (6th Edition)". </ref>. Developed by Henry Laurence Gantt in the second decade of the 20th century, the Gantt chart was initially used as a visual representation of the time schedule and progress of a given project <ref name="Implementing the Gantt chart in Europe and Britain: the contributions of Wallace Clark">Daniel A. Wren, (2006),"Implementing the Gantt chart in Europe and Britain: the contributions of Wallace Clark", Department of Management and Entrepreneurship, Price College of Business, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, USA </ref>. [[File:Figur 1.jpeg\|right\|thumb\|650px\|Figure 1: Gantt Chart Overview. Source: https://www.projectengineer.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/gantt-chart-toms-planner.png]]
	Source: https://www.projectengineer.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/gantt-chart-toms-planner.png]]
	A Gantt chart consists of bars displayed against time. Each bar represents an activity, and the length of a bar indicates the time consumption of the given activity.		A Gantt chart consists of bars displayed against time. Each bar represents an activity, and the length of a bar indicates the time consumption of the given activity.
	The left-hand side of a bar represents the beginning of an activity and the right-hand side of a bar marks the completion of an activity.		The left-hand side of a bar represents the beginning of an activity and the right-hand side of a bar marks the completion of an activity.
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	===The five steps===		===The five steps===
	[[File:Figur 2.jpeg\|right\|thumb\|~~550px~~\|Figure 2: Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Overview]]		[[File:Figur 2.jpeg\|right\|thumb\|500px\|Figure 2: Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Overview. Source: https://www.projectengineer.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/work-breakdown-structure.png]]
	The process to create an adequate Gantt chart is defined by the PMBOK Guide <ref name="Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) (6th Edition)">Project Management Institute, Inc. (PMI) (2017),"Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) (6th Edition)". </ref> which contains the following five steps:		The process to create an adequate Gantt chart is defined by the PMBOK Guide <ref name="Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) (6th Edition)">Project Management Institute, Inc. (PMI) (2017),"Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) (6th Edition)". </ref> which contains the following five steps:

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	There are 4 major types of dependencies within a Gantt chart <ref name="Effective Use of Gantt Chart for Managing Large Scale Projects">Pankaja Pradeep Kumar, CCE, (2005),"Effective Use of Gantt Chart for Managing Large Scale Projects",AACE International, Cost Engineering Vol. 47/No. 7. </ref>:		There are 4 major types of dependencies within a Gantt chart <ref name="Effective Use of Gantt Chart for Managing Large Scale Projects">Pankaja Pradeep Kumar, CCE, (2005),"Effective Use of Gantt Chart for Managing Large Scale Projects",AACE International, Cost Engineering Vol. 47/No. 7. </ref>:
	[[File:Figur 3.jpg\|right\|thumb\|400px\|Figure 3: The 4 types of dependencies ~~Overview~~]]		[[File:Figur 3.jpg\|right\|thumb\|400px\|Figure 3: The 4 types of dependencies. Source: http://constructionengineeringandmanagement.blogspot.com/2011/11/sequence-of-activities-dependency.html]]

	'''Finish-to-start (FS):''' Activity a must finish before activity b can begin.		'''Finish-to-start (FS):''' Activity a must finish before activity b can begin.
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	'''Start-to-start (SS):''' Activity a must start, before activity b can start.		'''Start-to-start (SS):''' Activity a must start, before activity b can start.
	Example, the carpenter from before, must begin putting up the walls (Activity A), before the painter can begin painting them (Activity B).		Example, the carpenter from before, must begin putting up the walls (Activity A), before the painter can begin painting them (Activity B).
	[[File:Figur 4.jpg\|right\|thumb\|550px\|Figure 4: Lead & Lag time ~~Overview~~]]		[[File:Figur 4.jpg\|right\|thumb\|550px\|Figure 4: Lead & Lag time. Source: https://instrumcontrol.wordpress.com/automatizacion/calderas/escalizacion-deescalizacion-de-variables-en-rockwell-controllogix-parte-ii/]]

