Message #73914

[officepa]

Without a doubt 'official' project planners use this or something similar but I think I was also trying to say that it may be a useful way of plotting out any job that has several parts to it that you are trying to complete - not just big projects at work.  Any job - big or small - at home or at work - can be incorporated into a visual chart.

For example, my son is planning to undertake a course outside of school that has many parts to it with exams to be taken at set times and it is up to him how and when he plans the course work as long as he has it done by the exam date.  A simple Gantt chart pinned up shows him a whole year planned out and when he has to have each module completed by to ensure all done by exam date.

I now also have my household renewal dates set out on a monthly Gantt chart: insurances for car and home, driving licence renewal dates, and MOT and so on.

Bossie is planning to travel far and wide during 2011 so have plotted these on a yearly chart that incorporates all committee meetings he needs to attend, etc.  A wall planner will also do the job but on an A4 Gantt chart, this is something that can be easily carried to meetings for reference.