Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) with ConceptDraw DIAGRAM

Program Evaluation and Review Technique (abbr. PERT) is a method developed by Ministry of Defense of the USA in 1958 for the project of creation the missile system Polaris. PERT diagram is one of the tools for project management that lets greatly simplify the planning and scheduling of large and complex projects. PERT diagram provides evaluation of project run-time and labor forces, it helps to analyze the time necessary for execution each of project tasks and the whole project, and to calculate the project critical path. PERT chart depicts the set of tasks connected each other in order of their execution and is constructed according to one of definite rules - AOA (activity on arrow) or AON (activity on node). It doesn't give you ready concrete decisions, but helps to find them. Design easy the PERT diagrams in ConceptDraw DIAGRAM software enhanced with Seven Management and Planning Tools solution from Management area of ConceptDraw Solution Park. You have a possibility to build the PERT chart of any type, but AON variant is easier for building and perception.

CORRECTIVE ACTIONS PLANNING. PERT Chart

The PERT Chart is constructed as part of the process in creating a schedule of corrective actions. The PERT Chart shows the logical connections and consequence of tasks to be performed. It displays the time period for problem solving and the implementation of all activities through the critical path. ConceptDraw Office suite is a software for corrective actions planning.

Root Cause Analysis

The Seven Management and Planning Tools is a tool for Root Cause Analysis Tree Diagram drawing. This diagram is for Root Cause Analysis. Analyze the root causes for factors that influenced the problem. This diagram is constructed separately for each highly prioritized factor. The goal of this is to find the root causes for the factor and list possible corrective action.

Activity Network Diagram Method

Activity Network Diagram - This sample was created in ConceptDraw DIAGRAM diagramming and vector drawing software using the Seven Management and Planning Tools solution from the Management area of ConceptDraw Solution Park. This sample shows the PERT (Program Evaluation Review Technique) chart of the request on proposal. A request for proposal (RFP) is a request of the company or the organization to potential suppliers to submit the business proposals for service or goods that it is interested to purchase. The RFP is represented on the initial procurement stage and allows to define the risks and benefits.

Program for Making Presentations

ConceptDraw MINDMAP the will guide you in creating and demonstrating powerful mind map presentations.

How to Discover Critical Path on a Gantt Chart

ConceptDraw PROJECT is the Gantt chart software that implements critical path method to provide the user with a wide set of project management tools.

Gantt Chart Software

ConceptDraw PROJECT is a powerful Gantt Chart Software. The Gantt Charts are useful for displaying a large amount of detailed information, project tasks and timelines in a visually pleasing, easy-to-understand format. ConceptDraw PROJECT provides wide capabilities of importing and exporting in various formats: Microsoft Project, ConceptDraw MINDMAP , Mindjet MindManager, PDF file.

How To Create a Flow Chart in ConceptDraw

ConceptDraw DIAGRAM is a flowchart creating software. This software includes over 20 vector stencils in libraries. These objects allow you to create well-designed flowcharts. Put an initial object from library to a page and use RapidDraw technology clicking on direction arrows to add new objects to the flowchart. This way you can make flowchart quickly.

Organigrams with ConceptDraw DIAGRAM

ConceptDraw - Organigram software allows quickly create Organigrams and much more. ConceptDraw DIAGRAM is an ideal tool for Administrative staff to clearly demonstrate the company orgchart professional.

Mind Maps at work for Quality Managers

ConceptDraw MINDMAP preserves total quality management and helps bring out the best in your products and services.

Gantt Chart Software

The Gantt Chart is the main interface in ConceptDraw PROJECT. It summarizes the tasks in your project and presents them graphically so you can easily view your progress.

Critical Path Method in ConceptDraw PROJECT

The Critical Path Method (CPM) is an algorithm for scheduling a set of project activities. It is an important tool for effective project management. ConceptDraw PROJECT implements this method to provide the user with a wide set of project management tools.

How to Create Presentation of Your Project Gantt Chart

During the planning, discussing and execution of a project you may need to prepare a presentation using project views such as the Gantt Chart, Multiproject Dashboard or Resource Usage View. It’s easy do with ConceptDraw PROJECT!

Purchasing Flow Chart. Purchasing Flowchart Example

This sample shows the Purchasing Flow Chart Diagram that displays the money flow in the carbon offset sphere. The carbon offsets are the compensatory measures that the companies make for the carbon emissions. You can see on this sample the groups that have interests in the carbon offsets and the money flow after the carbon offset vendors sold the carbon offsets.

SWOT Matrix Template

SWOT analysis is a structured planning method, which lets define the objective of the business, internal and external factors favorable or unfavorable for achieving this objective, represent Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats on the SWOT Matrix. SWOT analysis can be conducted for an industry, company, product, place, or person. It lets to choose the best path for development of an organization, helps to avoid dangers, gives opportunity to establish relationship between the potential of an organization and the problems, lets to assess the values of profitability and compare them with performance of competitors, gives the possibility to expand and enhance the competitive advantages. SWOT and TOWS Matrix Diagrams solution included to ConceptDraw Solution Park contains wide variety of SWOT and TOWS matrix diagrams examples and samples, and also specially developed templates. Each SWOT template have great value in easy and quick drawing of SWOT matrices and diagrams in ConceptDraw DIAGRAM diagramming and vector drawing software for Mac OSX and Windows.

Value Stream Map

Value stream mapping is a well-known lean manufacturing and lean management method of depiction, analyzing and improvement the current state of flow of manufacturing and production process, of designing a future state for the serie of events that occur with product during the long way from the beginning to customer. Value stream map helps a manufacturing team to represent visually the flow of materials through the process, as well as the flow of information required to deliver a product or a service from the supplier to customer. Value stream map is a first step on the way to ideal state of organization due to the possibility to detect immediately the process delays, to analyze and identify the potential process improvement opportunities, to identify the waste in a process and to minimize them. The Mind Maps are widely applied in lean manufacturing and management. This Mind Map created using the powerful tools of ConceptDraw MINDMAP software demonstrates how the Value Stream Map can be represented as a mind map.

How to Create Gantt Chart

To begin managing a new project, you will need to define the individual Tasks that must be completed to deliver it. The default view for a new project in ConceptDraw PROJECT is the Gantt Chart.

Timeline Examples

ConceptDraw DIAGRAM diagramming and vector drawing software offers the Timeline Diagrams solution from the Management area which is rich for the timeline examples, samples, templates and ready-to-use vector shapes.

Prioritization Matrix

You can design the Prioritization Matrix by hand on the paper, but we offer you the most easier way - to use the ConceptDraw DIAGRAM diagramming and vector drawing software extended with Seven Management and Planning Tools Solution from the Management Area.

SWOT Matrix Software

The SWOT Analysis solution from the Management area of ConceptDraw Solution Park contains set of examples, templates and vector design elements of SWOT and TOWS matrices. It helps you to quickly draw SWOT and TOWS analysis matrix diagrams using the best SWOT matrix software ConceptDraw DIAGRAM.