Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT)

Abstract

Summary / abstract: A brief summary of the key points of your article

This article will focus on the Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT), a tool used for the estimation of the tasks' duration and their cost.

Limitations: critically reflect on the tool/concept/theory and its application context. What can it do, what can it not do? Under what circumstances should it be used, and when not? How does it compare to the “status quo” of the standards – is it part of it, or does it extent them? Discuss your article in the context of key readings / resources provided in class. Substantiate your claims with literature Annotated bibliography: Provide key references (3-10), where a reader can find additional information on the subject. The article MUST make appropriate references to the and reference material provided in class – either incorporating it as a source, or critically discussing aspects that are missing from it but covered by this article. Summarize and outline the relevance of each reference to the topic (around 100 words per reference). The bibliography is not counted in the suggested 3000 word target length of the article. Rules around Copyright and Plagiarism for using Existing Works in your Wiki

Big Idea

Big idea: describe the tool, concept or theory and explain its purpose. The section should reflect the current state of the art on the topic Application: provide guidance on how to use the tool, concept or theory and when it is applicable