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ProcessDRAFT ENTRY

Gantt chart

A project schedule that places work items as duration bars against a calendar and can show milestones and dependencies.

Use this diagram to generate

USE WHEN

Time, duration, and coordination must be managed together.

AVOID WHEN

You only need a narrative of past events.

VISUAL GRAMMAR

01calendar02task bars03milestones04dependencies

SEMANTIC RULES

Group work into meaningful phases.
Do not imply false date precision.
Mark the critical or current path sparingly.

QUESTIONS IT ANSWERS

How long will work take?
What depends on what?

DRAFT MACHINE CONTRACT

id: gantt
status: draft
family: process
reading_task: Plan tasks, duration, and dependencies.
grammar:
  - calendar
  - task_bars
  - milestones
  - dependencies
checks:
  - group_work_into_meaningful_phases
  - do_not_imply_false_date_precision
  - mark_the_critical_or_current_path_sparingly

Gantt chart

Choose by the question you need to answer.