Prepare a Gantt chart using Excel. Although application software tools such as Microsoft Project…
Prepare a Gantt chart using Excel.
Although application software tools such as Microsoft Project 2013 are specifically designed as project management tools, a spreadsheet program, such as Excel, can also be used to perform some project-planning tasks—such as preparing a Gantt chart. Watch a YouTube video on the steps to prepare a simple Gantt chart in Excel (www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQwE0Xv1lAA). Perform the steps in the tutorial and print your Gantt chart. Write a brief comparison of the Excel Gantt chart you prepared in the tutorial with the examples illustrated in the chapter. Which features from Project 2013’s Gantt chart format would you like to be able to incorporate in your Excel Gantt chart?