A PERT chart may make it easier to see and track a project's critical path. The critical path is the minimum time it will take to complete a project, based on the longest path from start to finish.

For a detailed discussion about various assumptions, techniques, and cautions related to the PERT approach, refer to Moder, Phillips, and Davis (1983) and Elmaghraby (1977). A simple model is used ...

PERT and CPM are both methods for predicting the cost and completion ... and which steps in the project planning are most critical -- that is, which steps would act as bottlenecks if delayed. To apply ...