Use of a PERT Chart to Improve Efficiency of the Dissertation.
Efficiencies are needed to speed the dissertation process and graduation of prospective new faculty. We used a workflow process, the PERT chart, to organize and manage the many time-delimited tasks necessary for a complex dissertation. This article presents a case example that describes our experience and timely completion of the dissertation. PERT charts are useful tools to improve efficiency in nursing education.
Shannon M
SM
Hudson
Marilyn A
MA
Laken
D004212:Academic Dissertations as Topic; D003626:Data Display; D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate / Q000379:methods*; D004526:Efficiency; D006801:Humans; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000379:methods*; D012107:Research Design