Friday, August 14, 2009

Henry Gantt

Industrial engineer Henry Gantt invents the Gantt chart in 1917. The Gantt chart is an innovative horizontal bar chart used to manage overlapping tasks. Useful for coordinating and scheduling, the Gantt chart is revolutionary in that it is based on time rather than quantity. Gantt is also noted in management history for recognizing the importance of motivation as a psychological phenomenon in the work place.
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