Project Management that Works: Real-World Advice on Communicating, Problem Solving, and Everything Else You Need to Know to Get the Job Done

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hus far, we have discussed understanding your team, defining proj-

ect completion, the importance of honesty, and the iron triangle.

These are all important concepts that will help lead you to success-

ful project management, but there is more to learn. Let’s now turn our at-

tention to PERT—an important project management technique that will

further assist you in your quest to complete and excel at your projects.

The acronym PERT stands for Program Evaluation Review Tech-

nique, which originated in the engineering profession. It was one of the

first methodologies that truly understood the uncertainties that a proj-

ect can present and created a step-by-step ...