Gantt chart | contains one axis showing time and the other axis showing the activities that will be performed | ![2001-08-30 14:55:41.0](facet.gif) |
has definition A diagram used to graphically present the start and end dates of each software engineering task; it shows time on one axis, and tasks on the other | ![2001-08-30 14:55:41.0](facet.gif) |
has purpose to graphically present the start and end dates of each software engineering task | ![2001-08-30 14:55:41.0](facet.gif) |
is similar to a UML sequence chart | ![2001-08-30 14:55:41.0](facet.gif) |
is a subtopic of 11.5 - Project Scheduling and Tracking | ![2001-08-30 14:55:41.0](facet.gif) |
is a kind of diagram | ![2001-08-30 14:55:41.0](facet.gif) |
shows top-level tasks, subtasks and milestones | ![2001-08-30 14:55:41.0](facet.gif) |
diagram | has advantages it conveys or summarizes complex concepts or mechanisms more easily than other techniques | ![2001-08-30 14:55:19.0](facet.gif) |
has problems - can be hard for users to interact with or interpret
- not usable by blind people
- it can be expensive to program diagram drawing software
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should have a label if its meaning is not obvious, using a caption or pop-up label that appears when the user moves the mouse over it | ![2001-08-30 14:55:19.0](facet.gif) |