Part 1- 300-400 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas.
Scheduling is essential to a project's success. Forming a network activity with a visual depiction helps the team understand the relationships of tasks in a project. Two of the most common charts used in project management are the Gantt and program evaluation review technique (PERT) charts. The purpose of these charts is to assist with project scheduling and illustrate task dependencies. Another tool that can be used is the critical path method (CPM).
1. Research and define PERT, CPM, and Gantt relative to project planning, scheduling, and control.
2. Respond to the following:
o What are the advantages and disadvantages of each technique in project management?
o How do these techniques assist in monitoring and controlling the project activity?
Part 2- 250-300 words on the following
o Why is project management so important inside today's modern organization?
o What were the most compelling topics learned in this course?
o Discuss with your colleagues 1 project management term or concept that particularly stood out for you this session.
o Define the term and explain how you can apply it to your role as a project manager.
o How did participating in discussions help your understanding of the subject matter? Is anything still unclear that could be clarified?
o What approaches could have yielded additional valuable information?