Executive summary

PERT estimates activity duration using optimistic, most-likely, and pessimistic values to produce an expected time and variance, handling uncertainty better than single-point estimates. This is the PERT Estimation from the Stratenity Library, a governed consulting deliverable that is already built for you. It gives your team the full working method for PERT estimation, and it walks through everything from three-point estimates: optimistic, most likely, pessimistic to the project duration distribution. Every asset ships with a worked client example, a clear RACI, defined KPIs, and governance you can defend, so your team adapts it to a live client engagement instead of starting from a blank page.

What is inside

What this asset covers

This is a preview of the full deliverable. Inside the Stratenity Library, this asset walks a consultant through the complete method, section by section, with a worked client example threaded throughout.

  • Estimating Under Uncertainty
  • PERT versus CPM
  • Three-Point Estimates: Optimistic, Most Likely, Pessimistic
  • The PERT Expected-Time Formula
  • Variance and Standard Deviation of an Activity
  • The Network and the Expected Critical Path
  • The Project Duration Distribution
  • Probability of Meeting a Target Date
  • Identifying High-Variance Activities
  • Merge Bias and Its Traps
  • Combining PERT with Monte Carlo
  • Applying PERT to a Real Schedule
  • Common Pitfalls and the Deliverable Pack
How to use it

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