• The Stages of a Project
• 1. Sponsorship and Leadership
• 2. Defining the Business Objectives and Benefits
• 3. Planning the Project
• 4. Ensuring the Project is a Manageable Size
• 5. Defining the Budget
• 6. Managing the Risk
• 7. Getting the Right Project Manager
• 8. Getting Customer Representation
• 9. Defining Roles and Responsibilities
• 10. Getting the Right Resources
• 11. Monitoring and Reporting Progress
• 12. Communicating Progress
• 13. Consultation and Leadership
• 14. Getting Realistic User Requirements
• 15. Defining Your Approach
• 16. Conducting a Structured Test Plan
• 17. Creating an Implementation Plan
• 18. Conducting a Post Implementation Review
• 19. Realising the Benefits
• 20. Learning the Lessons
• 21. Celebrating Success
• Checklist

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How to Make a Gantt Chart Using Microsoft Excel

A Gantt chart is a popular bar chart that aims to show the timing of tasks or activities as they occur across time. Although the Gantt chart did not initially show the relationships between activities, this has become more common in current use as both timing and interdependencies between tasks can be identified.

Since the initial introduction of Gantt charts, they have become an industry standard as a key project management tool for showing the phases, tasks and activities that are scheduled as part of a project over time.

This video presentation is a step by step guide to making a Gantt chart using Microsoft Excel 2007.