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Gantt Chart

A Gantt Chart shows scheduled work as bars across time. It can show duration, dependencies, dates, owners, and progress.

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You might call it project scheduledependency timeline

See how it works

Original worked exampleGantt Chart

Another example

A data-center move maps delivery, network setup, rehearsal, freeze, and cutover. A supplier delay reveals affected dates.

Main parts

  1. 01Work package
  2. 02Dependency and milestone
  3. 03Timeline and progress

Use it when

Use it for deadline work with real dependencies across teams or vendors.

Do not use it when

Avoid false precision in discovery work. Maintain baselines and dependencies instead of drawing a decorative timeline.

Name used in code

task + start/end + dependency + milestone

Before you ship

Check the target user, wanted result, current baseline, evidence source, scope, owner, and success level. List assumptions, open risks, and the next test or decision.

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Outcome: Use Gantt Chart to make a focused product decision backed by evidence. User context: A data-center move maps delivery, network setup, rehearsal, freeze, and cutover. A supplier delay reveals affected dates. Product concept to apply: Gantt Chart. Why it fits: Use it for deadline work with real dependencies across teams or vendors. Do not use it when: Avoid false precision in discovery work. Maintain baselines and dependencies instead of drawing a decorative timeline. Product framing: Name the target user and wanted result. Record the current baseline and evidence. Set what is in and out of scope, the limits, the owner, and the time frame. Decision quality: Keep facts, guesses, and unknowns separate. Record the options you did not choose and what evidence would change the decision. Acceptance criteria: The document names an owner, target user, measurable result, scope limit, evidence source, open risks, and next test. Evidence and limits (evidence boundary): No single official standard controls the whole term. Its meaning may change across teams, platforms, or frameworks. Unknowns to confirm: Target group, baseline, success level, owner, time frame, dependencies, and review schedule.

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Review the current use of Gantt Chart. Definition: A Gantt Chart shows scheduled work as bars across time. It can show duration, dependencies, dates, owners, and progress. Release checks: Check the target user, wanted result, current baseline, evidence source, scope, owner, and success level. List assumptions, open risks, and the next test or decision. Before changing code, report the evidence you found, gaps, severity, and the smallest safe fix.

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How official is this term?

Industry convention

People often use this term at work. The listed sources may support practice or limitations. They do not define every part of the term.

No single official standard controls the whole term. Its meaning may change across teams, platforms, or frameworks.

Scope
Project management
Document status
stable
Checked on
2026-07-30

Evidence sources & scope

Authority source · Project Management Institute · stable PMI Lexicon of Project Management Terms Scope: Product and project management Role here: Helpful background, not a definition Source covers: canonical name, definition, usage guidance, avoidance guidance

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