The controlling technique 'PERT' stands for -
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Programme Evaluation and Review Technique
Option (1) Programming Editing and Review Technique — Incorrect. ‘P’ stands for Programme, and ‘E’ stands for Evaluation, not Editing.
Option (2) Programme Evaluation and Review Technique — Correct. PERT is a network technique of controlling, used for projects that must be finished on time. It helps managers fix a time schedule for each activity so that the project is completed within the given time and cost.
Option (3) Programme Evaluations and Recognition Technique — Incorrect. ‘R’ stands for Review, not Recognition.
Option (4) Provision of Evaluation and Recognition Technique — Incorrect. ‘P’ stands for Programme and ‘R’ for Review.
Note: The current NCERT book (2026-27) only names PERT and CPM as modern techniques of managerial control. The full form of PERT is explained in the pre-rationalised NCERT, from which the extract below is taken. NCERT (Pre-rationalised Edition): “PERT (Programme Evaluation and Review Technique) and CPM (Critical Path Method) are important network techniques useful in planning and controlling. These techniques are especially useful for planning, scheduling and implementing time bound projects involving performance of a variety of complex, diverse and interrelated activities. …” |