DIAGRAMS, CHARTS AND GRAPHS AS A TOOL FOR PRESENTING PROJECT INFORMATION

Abstract

Relevance: In project activities, a large amount of numerical data from different project tasks needs to be handled, which complicates communication between implementers. Adding to the complexity is the significant amount of project information that can be misrepresented and therefore incomprehensible to project implementers. This creates communication barriers until the presenter explains the essence of the process by depicting a diagram, schematic or graph. With this in mind, a graphical presentation of project information, while not replacing textual presentation, is appropriate and greatly accelerates the understanding of the principles of project execution.

Objective: Explore the role of charts, graphs and diagrams as a tool for presenting project information.

Methods: theoretical analysis of scientific sources - to clarify the state of research on this issue in Ukraine and abroad; comparison - to study scientific approaches to solving the problem; synthesis of progressive experience - to present project information in the form of charts, graphs and diagrams.

Results: Gantt chart as a histogram for sequential representation of information is investigated. A flow chart illustrating the progress of any process from general information to project tasks is disclosed. The specifics of the S-curve, both for representing the base or actual cumulative value and for comparing the two over time, are highlighted. The chart columns used to compare and summarize groups of data are analyzed. The characteristics of the resource histogram - for workforce management planning are disclosed. Attention is paid to the trigger diagram used for quality management and reflecting the performance of the profile representation over time.

Particular attention is paid to the Pareto diagram, according to which the analysis of existing problems in project activities and decision-making on quality control are provided. The section of the diagram used to show the contribution of individual elements to the overall project is analyzed. Control chart - to check the stability of any project process both with and without control limits. The main components of the organizational chart are highlighted, which allows to understand the organizational hierarchy, escalation levels and communication path in the project.

Conclusions: the analysis of charts, graphs and schemes as elements of project communication has shown the positive influence of the graphic component on the communication process.