It will remain there. I fill it is a integral part of project management - Waterfall, Agile or any other. It radiates lot of information easy to understand to everyone and flexible to handle.
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Drew CraigSr. Agile & Product Coach| VanguardPhiladelphia, Pa, United States
If not for anything else, the Gantt provides a nice visual representation of the overall timeline; for example, in kick-off PPT slides or status report using tools like Office Timeline. Saving Changes...
John DuncanRetired| RetiredLebanon, Tn, United States
Software development and release is one aspect of I.T. And incremental delivery is one aspect.
But sometimes a whole system is being implemented or replaced all at once. Many things have to be planned in advance, and delivered on time. In this type of scenario, Gantt is still going to be very useful.
Some projects also require hardware and/or networking.
Training on the new software. Purchasing (in bulk for discounts...)
Running cables before employees are in place. Firewall/security settings.
Provisioning of the hardware (sometimes by a 3rd party under contract), so the correct version of O.S., patches, other software, configuration settings, etc. are in place. This takes lead time and coordination, if being done on a large scale, another good use of Gantt. Saving Changes...
Ashley BonnerIT Security Governance Analyst| Freedom MortgageCedar Falls, Ia, United States
I don't believe Gantt Charts will ever go away. It all depends on company preference. Saving Changes...
Anton OosthuizenSenior Business Analyst / Project Manager| Self EmployedPretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
I agree with the previous comments, Gantt is not something that will disappear. It is merely a visual representation of work/activity and the underlying methodology to get that work done does not need to change the representation. We will always use the visual aid that is most appropriate to the situation and gets the point across efficiently. Saving Changes...
Jan Willem TrompCo-Founder of Epicflow, entrepreneur and researcher on Multi Project Management| EpicflowAmsterdam, Netherlands
The Gantt chart as a communication tool can still exist on high level. But a Gantt chart as an scheduling tool is already insufficient. Specially in environments where you have to share resources among projects. What we need to do is go back to the good old network of activities and milestones including their relations. And then you need clever software for creating load graphs and priority lists that are meaningful. You do not need replanning anymore (on of the hurdles with Gantt). In Agile a network is also beneficial. Saving Changes...
