New possibilities in visualization of project plans

The Gantt chart is the most widespread project planning method. Due to the development of project management applications, more and more data can be assigned to the project plan. The options for handling new information have changed the purpose of creating a Gantt chart in many aspects. Moreover, we would like to manage all data in one place in the planning and in the tracking phases as well. As a result new aspects of analysis could also be introduced. In this paper, the Gantt chart is discussed from a brand-new point of view and novel methods are suggested in order to improve the management and understanding of the visual display. keywords: evaluation lines, project management, scheduling, tracking, visualization. ∗ Autor odpowiedzialny za korespondencje. E-mail: szenik.gabriella@ybl.szie.hu