THE PROGRAM EVALUATION AND REVIEW TECHNIQUE (PERT) USED IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT WAS DESCRIBED FOR THE EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY. THE MANAGEMENT PROCESS IN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT WAS REVIEWED, AND THE NEED FOR NEW TECHNIQUES WAS IDENTIFIED. THE BASIC CONCEPTS, TECHNIQUES, AND METHODS OF PERT WERE COVERED UNDER (1) BREAKDOWN OF WORK STRUCTURE, (2) NETWORK DEVELOPMENT, (3) ACTIVITY TIME ESTIMATION, (4) NETWORK TIME CALCULATIONS, (5) PROBABILITY ASPECTS OF PERT, (6) REPLANNING OF THE PROJECT, AND (6) PERT/COST INTRODUCTION. POSSIBLE APPLICATIONS OF PERT TO VARIOUS TYPES OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES INCLUDED ILLUSTRATIONS OF MODEL WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURES AND NETWORKS FOR EACH APPLICATION. PRACTICAL CONSIDERATION AS TO THE ACTUAL IMPLEMENTATION OF PERT ON A PROJECT WAS ALSO PROVIDED. (JM)