Using EXCEL to make a GANTT chart

Generally, I find EXCEL less useful for such charts than WORD is. It really has few advantages over using a Table and Drawing Tools in WORD, however I do know that some prefer it. Below is one layout people have found useful, particularly for the initial thinking.

Activities	May	June	July	August	Sept	Oct	Nov	Dec
Decide on TQM Kick-Start	X
Steering group Chosen	X	X
Start Staff Climate Survey
Steering group Trained
Start Customer Surveys
Visits to other companies
Staff Climate Survey Complete
Train Other Managers
Complete Awareness Training
Facilitators Trained
10 QATs formed & working

You can either simply place an "X" in a cell or shade the cell in as shown above.

Templates for this are Template Excel Gantt