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Pert Vs CPM: Comparison Chart

PERT is a project management technique used for projects with uncertain activities, focusing on time planning and control using a probabilistic model. It is appropriate for research and development projects with non-repetitive jobs. CPM is a statistical technique that manages well-defined activities, focusing on time-cost tradeoffs using a deterministic model. It is suited for non-research projects like construction that have repetitive nature jobs, and allows for the concept of crashing. While both techniques use a network approach and critical path, PERT is for more unpredictable projects, uses 3 time estimates, and does not differentiate critical/non-critical activities. CPM is for predictable projects, uses a single time estimate, and differentiates critical

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Pert Vs CPM: Comparison Chart

PERT is a project management technique used for projects with uncertain activities, focusing on time planning and control using a probabilistic model. It is appropriate for research and development projects with non-repetitive jobs. CPM is a statistical technique that manages well-defined activities, focusing on time-cost tradeoffs using a deterministic model. It is suited for non-research projects like construction that have repetitive nature jobs, and allows for the concept of crashing. While both techniques use a network approach and critical path, PERT is for more unpredictable projects, uses 3 time estimates, and does not differentiate critical/non-critical activities. CPM is for predictable projects, uses a single time estimate, and differentiates critical

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PERT VS CPM

Comparison Chart

BASIS FOR
PERT CPM
COMPARISON

Meaning PERT is a project CPM is a statistical technique


management technique, of project management that
used to manage uncertain manages well defined
activities of a project. activities of a project.

What is it? A technique of planning A method to control cost and


and control of time. time.

Orientation Event-oriented Activity-oriented

Evolution Evolved as Research & Evolved as Construction


Development project project

Model Probabilistic Model Deterministic Model

Focuses on Time Time-cost trade-off

Estimates Three time estimates One time estimate

Appropriate for High precision time Reasonable time estimate


estimate

Management of Unpredictable Activities Predictable activities

Nature of jobs Non-repetitive nature Repetitive nature


BASIS FOR
PERT CPM
COMPARISON

Critical and Non- No differentiation Differentiated


critical activities

Suitable for Research and Development Non-research projects like


Project civil construction, ship
building etc.

Crashing concept Not Applicable Applicable

Difference Between PERT and CPM


December 24, 2015 By Surbhi S 24 Comments

Proje
ct management can be understood as a systematic way of planning, scheduling,
executing, monitoring, controlling the different aspects of the project, so as to
attain the goal made at the time of project formulation. PERT and CPM are the
two network based project management techniques, which exhibit the flow and
sequence of the activities and events. Program (Project) Management and
Review Technique (PERT) is appropriate for the projects where time needed
to complete different activities are not known.
On the other hand, Critical Path Method or CPM, is apt for the projects which
are recurring in nature.

The two scheduling methods, uses common approach for designing the network
and for ascertaing its critical path. They are used in the successful completion of a
project and hence used in conjunction with each other. Nevertheless, the truth is
that CPM is different from PERT in a way that the former concentrates on time
while the latter stresses on time-cost trade-off. In the same manner, there are
many differences between PERT and CPM, which we are going to discuss in this
article.

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