Next, draw on a board or flip chart a matrix layout like the example shown in Table 13.2. List the engineers' names on the left and the weeks for the current development cycle across the top. Then , starting at the left, pick the first task to be done and mark the hours required for the engineer who will do that task. One way to do this is to draw a bar for when the engineer will work on that task. Also, make the length of each bar proportional to the planned time for that task. Continue assigning tasks to engineers in this way and marking the time required.