XL-EasyGantt is a Simple Project Scheduling and Management Tool that is designed to make use of the popular Microsoft Excel program. By creatively utilizing the Excel macros, formatting and simple filtering features, XL-EasyGantt allows high level schedules to be generated fairly quickly with timeline presentation that is great for pre-sales activities and fast communication Between clients and team members who do not have access to Microsoft Project. By employing Similar columns positioning as Microsoft Project, XL-EasyGantt allows you to easily copy-and-paste the Details over to Microsoft Project for further detail planning and work breakdown. Similarly, you can also copy-and-paste from Microsoft Project.
Difficulty in Using Microsoft Project for Simple Project Scheduling and Schedule Distribution
Microsoft Project is a great tool for creating project schedules. However, at times it can be quite an overkill especially you are just going to create a simple high level Gantt Charts during the initial planning stage or to quickly generate draft schedules for your clients during pre-sales stage. Moreover, the distribution of such higher level schedules to team members and clients who do not have access to the MS Project application could be a hassle when your only choice is either to print it as a PDF file using tools like CutePDF or save it as a web format but not without restrictions when it comes to the view or when you need to gather feedback.