	The 4 types of dependencies are shown in figure 3.		The 4 types of dependencies are shown in figure 3.
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	===Crashing & Fast tracking===		===Crashing & Fast tracking===
	[[File:Figur 5.jpg\|right\|thumb\|550px\|Figure 5: Crashing & Fast tracking ~~Overview~~]]		[[File:Figur 5.jpg\|right\|thumb\|550px\|Figure 5: Crashing & Fast tracking. Source: Project Management Institute, Inc. (PMI) (2017), Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) (6th Edition)]]

	'''Crashing:'''		'''Crashing:'''

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	==Fundamentals of the Gantt chart==		==Fundamentals of the Gantt chart==

	The Gantt chart as a tool is one of the bedrocks of the project schedule management discipline <ref name="Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) (6th Edition)">Project Management Institute, Inc. (PMI) (2017),"Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) (6th Edition)". </ref>. Developed in the second decade of the 20th century by Henry Laurence Gantt who was an american mechanical engineer, management consultant and industry advisor. The Gantt chart was initially used as a visual representation of the time schedule and progress of a given project. The tool saw its first major application by the United States Army during World War 1.<ref name="Implementing the Gantt chart in Europe and Britain: the contributions of Wallace Clark">Daniel A. Wren, (2006),"Implementing the Gantt chart in Europe and Britain: the contributions of Wallace Clark", Department of Management and Entrepreneurship, Price College of Business, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, USA </ref>. [[File:Figur 1.jpeg\|right\|thumb\|700px\|Figure 1: Gantt Chart Overview. Source: https://www.projectengineer.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/gantt-chart-toms-planner.png]]		The Gantt chart as a tool is one of the bedrocks of the project schedule management discipline <ref name="Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) (6th Edition)">Project Management Institute, Inc. (PMI) (2017),"Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) (6th Edition)". </ref>. Developed in the second decade of the 20th century by Henry Laurence Gantt who was an american mechanical engineer, management consultant and industry advisor. The Gantt chart was initially used as a visual representation of the time schedule and progress of a given project. The tool saw its first major application by the United States Army during World War 1.<ref name="Implementing the Gantt chart in Europe and Britain: the contributions of Wallace Clark">Daniel A. Wren, (2006),"Implementing the Gantt chart in Europe and Britain: the contributions of Wallace Clark", Department of Management and Entrepreneurship, Price College of Business, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, USA </ref>. [[File:Figur 1.jpeg\|right\|thumb\|700px\|'''Figure 1:''' Gantt Chart Overview. Source: https://www.projectengineer.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/gantt-chart-toms-planner.png]]
	A Gantt chart consists of bars displayed against time. Each bar represents an activity, and the length of a bar indicates the time consumption of the given activity.		A Gantt chart consists of bars displayed against time. Each bar represents an activity, and the length of a bar indicates the time consumption of the given activity.
	The left-hand side of a bar represents the beginning of an activity and the right-hand side of a bar marks the completion of an activity.		The left-hand side of a bar represents the beginning of an activity and the right-hand side of a bar marks the completion of an activity.
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	===The five steps===		===The five steps===
	[[File:Figur 2.jpeg\|right\|thumb\|450px\|Figure 2: Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Overview. Source: https://www.projectengineer.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/work-breakdown-structure.png]]		[[File:Figur 2.jpeg\|right\|thumb\|450px\|'''Figure 2:''' Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Overview. Source: https://www.projectengineer.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/work-breakdown-structure.png]]
	The process to create an adequate Gantt chart is defined by the PMBOK Guide <ref name="Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) (6th Edition)">Project Management Institute, Inc. (PMI) (2017),"Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) (6th Edition)". </ref> which contains the following five steps:		The process to create an adequate Gantt chart is defined by the PMBOK Guide <ref name="Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) (6th Edition)">Project Management Institute, Inc. (PMI) (2017),"Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) (6th Edition)". </ref> which contains the following five steps:

