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PERT Analysis in Microsoft Project
I need the same functionality, so I created it with custom fields, using duration 2, 3 and 4, for the optmistic expected and pessimistic durations.
Any calculation, as balanced pert duration (duration5), you'll need to use the custon number fields.
* be carefull that the sum of the weights should be 6 (base: 1, 4, 1)
For this I used:
number 10 = optmistic weight
number 11 = expected weight
number 12 = pessimistic weight
then
duration 5 = ([duration2]*[number10])+([duration3]*[number11])+([duration4]*[number12]))/6
This is the Network Diagram view.
Paul
Changing view doesn't solve this.
Hello lbertolotti ,
Sorry I read that as PERT chart - that is the network diagram view in Project. For PERT Analysis 3 point estimations, that feature was removed in Project 2010 on-wards. You could look for a 3rd party option or something like this old example: https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/projectified/2009/11/24/three-point-estimation-pert-in-project-2010-take-1/
Hope that helps
Paul
Microsoft removed PERT analysis functionality in Project 2010 and beyond?!
Why? As a program mgr, that functionality was essential!
Looks like I’ll need to research an alternative solution. Dang it!
I need the same functionality, so I created it with custom fields, using duration 2, 3 and 4, for the optmistic expected and pessimistic durations.
Any calculation, as balanced pert duration (duration5), you'll need to use the custon number fields.
* be carefull that the sum of the weights should be 6 (base: 1, 4, 1)
For this I used:
number 10 = optmistic weight
number 11 = expected weight
number 12 = pessimistic weight
then
duration 5 = ([duration2]*[number10])+([duration3]*[number11])+([duration4]*[number12]))/6
