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Educational Management Dinesh Kumar, Lovely Professional University

Notes Unit 13: Concept of PERT and CPM

CONTENTS
Objectives
Introduction
13.1 Concept of PERT
13.2 Historical Background of PERT
13.3 Features of PERT
13.4 Advantages of PERT
13.5 Disadvantages of PERT
13.6 Concept of Critical Path Method (CPM)
13.7 History

13.8 Features of CPM
13.9 Steps in CPM Project Planning
13.10 Advantages of CPM
13.11 Disadvantages of CPM
13.12 Summary
13.13 Keywords
13.14 Review Questions
13.15 Further Readings

Objectives

The objectives of this unit can be summarised as below :
• To explain about the Concept of PERT
• To discuss about historical background of PERT
• To describe the features of PERT
• To discuss about the advantages and disadvantages of PERT
• To explain about the Concept of critical path method (CPM)
• To discuss about the history of critical path method (CPM)
• To describe about the features of CPM
• To discuss about the steps in CPM project planning
• To describe advantages and disadvantages of CPM

Introduction

Basically, CPM (Critical Path Method) and PERT (Programme Evaluation Review Technique) are
project management techniques, which have been created out of the need of Western industrial and
military establishments to plan, schedule and control complex projects.

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