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​                       ​Whitaker & Associates, LLC is a management consulting firm that specializes in the application of Project 

                        Management  techniques when performing work  for clients. Here we give a brief overview.  

PERT network chart for a seven-month project with five milestones (10 through 50) and six activities (A through F).

Project Management disciplines are woven into the fabric of every project performed be it formal, informal large (major), or small (minor).  Project Management techniques are applied through out the life cycle of every project for which there are tangible deliverables. We assess risk and perform SWOT analysis on any project that is classified as major. The PERT chart technique is the method of choice where not only is a network diagram created, its critical path is also identified. This technique enables us to manage projects in an organized and timely manner, where we can quantify results primarily because we operate in multi-project environments where dead-lines overlap. We take full advantage of any float in the schedule and track any lagging task or milestone very closely, always looking for a conclusion or solution.  Problem areas are identified immediately and mitigated quickly. We believe that as project managers our preference is that we can be much more effective when activities are planned, however we often find ourselves in "unplanned activity" situations that must be addressed on the spur of the moment - as professionals we rise to the occasion. 

Definition of Terms:

 -  Critical Path (CPM): Critical Path Method

 -  PERT: Project Evaluation and Review Technique

 -  SWOT: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats     

The program (or project) evaluation and review technique, commonly abbreviated PERT, is a statistical tool, used in project management, which was designed to analyze and represent the tasks involved in completing a given project. First developed by the United States Navy in the 1950s, it is commonly used in conjunction with the critical path method (CPM).