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	There are 4 major types of dependencies within a Gantt chart <ref name="Effective Use of Gantt Chart for Managing Large Scale Projects">Pankaja Pradeep Kumar, CCE, (2005),"Effective Use of Gantt Chart for Managing Large Scale Projects",AACE International, Cost Engineering Vol. 47/No. 7. </ref>:		There are 4 major types of dependencies within a Gantt chart <ref name="Effective Use of Gantt Chart for Managing Large Scale Projects">Pankaja Pradeep Kumar, CCE, (2005),"Effective Use of Gantt Chart for Managing Large Scale Projects",AACE International, Cost Engineering Vol. 47/No. 7. </ref>:
	[[File:Figur 3.jpg\|right\|thumb\|350px\|Figure 3: The 4 types of dependencies. Source: http://constructionengineeringandmanagement.blogspot.com/2011/11/sequence-of-activities-dependency.html]]		[[File:Figur 3.jpg\|right\|thumb\|350px\|'''Figure 3:''' The 4 types of dependencies. Source: http://constructionengineeringandmanagement.blogspot.com/2011/11/sequence-of-activities-dependency.html]]

	'''Finish-to-start (FS):''' Activity a must finish before activity b can begin.		'''Finish-to-start (FS):''' Activity a must finish before activity b can begin.
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	'''Start-to-start (SS):''' Activity a must start, before activity b can start.		'''Start-to-start (SS):''' Activity a must start, before activity b can start.
	Example, the carpenter from before, must begin putting up the walls (Activity A), before the painter can begin painting them (Activity B).		Example, the carpenter from before, must begin putting up the walls (Activity A), before the painter can begin painting them (Activity B).
	[[File:Figur 4.jpg\|right\|thumb\|450px\|Figure 4: Lead & Lag time. Source: https://instrumcontrol.wordpress.com/automatizacion/calderas/escalizacion-deescalizacion-de-variables-en-rockwell-controllogix-parte-ii/]]		[[File:Figur 4.jpg\|right\|thumb\|450px\|'''Figure 4:''' Lead & Lag time. Source: https://instrumcontrol.wordpress.com/automatizacion/calderas/escalizacion-deescalizacion-de-variables-en-rockwell-controllogix-parte-ii/]]

	The 4 types of dependencies are shown in figure 3.		The 4 types of dependencies are shown in figure 3.

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	==Fundamentals of the Gantt chart==		==Fundamentals of the Gantt chart==

	The Gantt chart as a tool is one of the bedrocks of the project schedule management discipline <ref name="Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) (6th Edition)">Project Management Institute, Inc. (PMI) (2017),"Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) (6th Edition)". </ref>. Developed by Henry Laurence Gantt in the second decade of the 20th century, the Gantt chart was initially used as a visual representation of the time schedule and progress of a given project <ref name="Implementing the Gantt chart in Europe and Britain: the contributions of Wallace Clark">Daniel A. Wren, (2006),"Implementing the Gantt chart in Europe and Britain: the contributions of Wallace Clark", Department of Management and Entrepreneurship, Price College of Business, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, USA </ref>. [[File:Figur 1.jpeg\|right\|thumb\|~~650px~~\|Figure 1: Gantt Chart Overview. Source: https://www.projectengineer.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/gantt-chart-toms-planner.png]]		The Gantt chart as a tool is one of the bedrocks of the project schedule management discipline <ref name="Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) (6th Edition)">Project Management Institute, Inc. (PMI) (2017),"Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) (6th Edition)". </ref>. Developed by Henry Laurence Gantt in the second decade of the 20th century, the Gantt chart was initially used as a visual representation of the time schedule and progress of a given project <ref name="Implementing the Gantt chart in Europe and Britain: the contributions of Wallace Clark">Daniel A. Wren, (2006),"Implementing the Gantt chart in Europe and Britain: the contributions of Wallace Clark", Department of Management and Entrepreneurship, Price College of Business, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, USA </ref>. [[File:Figur 1.jpeg\|right\|thumb\|700px\|Figure 1: Gantt Chart Overview. Source: https://www.projectengineer.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/gantt-chart-toms-planner.png]]
	A Gantt chart consists of bars displayed against time. Each bar represents an activity, and the length of a bar indicates the time consumption of the given activity.		A Gantt chart consists of bars displayed against time. Each bar represents an activity, and the length of a bar indicates the time consumption of the given activity.
	The left-hand side of a bar represents the beginning of an activity and the right-hand side of a bar marks the completion of an activity.		The left-hand side of a bar represents the beginning of an activity and the right-hand side of a bar marks the completion of an activity.
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	===The five steps===		===The five steps===
	[[File:Figur 2.jpeg\|right\|thumb\|~~500px~~\|Figure 2: Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Overview. Source: https://www.projectengineer.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/work-breakdown-structure.png]]		[[File:Figur 2.jpeg\|right\|thumb\|450px\|Figure 2: Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Overview. Source: https://www.projectengineer.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/work-breakdown-structure.png]]
	The process to create an adequate Gantt chart is defined by the PMBOK Guide <ref name="Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) (6th Edition)">Project Management Institute, Inc. (PMI) (2017),"Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) (6th Edition)". </ref> which contains the following five steps:		The process to create an adequate Gantt chart is defined by the PMBOK Guide <ref name="Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) (6th Edition)">Project Management Institute, Inc. (PMI) (2017),"Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) (6th Edition)". </ref> which contains the following five steps:

