PERT Chart Expert by Critical Tools Greater Cincinnati
PERT Chart Expert by Critical Tools Greater Cincinnati MPUG Chapter September 26, 2002 Presented by Chas Eddingfield GCMPUG Technology Chair - MSP Support
Presentation Agenda • What is a PERT Chart • What is PERT Chart Expert • Used as a standalone planning tool… • Used with Microsoft Project • Features of PERT Chart Expert • Demo of PERT Chart Expert • Closing • Questions
What Is a PERT Chart • PERT (program evaluation & review technique) – A technique used to calculate the most likely outcome of a project using optimistic, pessimistic, and most likely task durations. This is not what PERT Chart Expert does. – The origin of the name PERT Chart Expert comes from Microsoft, who started using the term PERT chart to describe a dependencybased chart. – Versions of MS Project prior to 2000 referred to this diagram as a PERT chart. Project 2000 refers to it as a network diagram. • The traditional PERT chart (network) diagram displays tasks with dependencies between tasks displayed as lines between the task boxes.
What Is PERT Chart Expert • Windows-based project management software used to create PERT charts (i. e. Network charts, precedence diagrams, logic diagrams) • A PERT chart displays the tasks in a project along with the dependencies between these tasks • A great way to define and display the dependency relationships that exist between tasks • Simplifies the process of creating and displaying dependencies in an easy to follow diagram
Used As a Standalone Planning Tool. . . • Use by itself to create PERT charts – You do not need MS project to use PERT Chart Expert as a standalone project planning tool – Contains a scheduling engine used to calculate when tasks occur based on the calendar and dependencies • Create project plans by clicking and dragging to create tasks and dependencies – Double-click a task to add task information • PERT Chart Expert can calculate critical path
Used With Microsoft Project. . . • Can be used to generate PERT charts directly from existing MS Project files • Uses tasks and predecessors created in MS Project to generate a dependency-based view of the data • Seamless integration between PERT Chart Expert and MS Project – Changes are immediately reflected in MS Project – PERT charts can be created in PERT Chart Expert and then transferred directly to MS Project
Features of PERT Chart Expert • Create PERT charts from existing MS Project plans • Create projects in PERT Chart Expert • Scheduling and critical path • Calendar • Timescaled PERT charts • Task grouping • Display hidden dependencies • Trace tasks • Unlimited capacity • • Adjust for page breaks Save to web pages Save as picture Supports MS Project filtering Dependency lines MS Project summary tasks Display an unlimited number of fields • Print scaling • MPX support
Demo of PERT Chart Expert
Critical Tools, Inc. • Version of PERT Chart Expert for 2002 ready now – free upgrade for those on Version 2. 0 Critical Tools, Inc 8004 Bottlebrush Drive Austin, Texas 78750 512 -342 -2232 Www. Criticaltools. Com
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