This article helps you understand the Gantt chart template in the best way. Gantt chart provides a graphical representation of the project. The graph is plotted in the form of a bar chart. It is helpful as it gives an effective schedule for your project. It also enables managers to manage their work efficiently without any trouble.
This template is mainly used for complex projects by converting the timeline and tasks in the horizontal bar chart, indicating how much task has been completed, it helps the manager in keeping the tasks on track so that the work may finish in time.
Type of Material:
Assessment Tool
Recommended Uses:
Team-based project for in-class or homework assignment
Technical Requirements:
It works well with normal internet connections and browsers. it has taken 01. seconds to load on chrome browser. The website works well with Windows 7 and above it also works with Ubantu 15 plus and above. There should be good internet speed above 1mbps to load. It works well with
To find whether the user or learner can use for an effective schedule for your project.
To plan work around deadlines and properly allocate resources needed.
To maintain a bird's eye view over the projects in a single shot.
To assess the relationship between the start and end dates of tasks, milestones, dependent tasks, and many more.
To highlight the milestone that will assist learner/user identify the key events of the project.
Target Student Population:
Upper-level management course
Upper-level project management
Professional
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
The knowledge to utilize Excel template/Microsoft Office
Content Quality
Rating:
Strengths:
Assessment tool - Excel template - is easy to access and utilize;
The options and guidelines provided are quite comprehensive;
Content and format is appropriately incorporated.
The material gives clarity in instruction from the start to the end.
It provides guidelines to go through the process till the end and get the required results
Concerns:
The lack of activities is seen with the tool.
There is no proper explanation about how to open this chart on excel and how it can be created or edited on excel.
No major concerns, except for familiarization in manipulating Excel templates;
Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool
Rating:
Strengths:
The teaching-learning goals and consequent uses are easy to identify and increases the potential for student learning.
The item promotes conceptual understanding and application, in a variety of ways to achieve teaching and learning goals.
Concerns:
The timeline is needed for learner/user to fully utilize the assessment tool;
The troubleshooting guidelines can be further improved.
The tool is not constantly updated.
The tool is difficult to veiw for learners and teachers alike. It is very complex to use.
Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty
Rating:
Strengths:
The assessment tool gives very accurate information to users.
The website has a very clear and consistent web layout and is good for viewers.
The tool is very complex to use.
The website and the tool are in good working order.
The assessment tool is able to engage the user and convey the information which is needed for the users.
The web layout is very visually appealing.
All types of users will be able to use the same.
Concerns:
Owning Microsoft Office program is essential in utilizing Excel template;
Gantt Chart is very dependent on the ability to fully utilize the Excel template.
There are no clear and accurate instructions for the use of the chart.
The tool does not take into consideration the negative factors affecting team and work and also it has not taken into consideration the unlisted issues.People with disabilities can only use it with the help of others as there is no other option available.
Other Issues and Comments:
The material is a web based assessment tool for project management work. The tool really respects the privacy as the tool does not require a sign up and the users can directly use the tool without providing any personal details. It is has no record available that it is updated recently. Don’t manually create the tool it is very time consuming. Updating the plans on your tool is very hectic so use it only on finalized plans. The tool is very misleading to manage your resources so it is not recommended for resource management. This tool is not fit for initial planning.
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