Q10: Gantt charts (Costs and Benefits)

Question 1

What is a Gantt chart ?

Question 2

Benefits

Answer 2

• Allows the business to breakdown complex problems into manageable actions
• Allows a structured approach change rather than reacting to day-to-day events/problems/tasks
• Allows tasks to be completed/planned in the most effective order minimising job completion time
• Allows managers to minimise meetings as chart can be used to communicate work/tasks
• Can be used as a motivational tool as employee’s will always want to be ahead of progress

Question 3

Costs

Answer 3

• Need to purchase & train employees to use such software
• Can be time consuming and complex to breakdown large tasks & create chart
• Can be demotivating being micromanaged by a Gantt chart
• The chart does not provide solutions to problems, rather just outlines tasks to be done
• Must be updated continually to be of any value. can’t fall behind actual work completed