Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the PERT method? A) It assumes project activities are independent of each other and not affected by common factors. B) Total project time T_E₎) is assumed to have a normal distribution. C) The distribution of possible times for an individual activity is described as a beta distribution. D) Activity estimates are known and certain. E) All of the above are characteristics of the PERT method.

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The PERT (Program Evaluation and Review Technique) method assumes that activity estimates are uncertain and uses three estimates (optimistic, most likely, and pessimistic) to calculate an expected time for activities, making choice D incorrect as it states the opposite.

Which of the Following Is NOT a Characteristic of the PERT