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Excel Magic: Building a Project Tracking “Gantt” Chart

Learn how to build a project tracking "Gantt" Chart!

Created byLenny Wu
4.2
(13 reviews)
BeginnerUpdated Jan 20, 2025
Excel Magic: Building a Project Tracking “Gantt” Chart

What You'll Learn

check_circleUnderstand the components of a Gantt Chart
check_circleRecognize the basics for setting up both single-element and multi-element conditional formatting
check_circleDiscover how to build an advanced Gantt Chart with Overlapped Conditional Formatting
check_circleExplore how to build a “pure” Gantt Chart with Overlapped Bar Chart
check_circleDiscover 2 cool apps in Excel that can facilitate data entry into the Gantt Chart

About This Course

The course is presented in four parts.

First, the course introduces the popular project tracking system in project management – the Gantt Chart, and where we can quickly get a sample of Gantt Chart in Excel.

Next, the course will refresh some basic but crucial Excel skills that will help us build a Gantt Chart in Excel. They include: o ROUNDDOWN() formula o Conditional Formatting: both single-element and multi-element conditional formatting o Dropdown list

Third, we will learn how to build a Gantt Chart from scratch in three parts: o Building a basic Gantt Chart o Building an advanced Gantt Chart, and o Building a “pure” Gantt Chart

Last, we introduce 2 cool Excel apps that will facilitate the data entry of Gantt Chart. They are: o Form in Excel 365, and o Calendar Date Picker

Field of Study: Computer Software & Applications

Your Instructor

Lenny Wu
Lenny Wu

Financial Reporting Expert

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Lenny is Senior Financial Analyst at Ausenco. Lenny has over 15 years combined experience in financial planning and analysis (FP&A), financial reporting and modeling, and compliance auditing. Lenny supervises Adaptive Insights system budgeting, and is a CPA, CGA, and a Certified Adaptive Insights Professional and Certified Xero Partner. Lenny is a proponent for "One-click Reporting" for analysts and "Self-service Reporting" for executives. He has strong belief that reporting and closing should be hours rather than days or even weeks. Lenny also acted as local CPA chapter board officer and volunteered for Canada Revenue Agency as a Community Volunteer Income Tax Program consultant. Education MBA, Finance : George Washington University - SBPM (School of Business and Public Management) - [1998 to 2000]

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