Network-based versus AI-based techniques in project planning

Article Strategy 1 March 1993

Project Management Journal

Morad, Ayman A. | Vorster, Michael C.

How to cite this article:

Morad, A. A. & Vorster, M. C. (1993). Network-based versus AI-based techniques in project planning. Project Management Journal, 24(1), 23–30, 36.
Traditional network-based techniques for project planning have been somewhat limited in capacity, and require much work from project planners. The artificial intelligence (AI) technique employs a problem solving strategy for project planning that can be beneficial to project managers. To compare the two project planning techniques, both were applied to the problem of planning a sequence to build a nine-piece jigsaw puzzle. The network-based techniques of Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) and Critical Path Method (CPM) were applied using a decision tree to select a best decision. Next, the AI techniques of Means-End Analysis, Generate and Test, and Production Systems were applied to the same puzzle. The main benefit to the AI technique over the Network-based technique was the AI's ability to incorporate problem solving into its parameters. A blend of these two techniques can improve project planning in the future.
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