Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) and Critical Path Method (CPM) Applications Two simple, yet interesting and important applications of partial ordering relations are the PERT and CPM techniques in job scheduling. See exercise 50 in the text, section 6.6 for an example of the list of tasks needed to build a house. If we let A = {set of What is a PERT? • Definition Varies – PERT stands for Program Evaluation and Review Technique – Invented by the US DoD – A PERT chart is a project management tool used to schedule, organize, and coordinate tasks within a project – PERTs become very complex very quickly, so the key to usage is to plan and manage small chunks of work Converting the simple bar-chart into a Gantt chart Converting the simple bar-chart into a Gantt chart In order to edit the properties of an element in the diagram,. double-click the chart to select it. Next, right-click to open the context menu and gain access to the chart properties: Illustration 8: …