Gantt charts are the standard project management visual aid. The Gantt chart, at its simplest, is a bar chart representation of tasks over time. This is easily accomplished by using spreadsheet applications, and it is no accident that Excel Gantt chart templates are so common, and so commonly searched for. Typing “Excel Gantt chart template” […]
My three year old tends to wear a blanket and run all over the house screaming “I’m Superman!” In a way, this is what some task management apps do – wear a “timeline,” and scream “I’m a project management solution”…So why are task management applications like Asana, Monday, and others showing timelines that don’t really work? […]
The problems with Gantt charts are well known. Project management tools come with a catch-22 built into them. Every project manager eventually asks themselves – to use the Gantt chart, or to opt for a Gantt chart alternative? This is the “to be or not to be” question of the project management world. Answering it […]
Can a couple survive a marriage relying only on the list of vows they make on their wedding night? Not likely! Then why would you think a project can be managed to successful delivery using task management tools like listed tasks and task owners on colored sticky notes? Unless the couple remembers to include in […]