PERT—Using
the Software to Calculate
By Bob Hugg
This section is based on three self-guided tutorials in powerpoint. They are available at:
If you do not have access to Microsoft Project, at least for shorter projects it is quite possible to do the analysis by drawing the chart on a piece of paper and doing the analysis using a calculator (or even a spreadsheet). If a project gets very large or very complicated, it becomes increasingly difficult to keep all the pieces coordinated. Instructions for doing a PERT analysis with just a paper and pencil are available here.
© 1996 A.J.Filipovitch
Revised 11 March 2005