Organization is a key component of project management. When creating a project schedule, managers will find both Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) and Gantt charts to be essential tools ...

Large, complex business projects require thousands of separate activities and can cost millions of dollars. With such high stakes, managing these projects poses a challenge to any large organization.

Henry Gantt's management theory balances completed work with pending tasks using visual charts, task bonuses and workforce motivation for productivity.

We examine and compare the origins and mechanics of program evaluation and review technique (PERT) and management by objectives (MBO), reviewing the controversy concerning the mathematical validity of ...