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Gantt chart
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Definition
Gantt chart Y12 SE Project Diagram
A bar chart showing tasks against time, with start and end dates, duration and dependencies; used to schedule and track a project.
Example: Testing cannot start until coding finishes.
Found in: syllabus, course specifications, school notes, past SDD papers.
Gantt chart (specification) Diagrams and tools Diagram
Shows tasks on an estimated timeline with self-explanatory names, estimated time, dependent tasks, dates and milestones; can allocate resources and show percentage completion, and is updated with actual v estimated times.
Example: Design (1 wk) then Build (2 wk), dependent on Design.
Found in: syllabus, course specifications, school notes, past SDD papers.
Tasks against time with dependencies and milestones.
Where you'll use it in the test
Syllabus area: Y12 SE Project Diagrams and tools.
Question types it can appear in
- Drawing: Draw or read a Gantt chart
- Short answer: Define, outline or explain it and tie it to the scenario.
- Multiple choice: Pick the option that matches the definition or example.
Where it has appeared in the paper
The Software Engineering Project (Part D). Part letters follow each paper’s own layout.
Related past questions
- 2022 Software Design and Development HSC Q27 (10 marks): Modelling and design (IPO, data structure, Gantt) The Software Engineering Project (Part D) · 10 marks · old syllabus
- 2024 Software Design and Development HSC Q25 (4 marks): Documentation The Software Engineering Project (Part D) · 4 marks · old syllabus
How to use it
A model sentence
Diagram: “A bar chart showing tasks against time, with start and end dates, duration and dependencies; used to schedule and track a project.” Then apply it: Testing cannot start until coding finishes.
In a short answer, give the definition in your own words first, then tie it to the situation in the question. Do not copy the example above unless it fits the scenario.
Command words used with it
- Describe: Provide characteristics and features. (2022 Software Design and Development HSC Q27 (10 marks): Modelling and design (IPO, data structure, Gantt))
- Explain: Relate cause and effect; make the relationship between things evident; provide why and/or how. (2024 Software Design and Development HSC Q25 (4 marks): Documentation)
Go deeper
- Flashcard: Gantt chart in The Software Engineering Project (Year 12) · study that set
- Flashcard: Gantt chart (specification) in Diagrams and Modelling Tools (Years 11 and 12) · study that set
- Memorise: Project management, communication and ethics
- Memorise: Drawing rules: DFD, structure chart, storyboard, decision tree, class diagram, ERD
- Key terms bank entry: Gantt chart
- Master answer: sdd2024-q21 (6 marks, short answer / extended) (Master model answers: The Software Engineering Project (written answers))
- Full term page: every question, note and marking comment for Gantt chart
Check yourself
Describe or sketch “Gantt chart”: what it shows, its parts and when you would use it.
Reveal the answer
Gantt chart: A bar chart showing tasks against time, with start and end dates, duration and dependencies; used to schedule and track a project.
Example: Testing cannot start until coding finishes.
Gantt chart (specification): Shows tasks on an estimated timeline with self-explanatory names, estimated time, dependent tasks, dates and milestones; can allocate resources and show percentage completion, and is updated with actual v estimated times.
Example: Design (1 wk) then Build (2 wk), dependent on Design.
Could be tested as: Drawing, Short answer, Multiple choice.
Quick multiple choice
What does a Gantt chart show?
- Tasks plotted against time, including their duration and dependencies
- The tables in a database
- The flow of data between processes
- The classes and their relationships
Show the answer
A
Gantt charts are the scheduling and tracking tool named in the syllabus. DFDs show data flow, class diagrams show classes, ERDs show tables.
Source: original (written for this study pack; not a NESA question). Open it in the multiple-choice bank.