9. Monitor progress to the Gantt chart

• Colour in the tasks when they are complete (for some tasks you may decide to colour in a proportion that is completed, but there is a risk of optimism here
• Keep up with the “today” line
• Watch the critical tasks particularly closely – they are the ones that define whether the project goes late or not.
• If the project has gone irretrievably late you may decide to slip the whole Gantt chart and reissue a new, slipped, one. People can then put the new dates in their diary. This decision may be made at the weekly or monthly project progress review meeting.