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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]

You are the project manager of a large project and testing is uncovering faults, trouble reports are starting to pile up and the release date is coming soon. Are they going to be fixed on time? What could you do to help? Are there any bottlenecks? Where should you assign more resources? Does this scenario sound familiar? Have you been there? This article will explain how you can answer these questions by using an old method called Line of Balance in a new way. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]