A tool developed in the late 1940s to visualize the sequencing of tasks on a project.

Other Definitions

Gannt Chart – A chart using time lines and other symbols that illustrates multiple, time-based activities or projects on a horizontal time scale.(Wideman Comparative Glossary of Common Project Management Terms v2.1)

Gannt Chart – A Gantt chart is a time-phased graphic display of activity durations. It is also referred to as a bar chart. Activities are listed with other tabular information on the left side with time intervals over the bars. Activity durations are shown in the form of horizontal bars. (Wideman Comparative Glossary of Common Project Management Terms v2.1)

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