When Attempting to Use PERT Methodology, How Do You Estimate

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Essay

When attempting to use PERT methodology, how do you estimate the mean completion time and standard deviation when, for a given activity, the time estimates a, b, and m (pessimistic, optimistic, and most likely) are all identical? What implications does this have if several activities have this property?

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Definitions:

TAT

Thematic Apperception Test, a projective psychological test that involves creating stories about ambiguous scenes and images to uncover underlying thoughts and feelings.

Objective Tests

Tests designed to measure an individual's performance without subjective judgment, often featuring standardized questions and answer choices.

Psychoanalysis

A therapeutic approach founded by Sigmund Freud that aims to explore unconscious desires and conflicts as they manifest in behavior and mental disorders.

TAT

Thematic Apperception Test, a projective psychological test used to reveal a person's social drives or needs by their interpretation of a series of pictures of ambiguous scenes.