I had a discussion with Brother Alex of Petronas, Malaysia and the topic we dwelled on was the difference in the types of charts that will/can be derived from project data.
Different data will produce different charts and of course, with different data type, the chart pattern will differ. The simple explanation here is the data and its scale.
In some cases, the pattern might be almost similar to each other (see chart above) but with different scales of reference, the values might not be similar.
In some other cases, the chart can produce different pattern, say an s-curve versus an X=Y curve.
The good thing about using Microsoft Project is, the software's ability to plot many different types of chart from one project plan, like - Resource Loaded Progress Curve, Cumulative Financial Curves, Targeted Percentage Curves and many more.
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