Syncom event schedule networks — The best of PERT

Abstract

The U. S. Army Electronics Research and Development Laboratory role in SYNCOM, the DOD/NASA Communications Satellite System is defined and the development and use of a unique program control system will be discussed. The reporting system with its 24-hour status response capability and a single denominator feature that provides three levels of detail for decision making purposes by various levels of management will be covered. The interrelationship of a cost accounting system, actual vs forecast with the second-level events schedule networks by areas of technical effort, components of equipment, cost categories will be discussed. The summary shows how the best of PERT concept has been achieved with a minimization of its normal complexity.