Assignment task: Project managers use tools, such as Gantt charts and program evaluation and review technique PERT diagrams to determine the appropriate actions to balance cost and schedule. Also, project managers must understand the effects of Gantt and PERT charts in the critical path methodology CPM. You are presented with data to use while creating a critical path. Gantt and PERT charts and CPMs can be created and performed in Microsoft Excel; many project management software suites provide users with enhanced tools for simplifying these tasks.
How can you advise a person or a company to use Gantt and PERT charts? What is the difference between the two?