Mind Maps for UPSC Public Administration (Network analysis, MIS, PERT, CPM)
Mind Maps for UPSC Public Administration (Network analysis, MIS, PERT, CPM)
Study Kit for Public Administration for IAS Mains Exams
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Mind Map Important Topics:
CPM:
Advantages
- optimum utilization of resources and facilities
- attention of the timely completion of the whole project
- Detect potential bottlenecks
- improves the quality of planning, organising and controlling
Features
- network of events and activities is presented pictorially
- Each circle represents an event and each arrow represents an activity
- An event signifies the beginning of one activity and the end of another activity
- Events are assigned serial numbers
- An activity, on the other hand, implies timeconsuming efforts or actions
Limitations
- limited use and applications
- unrealistic
PERT:
sophisticated version of the network technique
first developed for use in U.S. defence projects
putting emphasis on time and performance of the work
Advantages
- systematic planning all down the line
- advance planning for fitting the relevant parts into an integrated whole
- fosters all-round co-ordination
- attention on critical or strategic elements
- onward-looking control
Limitations
- emphasis on time only and ignores costs
- not worthwhile for adoption in routine planning
- expected time cannot be determined on a basis of certainty