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## 9.1 Why use Gantt charts?

The cynical view: To explain why your project is over-due and over-budget.

The pragmatic view: To keep management of our back and know what we have forgotten

The common view: As a tool to help identify project issues and highlight problem areas.

Basically, Gantt charts are used to show the state of a number of activities (possible grouped) against time.

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