The gantt chart the theory of henry laurence gantt 2. Gantt, henry laurence 18611919 industrial engineer. The henry laurence gantt medal was established in 1929 by the american management association and the management section of the american society of mechanical engineers for distinguished achievement in management and service to the community in honour of henry laurence gantt. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page.
Records may include photos, original documents, family history, relatives, specific dates, locations and full names. He worked with frederick taylor for some years, but when he was on his own as an industrial engineer, he began to reconsider taylors incentive policies. He was born in calvert county, maryland, united states. He graduated from john hopkins university in 1880 did his masters in engineering from. Henry laurence gantt s 18611919 most popular legacy to management was the gantt chart. He was best known for his planning methodology, the gantt.
Gantt is recognized as their developer their origins and provenance are less well known. Henry gantt, the creator of gantt charts, galvanized the human aspect of efficiency with razor sharp clarity. Henry gantt biography henry laurence gantt may 20, 1861 november 23, 1919 industrial engineer. Henry laurence gantt gantt s scheduling tool, known as the gantt chart, has been and still is a standard project management planning and scheduling tool.
He later originated the task and bonus system of wage payment and developed methods of assessing worker efficiency and productivity. Oct 14, 2014 given that we make gantt chart software, ive always been a little embarrassed at how little i know about h. Pdf with the proliferation of microcomputer based project. He was best known for his planning methodology, the gantt chart.
Henry l gantt, 1861 1919 debunking the myths, a retrospective view of his work by patrick weaver henry laurence gantt, a. He graduated from mcdonogh school in 1878 and from johns hopkins university in 1880. However, the charts henry gantt developed and used are nothing like the charts that. Taylors paper named shop management taylor 1903taylor, pp. This methodology helped him realize major infrastructure projects including the construction of the hoover dam in the united states. His views on worker compensation were forerunners of the human relations school of. Gantt s scheduling and management instruments were used for ship building during world war i, the construction of the hoover dam during the great depression, and the construction of the united states. May 20, 1861 november 23, 1919 was an american mechanical and industrial engineering. Gantts scheduling tool, known as the gantt chart, has been and still is a standard project management planning and.
Henry gantt henry laurence gantt 18611919 was an american mechanical engineer and management consultant best known for developing the gantt chart in the 1910s. The university of houston s college of engineering presents this series about the machines that make our civilization run, and the. Gantt charts were employed on major infrastructure projects including the hoover dam and interstate highway system and continue to be an important. May 20, 1861 november 23, 1919 was an american mechanical engineer and management consultant who is best known for developing the gantt chart in the 1910s. Henry gantt, an associate of fredrick taylor, was a mechanical engineer during the early 1900s who spent his time as an. Jun 14, 2019 by wallace clark and henry laurence gantt. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. The gantt chart was initially conceived as a tabular representation, and it was first described by henry l. The henry laurence gantt medal, established in 1929 and elevated to a society award in 1999, is given for distinguished achievement in management and for service to the community. By the year 1984 in total 45 medals had been awarded. Henry laurence gantt the gantt chart thinker 022 the gantt chart henry laurence gantt s legacy to management is the gantt chart. Incorporate gantt theory into your work schedules to boost productivity. Publication date 1974 topics cost and standard of living, wages. Henry l gantt, 1861 1919 mosaic project services pty ltd.
Henry gantt biography, a project management guru toolshero. The university of houston s college of engineering presents this series about the machines that make our civilization run, and the people whose ingenuity created them. Accepted as a commonplace project management tool today, it was an innovation of worldwide importance in the 1920s. Henry gantt historical records and family trees myheritage. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. When approached from the lean perspective, henry laurence gantt s organizing for work provides a window into the american origins of the 2nd pillar of lean respect for people. The gantt chart thinker henry laurence gantt s 18611919 most popular legacy to management was the gantt chart. Historical records and family trees related to henry gantt. Gantt charts were invented early in the 20th century. Taylor in the scientific management of midvale steel and bethlehem steel. Gantt, henry laurence article about gantt, henry laurence.
Henry gantt presented by devaki nair mpob, mba, asiet prof. Biography gantt was born in calvert county, maryland. So i dug up an old book and i do mean old it was published in 1922 called the gantt chart, a working tool of management by wallace clark. Henry gantt 1861 1919 was an american engineer and famous management consultant. Preface in1917,afteracarefulinspectionofcertainfac toriesinwhichmr. May 20, 1861 november 23, 1919 was an american mechanical engineer and management consultant who is best known for his work in the development of scientific management. Edward gantt 17461837, american episcopal clergyman who served as chaplain of the senate of the united states. Gantthadinstalledhis methods,generalwilliamcrozier,thenchiefoford nance,retainedmr. He created the gantt chart in the 1910s gantt charts were employed on major infrastructure projects including the hoover dam and interstate highway system and continue to. Henry gantt biography and contribution industrial engineering.