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PLEASE ANSWER AND REBUTTAL THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS OR POST STATEMENTS. MUST BE 150 WORDS. (PLEASE), WRITE IN 1st PERSON.PLEASE MAKE SURE TO USE SCHOLARLY PEER REVIEWED ARTICLES AND PLACE EACH REFERENCE USED UNDER EACH ANSWER.

DQ1

I find that most applications in government and or non-profit organizations would find Project Evaluation Research Task (PERT) extremely useful. It’s advantageous that organizations such as the US Army, U.S. Navy and U.S Marines and other federal governmental agencies utilize PERT as a critical vehicle in driving forward the positive outcomes and results an organization desires. What makes PERT so fascinating to utilize in most large, government managed projects is that it’s structured as a three-phase program. The uniqueness of the PERT extends itself beyond the initial project development phase of a programmatic policy.

According to Malcolm, Roseboom, Clark & Fazar (1959) they argued that that this three phase program is useful “1-To perform an operations- research study leading to the design and feasibility test of an evaluation team; 2- To make pilot application of the system in selected areas and 3- To implement the system to all applicable parts of the FBM program” (p. 648). These PERT benefits are invaluable to any team and or organization when it comes to managing large projects that require oversight evaluation and management. In comparison to the Critical Path Method (CPM) this is another priceless tool that is effective in applying the completion of project management. What’s unique about the CPM or Critical Path Analysis (CPA) is that identifies and manages sequential activities and non-dependent (or parallel) tasks to accomplish organizational goals and desired outputs.

The liabilities and or risks of using PERT and CPM are minimal compared to the bigger scope of managing a project. However, the system still has opportunities for improvement in expanding its application and variation as it relates to profit management. In addition, the construction and overall maintenance of these PERT networks also posed some challenges. With CPA, if its technique is applied to one’s project its difficult to understand the relationship of tasks to time. In closing, PERT and CPM are still high-quality tools and techniques to utilize for any organization that wants to manage a project from conceptual inception to execution.

References

Malcolm, D. G., Roseboom, J. H., Clark, C. E., & Fazar, W. (1959). Application of a technique for research and development program evaluation. Operations Research, 7(5), 646–669. (Seminal). Retrieved from http://mech.vub.ac.be/teaching/info/Ontwerpmethodologie/Appendix%20les%202%20PERT.pdf

MindTools. (2016). Critical path analysis and PERT charts: Planning and scheduling more complex projects. Retrieved January 26, 2016, from https://www.mindtools.com/critpath.html

DQ2

In past topics, we discussed the importance of how certain analysis methods are useful in decision making processes when determining what projects are policies are worth investing into. PERT is one of those analysis methods that can be used for larger scaled projects that require a time-focus. PERT is helpful in “what-if” scenarios and in determining in investing resources is worth doing (Kukhnavets, 2016). PERT consists of events that focus on the start and finish timeframes where deliverables are determined whereas CPM consist of activities that involve what precedes and what is involved (Croff, 2014). PERT allows for evaluation and analyzing time and resources for a project (Malcolm, Roseboom, Clark, & Fazar, 1959).

PERT can be useful in school administration agencies in figuring in deciphering the types of programs or projects needed to implement in school districts to either enforce or implement policies. When schools within a certain district are testing children, who are scoring poorly in reading, intervention projects may be determined. The types of intervention programs and timeframe of when to start versus how long it would take to get results from the students are some of the events that using PERT can help in determining. PERT can also provide answers to what-if scenarios that could entail if an action step within an intervention program isn’t executed the possible impact it may have on students and administrators within the school. PERT can be used to determine time frames for implementation and possibility scenarios if outside events possibly implicating established time frames. CPM allows for activities to be added to the analysis without it resulting in a detrimental issue.

PERT is quite expensive to support due to its labor-intensive nature analysis which cost, and time cannot be accurately determined (Kukhnavets, 2016). Allocation of resources cannot be monitored using CPM (Croff, 2014). However, both methods are typically used in large-scale projects within organizations.

References

Croff, C. (2014 November 7). PERT or CPM- what’s the difference. Retrieved from

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNIq2qqEovs

Kukhnavets, P. (2016). Pert Chart Practice for Complex Projects. Retrieved from

https://blog.ganttpro.com/en/what-are-pert-charts-and-all-about-program-evaluation-and-review-technique/

Malcolm, D.G., Roseboom, J.H., Clark, C.E., & Fazar, W. (1959). Application of a Technique for research and development program evaluation. Retrieved from

http://mech.vub.ac.be/teaching/info/Ontwerpmethodologie/Appendix%20les%202%20PERT.pdf