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EddieMcD
07-22-2003, 04:30 PM
Check back at about 18:55 EDT again.
EddieMcD
07-22-2003, 07:03 PM
Let's dive into some more advanced mathmatics. For 300 points, the formula for this is commonly reffered to as the "Pert Formula". And a 100 point bonus, this is that formula.
Jeff Waegelin
07-22-2003, 07:09 PM
What is interest compounded continuously?

Bonus: A = P*e^(r*t) where P is the principal, e is the number, r is the rate of interest, and t is the amount of time.
Matt Attallah
07-22-2003, 07:11 PM
what is http://www.interventions.org/images/image40.gif
Coco the Monkey
07-22-2003, 09:12 PM
What is the technique which creates estimates of the weighted average duration of tasks.

(Optimistic Estimate + (4 times the most likely estimate) + Pessimistic Estimate)
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all divided by 6


You need more than just the formula itself Matt...right?
Jeff Waegelin
07-22-2003, 09:45 PM
Originally posted by Coco the Monkey
What is the technique which creates estimates of the weighted average duration of tasks.

(Optimistic Estimate + (4 times the most likely estimate) + Pessimistic Estimate)
________________
all divided by 6


You need more than just the formula itself Matt...right?

Somebody googled that one... I'd be willing to bet that's not the "Pert Formula" Eddie's looking for. It is _A_ Pert Formula, but the category is "Advanced Mathematics" not whatever you would call that formula (time management? I dunno...).
Coco the Monkey
07-22-2003, 09:49 PM
It wasnt google ;) but yes it was in a resource, it was in one of those management books.
Matt Attallah
07-22-2003, 10:15 PM
Originally posted by Coco the Monkey
...You need more than just the formula itself Matt...right?

Hey! It works!!

Don't hate the player - hate the system! :D
Erin Rapacki
07-23-2003, 02:11 PM
What is Profit = e^(rate * time)
Yes, it is used for interest compounded continuously
EddieMcD
07-23-2003, 05:33 PM
First let me say that the bonus is only available to the person answering the normal question, so Matt, you do need more than the formula. Second, let me say that the subject is Advanced Mathmatics, so Jeff is right on the ball. It's the formula for compound interest, and A=Pe^(rt).