Question

The project manager building a new underwater dolphin exhibit at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium is reviewing the chronological sequence of activities that must be completed on the project and the estimated time of completion of each activity. He is employing thea. gantt chart. b. total quality management process. c. pert technique. d. lean manufacturing process.

Answer 1

He is employing the PERT technique.

Explanation:

PERT refers to the Program Evaluation and Review Technique. The main purpose of using this method is to determine the scheduled task and the variations in the Critical Path Method. When a project has to be completed with several tasks, the time required for each of these tasks can be easily calculated with this PERT method.  

It also helps in the integration and co ordination of the data from various resources and helps in completion of the project effectively. In the given example, the project manager is reviewing the sequence of activities that are essential for the completion of the project and time required for its completion. Hence he is using PERT technique.