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Project Planning And Control With PERT And CPM is a book designed to help readers out with the problems that arise in project management, when using tools such as PERT and CPM. Summary Of The Book Project Planning And Control With PERT And CPM is a reference book that introduces PERT and CPM to the reader. PERT stands for Program Evaluation And Review Technique, and is a statistical tool used in project management. In design, it is built to understand and signify tasks involved in a specific project given to the user. It found fame after being extensively used by the US Navy in the 1950s. Critical Path Method or CPM, is another tool often used in combination with PERT as an algorithm for scheduling project activities. CPM was developed by Morgan R. Walker and James E. Kelley in the late 1950s. It is now commonly used in a lot of fields, especially those involving engineering and construction requirements. The introduction serves to inform the user about the basics of project management. It highlights and details the two basic necessities for the completion of a project, Material Resources and Manpower Resources. It goes on to speak of the three objectives in any project, the optimal tradeoff between elapsed time, minimum and timely utilization of resources, and minimum capital investment. After the introduction, the book goes on to explain and state the different steps involved in planning and completing a project, such as Define, Evaluate, and Develop. The book serves as a resource to project managers who may find roadblocks in the relevant fields during project execution. Beginning with a chapter on Project Management, Project Planning And Control With PERT And CPM subsequently delves into topics such as milestone charts, network development and network elements, before concluding with the topics on CPM like cost modeling, resources allocation and updating. Each chapter covers the topic in great detail and includes a set of problems relevant to the subject matter, at the end. The solutions are provided at the end of the book as the concluding chapter. About B. C. Punmia B. C. Punmia is an Author and former Head of Civil Engineering at MBM Engineering College. B. C. Punmia is the co-author of books like Water Supply Engineering: Environmental Engineering - I, Mechanics of Materials, Building Construction and Theory of Structures (SI Units). Punmia holds holds a Master’s degree and a Ph.D. He has been an Assistant Professor, Professor and Reader, and has around 36 years of teaching experience. He has written 18 books. He has also written many articles for international and Indian journals.