PERT/Activity Diagrams, Completion Probability and the Z Score Source: Bob Hugg, Thinking in Project...
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PERT/Activity Diagrams,Completion Probability
and the Z ScoreSource: Bob Hugg, Thinking in Project Management Terms
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• Define the goal of the project and the tasks required to complete it
• Place tasks in a logical order and determine the critical path– The critical path is the longest time path through the
network of tasks• Generate a set of duration estimates for each task– An optimistic, a most likely, and a pessimistic– Label as a, b, c, or as TO, TL, TP
PERT/CPM
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• TE = (TP + 4TL + TO)/6• Complete the above for all tasks• The sum of duration of tasks on the critical
path will determine the project duration
Calculate PERT for each task
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• Standard deviation is the average deviation from the estimated time– As a general rule: the higher the SD, the greater the amount
of uncertainty)– SD = (TP – TO)/6
• Variance reflects the speared of a value over a normal distribution– V = (SD)2
• SD and V are very useful in determining the probability of a project meeting its desired completion time
Calculate standard deviation and variance
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Sample table for the estimates
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Consider the following tasks and activity diagram
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Populate table with sample data
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Table of estimates with start dates
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• A wealth of information in the above table– Critical tasks, non-critical tasks, best and worst estimates
and the expected duration for each, SD and V values• Calculate probability of project completion on a
desired date1. S: the sum of all expected durations on the critical path2. V: the sum of all variances on the critical path3. D: Select a desired completion time4. Compute Z = (D-S)/√v5. Look up the value of Z (e.g., here)
Determine completion probability
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• What is the probability of completing the project in 15 days?
• Z = (D-S) /√V = (15 – 15.51) / √2.51 = -0.51/1.59 Z = -.321• A corresponding probability value for Z is 37.7%• There is 38% probability that the project will be
completed within 15 days of the start day
An example