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| Henry Laurence Gantt (1861-1919) was a
mechanical engineer, management consultant and industry advisor. Henry
Laurence Gantt developed
Gantt charts in the second decade of the 20th century. Gantt charts were
used as a visual tool to show scheduled and actual progress of projects.
Accepted as a commonplace project management tool today, it was an
innovation of world-wide importance in the 1920s. Gantt
charts were used on large construction projects like the Hoover Dam
started in 1931 and the interstate highway network started in 1956.
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| Henry Gantts contribution to
the management process is honored today through the
The
Henry Laurence Gantt Medal. The award established in 1929 is
given for distinguished achievement in management and for service to the
community.
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Evolution of a
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