3 pages

The Gantt Chart

Based on this module’s case, create a Gantt chart for your project (rewards program) starting next month and for the duration of the project. The Gantt chart is an essential tool for monitoring and representing a project plan. As with WBS and Network Diagram, select a tool to create the chart.

Include rationale for your Gantt chart. (1 page)

· Link back to Goals and Measurement in Case 1.

Describe critical milestones. (1/2 page)

Contingency Planning

Identify one critical risk that could prevent meeting a deadline or goal. (1/2 page)

Develop a contingency plan for the risk. (1 page) Be sure to support your analysis with research.

Effective academic and research writing requires a 3rd person voice. This will be written in 3rd person. Do not use any quotations. Refer to yourself in third-person as “project manager” or write about what the “project team” will do, rather than saying “I” and “we.” 

References:

M2 Chapter 11 Managing Project Risk  23 pages

6 Dangers of Managing Your Projects Using Spreadsheets (3:29) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hSSjD40WWk

Create a Gantt Chart from a Network Diagram https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3a0jh2VuhNI  

Gantt Charts, Simplified - Project Management Training (3:10) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGkHjby1xKM  

How to Build Gantt Charts in Excel (4:45) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5sVxDlhiMo  

Finding Gantt chart templates in Excel (:49) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-ZaScq4ftc