Difference between PERT and CPM

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This short lecture segment presents a static comparison table titled “Difference Between PERT & CPM” used to contrast two project-management techniques. The slide is organized into three columns—Basis, PERT, and CPM—and eight comparison rows: Full Form, Nature, Time Estimate, Orientation, Suitable For, Focus, and Uncertainty. The instructor progressively annotates the table in red, adding checkmarks beside key rows and handwritten cues such as “uncertain” near the PERT side and “Time” or “Final” near the CPM side, reinforcing that PERT is probabilistic and uncertainty-driven while CPM is deterministic and time/cost-focused. The visible content emphasizes that PERT uses three time estimates (Optimistic, Most Likely, Pessimistic) and is event-oriented, suitable for research and software projects with high uncertainty; CPM uses one estimate (Most Likely), is activity-oriented, suitable for construction and manufacturing with low uncertainty, and focuses on both time and cost. Because only sampled screenshots are available and no audio transcript is provided, the summary remains limited to what is visually evident on the slide.

Chapters

1. 0:00 – 2:00 00:00-02:00

   The slide displays a table titled “Difference Between PERT & CPM” with columns Basis, PERT, and CPM. Rows include Full Form (“Program Evaluation and Review Technique” vs “Critical Path Method”), Nature (“Probabilistic” vs “Deterministic”), Time Estimate (“Three estimates (Optimistic, Most Likely, Pessimistic)” vs “One estimate (Most Likely)”), Orientation (“Event-oriented” vs “Activity-oriented”), Suitable For (“Research & Software Projects” vs “Construction & Manufacturing”), Focus (“Time” vs “Time and Cost”), and Uncertainty (“High” vs “Low”). Red checkmarks appear beside the Full Form and Nature rows, and handwritten notes add “uncertain” near PERT and an arrow from CPM toward “Time,” visually linking PERT to uncertainty and CPM to time.

2. 2:00 – 2:32 02:00-02:32

   The same comparison table remains on screen as the instructor continues marking rows with red ticks down the left edge, extending to the “Uncertainty” row. Additional handwritten annotations include “uncertain” beside the Basis area and an arrow from CPM pointing to the word “Final,” while underlining highlights terms such as “Three estimates” and “One estimate.” The visible cell text confirms the contrast between PERT’s probabilistic, three-estimate approach and CPM’s deterministic, single-estimate approach.

The central teaching point is a structured contrast between PERT and CPM. PERT is presented as probabilistic, event-oriented, high-uncertainty, and suited to research/software work, relying on three time estimates. CPM is presented as deterministic, activity-oriented, low-uncertainty, and suited to construction/manufacturing, relying on one most-likely estimate and focusing on both time and cost. The instructor’s red annotations—checkmarks, underlines, and handwritten cues like “uncertain,” “Time,” and “Final”—serve to emphasize these distinctions. Since the evidence comes only from sampled screenshots without audio, no spoken examples or additional derivations can be confirmed.