To be reminded below the 3D Gantt. The axis of the cube are graduated function of the time and the concerned tree structure. This graduation of the axis allows interfaces calculation (distance between two tasks). To be noted that if the project is a linear project (railway, motorway, high building, etc.), then the Zone axis is graduated function of the KP (Kilometric Points) and not the time.
The 3D Gantt can be complicated to be read by everybody, because it is in 3 dimensions. So, we can imagine a 2D diagram based on the 3D Gantt…
Everybody knows the time-location diagram (or Time-distance diagram), as shown below:
We can see above the activities deployed on Products in the time by Zones, with logical links.
If you imagine that each Product is on one layout, another view of this Time-Zones diagram is shown below:
This is in fact another view of the 3D Gantt, in 2D… To be noted that this 3D Gantt can be done with a Time-location software!
Now we can imagine the Time-Product diagram. In 2 dimensions we have the diagram below:
With Products of each Zones on each layout, we obtain the Time-Product diagram below:
It is another view of the 3D Gantt. Whereas Time-Zone diagram (or time-location diagram) allows to visualize Geographical interfaces, the Time-Product diagram allows to visualize Product interfaces (physical or functional).
You can imagine to select and view the layout of your choice, or to see all the layouts together. To be noted that the Product in interface are on the same layout (Zone).