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	There are 4 major types of dependencies within a Gantt chart <ref name="Effective Use of Gantt Chart for Managing Large Scale Projects">Pankaja Pradeep Kumar, CCE, (2005),"Effective Use of Gantt Chart for Managing Large Scale Projects",AACE International, Cost Engineering Vol. 47/No. 7. </ref>:		There are 4 major types of dependencies within a Gantt chart <ref name="Effective Use of Gantt Chart for Managing Large Scale Projects">Pankaja Pradeep Kumar, CCE, (2005),"Effective Use of Gantt Chart for Managing Large Scale Projects",AACE International, Cost Engineering Vol. 47/No. 7. </ref>:
	[[File:Figur 3.jpg\|right\|thumb\|~~400px~~\|Figure 3: The 4 types of dependencies. Source: http://constructionengineeringandmanagement.blogspot.com/2011/11/sequence-of-activities-dependency.html]]		[[File:Figur 3.jpg\|right\|thumb\|450px\|Figure 3: The 4 types of dependencies. Source: http://constructionengineeringandmanagement.blogspot.com/2011/11/sequence-of-activities-dependency.html]]

	'''Finish-to-start (FS):''' Activity a must finish before activity b can begin.		'''Finish-to-start (FS):''' Activity a must finish before activity b can begin.
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	'''Start-to-start (SS):''' Activity a must start, before activity b can start.		'''Start-to-start (SS):''' Activity a must start, before activity b can start.
	Example, the carpenter from before, must begin putting up the walls (Activity A), before the painter can begin painting them (Activity B).		Example, the carpenter from before, must begin putting up the walls (Activity A), before the painter can begin painting them (Activity B).
	[[File:Figur 4.jpg\|right\|thumb\|~~550px~~\|Figure 4: Lead & Lag time. Source: https://instrumcontrol.wordpress.com/automatizacion/calderas/escalizacion-deescalizacion-de-variables-en-rockwell-controllogix-parte-ii/]]		[[File:Figur 4.jpg\|right\|thumb\|450px\|Figure 4: Lead & Lag time. Source: https://instrumcontrol.wordpress.com/automatizacion/calderas/escalizacion-deescalizacion-de-variables-en-rockwell-controllogix-parte-ii/]]

	The 4 types of dependencies are shown in figure 3.		The 4 types of dependencies are shown in figure 3.
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	===Crashing & Fast tracking===		===Crashing & Fast tracking===
	[[File:Figur 5.jpg\|right\|thumb\|~~550px~~\|Figure 5: Crashing & Fast tracking. Source: Project Management Institute, Inc. (PMI) (2017), Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) (6th Edition)]]		[[File:Figur 5.jpg\|right\|thumb\|450px\|Figure 5: Crashing & Fast tracking. Source: Project Management Institute, Inc. (PMI) (2017), Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) (6th Edition)]]

	'''Crashing:'''		'''Crashing:'''