PMHUB-G Create a Traffic Light Gantt Chart in Microsoft Project

Hi -  I wanted to pass one useful article on creating a traffic light style Gantt chart in MS Project and a recommended read!

 

Traffic Light Gantt Chart

I received a lot of positive feedback on last month's article on building a custom Gantt chart view to create a portfolio or program scorecard.  Several readers requested a tutorial on creating a similar Gantt chart for their individual projects and individual tasks.  This tutorial will actually change the colors of your Gantt chart task bars based on the forecasted schedule variance.  It comes in handy to quickly determine what sections of your project schedule will be impacted by a schedule slippage.

 

If you like the article, please comment on the Tech Republic blog. 

 

Create a traffic light Gantt chart in Microsoft Project 2007

http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/tech-manager/?p=4036&tag=results;CR1

 

Recommended Reading

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Follow the Other Hand: A Remarkable Fable That Will Energize Your Business, Profits, and Life

by Andy Cohen

 

 

Stay tuned to the Tactical PM newsletter.  In the next few weeks, I'll have another mind mapping article published and another look at a cool project scheduling tool that has a ton of collaboration!

Thanks!
 
Andy Makar

http://www.tacticalprojectmanagement.com
Microsoft Project Training solutions and more!