Network Charts: What's the Difference between PERT and CPM?

PERT and CPM are two forms of Network Chart that are represented differently, and take different approaches to calculating schedules. For both, the roots lie in the 1940s and the way the Manhattan Project was planned.

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⏱ Chapter Markers...
00:00 - What’s the difference between PERT and CPM
00:28 - Highlighting the difference between PERT and CPM
01:06 - Development of PERT and CPM
01:35 - Representation of data in PERT and CPM
02:08 - Activity duration estimates in PERT and CPM
04:24 - Suitability of PERT and CPM
04:44 - Design thinking behind PERT and CPM
05:28 - Uses of PERT and CPM
05:55 - Summing up PERT and CPM

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