WGU C798 Gantt Chart PREPARATION
TEST 2026 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
● What information does a Gantt chart provide at a glance? Answer: The
name of the task, its start and due dates, and the progress made on
specific tasks.
● When should Gantt charts be used? Answer: When working on
complex projects with strict deadlines.
● Which project management methodologies rely heavily on Gantt
charts? Answer: Traditional methodologies such as critical path, critical
chain, PRINCE2, and waterfall methods.
● What is the critical path in project management? Answer: The longest
sequence of tasks and dependencies that determines the earliest possible
completion time.
● What are project milestones? Answer: Major points in a project's
timeline used to mark key dates, achievements, and deliverables.
, ● What are dependencies in a Gantt chart? Answer: Lines that link tasks
together, indicating that one task must be completed before another can
begin.
● What does the project timeline represent in a Gantt chart? Answer:
The horizontal axis where tasks, start and end dates, dependencies, and
milestones are plotted.
● What are progress bars in a Gantt chart? Answer: Bars that show the
percentage of completion for each task.
● What is the project baseline? Answer: A copy of the original project
plan used to measure and compare actual progress to planned progress.
● What is a task list in a Gantt chart? Answer: A list of tasks that must be
completed during the project, helping project managers break down
tasks into phases.
● How can task duration be represented in a Gantt chart? Answer: As a
bar that represents a specific task, which can be adjusted to set start and
end dates.
● What are project resources in a Gantt chart? Answer: Tools and team
members assigned to the project and tasks, often displayed in the chart.
TEST 2026 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
● What information does a Gantt chart provide at a glance? Answer: The
name of the task, its start and due dates, and the progress made on
specific tasks.
● When should Gantt charts be used? Answer: When working on
complex projects with strict deadlines.
● Which project management methodologies rely heavily on Gantt
charts? Answer: Traditional methodologies such as critical path, critical
chain, PRINCE2, and waterfall methods.
● What is the critical path in project management? Answer: The longest
sequence of tasks and dependencies that determines the earliest possible
completion time.
● What are project milestones? Answer: Major points in a project's
timeline used to mark key dates, achievements, and deliverables.
, ● What are dependencies in a Gantt chart? Answer: Lines that link tasks
together, indicating that one task must be completed before another can
begin.
● What does the project timeline represent in a Gantt chart? Answer:
The horizontal axis where tasks, start and end dates, dependencies, and
milestones are plotted.
● What are progress bars in a Gantt chart? Answer: Bars that show the
percentage of completion for each task.
● What is the project baseline? Answer: A copy of the original project
plan used to measure and compare actual progress to planned progress.
● What is a task list in a Gantt chart? Answer: A list of tasks that must be
completed during the project, helping project managers break down
tasks into phases.
● How can task duration be represented in a Gantt chart? Answer: As a
bar that represents a specific task, which can be adjusted to set start and
end dates.
● What are project resources in a Gantt chart? Answer: Tools and team
members assigned to the project and tasks, often displayed in the chart.
