5 Ways Gantt Charts Give You Project Management Superpowers

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5 WAYS GANTT CHARTS GIVE
YOU PROJECT MANAGEMENT
SUPERPOWERS

When you’re put in
charge of the success of a
project, you have a lot to
KEEP YOU UP AT NIGHT.

Will everyone do their part?
Will the project be done on time?
What happens IF IT’S NOT?

It’s a lot of RESPONSIBILITY
…and a lot of STRESS.

And so you end up pestering
your team for UPDATES.
?
??

Maybe you don’t really know
HOW LATE THINGS ARE until you’ve
blown through the deadline.

GANTT CHARTS can’t manage
your project for you…

...but they can give you
the PROJECT MANAGEMENT
SUPERPOWERS you need to
see the project through

(and get a good night’s
sleep while you’re at it)

What is a Gantt Chart?

A Gantt chart is a CLASSIC PROJECT
MANAGEMENT TOOL, developed
over a hundred years ago.

For many years, GANTT CHARTS
were limited to project
management experts.

Some people draw
progress charts on
whiteboards or create
complicated spreadsheets.
THAT’S A LOT OF WORK!

But it’s worth it...because Gantt
charts are amazing tools for
VISUAL PROJECT PLANNING.

At Redbooth, we decided to build
an AUTOMATIC GANTT CHART CREATOR
right into our project management
software, and include it with all
subscriptions.

It’s called “TIMELINE VIEW.”

But what you’ll see today
applies to ANY KIND of
Gantt charts.

SUPERPOWER #1:
See Everything at Once

A Gantt chart gives you an
amazing bird’s-eye view of an
ENTIRE PROJECT from start to
finish over time.

This is INCREDIBLY VALUABLE
for planning.

Not only can you get
your mind around
the ENTIRE SCOPE of
the project, but you
have a visual guide
to share with others.

Build in START and END DATES for
each piece of the project.

Assign SPECIFIC TASKS to team
members or contractors.

Rest easy knowing that you have
a CRYSTAL-CLEAR, SHAREABLE PLAN
for the project’s success.

Clear Project Hurdles
SUPERPOWER #2:

Most project leaders find
out about bottlenecks
AFTER THE FACT.

In the weekly progress
meeting, they ask, “HEY,
WHERE’S THE REPORT?”

Then the TRUTH comes out…

It’s running WAY BEHIND.

Yikes.

With a Gantt chart that
UPDATES AUTOMATICALLY,
you don’t have to ask
about bottlenecks.

You can spot them in
a SINGLE GLANCE.

See what’s overdue
immediately so you
can TAKE ACTION:

Allocate more resources,
divide up the work, or pitch in
yourself to GET IT DONE before it
holds up the whole project.

Get Project ESP
SUPERPOWER #3:

This project is important — but
what about the NEXT ONE?

And the one AFTER THAT?

By using Gantt charts
for planning, tracking,
and execution, you’ll
get better and better
at a CRUCIAL SKILL:

Estimating your PROJECT SCOPE,
TIMELINE, and RESOURCES.

With easy-to-understand
visual records of your
project to refer back to,
your estimates will become
INCREASINGLY ACCURATE.

Before you know it, you’ll be
known as the PROJECT LEAD…

...with an UNCANNY
sense for planning.

Banish Distractions
SUPERPOWER #4:

Planning and PROCESS
OPTIMIZATION are powerful.

But sometimes it just comes
down to making sure your
talented team has time to
actually DO THE WORK.

Every time your team gets
distracted by a flurry of emails
about a change to the plan,
they’re being PULLED AWAY
from the work.

But YOU can prevent this!

KEEP YOUR TEAM AWAY from
tedious, time-consuming
updates and administrivia.

Let it be known that the most
up-to-date plan is ALWAYS the
Gantt chart.

Simple as that.

Back away from the email, team.
We need you to FOCUS!

Keep your equilibrium
SUPERPOWER #5:

LIFE happens.

Deadlines CHANGE.

People win the lottery and
move to TROPICAL ISLANDS.

Many project leads have
started out with BEAUTIFULLY
DESIGNED PLANS…

...only to FALL APART when
something unplanned
happens.

Armed with your GANTT
CHART, though, you can
be the opposite:

A project lead who warmly
WELCOMES CHANGES to the plan.

View every change as a
way to learn something
new or to challenge your
team to WORK SMARTER.

It helps if you’re using
a Gantt chart GENERATOR
like Redbooth’s:

Just enter your new changes,
and watch your Gantt chart
UPDATE AUTOMATICALLY.

And make sure your
team knows that sticking
precisely to the original
plan isn’t as important as
your TOP PRIORITY:

ACHIEVING PROJECT SUCCESS — on
time, on budget — together.

Ready for your
project management
superpowers?

Redbooth project management
software — including Timeline
view — is designed to help you
and your team COLLABORATE AND
GET MORE DONE.

Get started FREE!
redbooth.com/gantt

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