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The new technique described in this article, PERT/LOB, is significant to management because it extends the potentials of PERT (Program Evaluation and Review Technique) and LOB (Line of Balance) for planning and control. Whereas PERT is useful mainly in the initial development of a new product, construction, or item of military hardware, and whereas LOB is useful mainly in the production stage, PERT/LOB is valuable in the many activities between R&D and quantity production. In this article the authors describe the basic principles of LOB and PERT/LOB and show how the new technique would be used in a specific case to help executives plan and control work on a project. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this article, the author provides information on how to persuade line managers to be more involved in learning and development (L&D) training. He suggests L&D professionals to gain a better understanding of the business drivers and specific challenges they face, so initiatives can be better aligned to their personal goals and those of the business. He adds that they need to mobilize key stakeholders to model the behaviour, so that people who want to be aligned to them do the same.