pert cpm

• is a popular project management technique that is applicable

when the time required to finish a project is not certain. • it was devised in 1958 for the POLARIS missile program by the

program evaluation branch of the Special Project office of the

U.S. Navy. • was developed as a result of looking for an improved method of

planning and evaluating progress of large scale research and

development program.

• is a statistical algorithm which has a certain start and end time

for a project

• was designed as a tool for planning, scheduling and control of

construction work. • was developed by J.E. Kelly of the Remington Rand Corp. and

M.R. Walker of Du Pont in an effort by commercial industry to

make an advanced scheduling and cost control methods

defined as determining the relationship between the

work operation and the sequence in which they are to be

performed.

is defined as the process of translating the arrow

diagram into time table of calendar days.

involves collecting and analyzing data

gathered from the project.

Five Inputs that can be obtained in Planning Phase

showing the number and kind of resources, man power, equipment and others

that are required for each day of the project.

indicating how much cash to be disbursed for the job and the

amount of money that will be collected as a result of work accomplishment.

(arrow diagram network for the project).

The Output Phase consist of the following