Uploaded January 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
If you're planning to complete a PERT-based Monte Carlo schedule analysis, be sure to check out this Observable notebook referenced in the video:
observablehq.com/@christophe-yamahata/pert-monte-carlo-schedule-analysis
In addition, an enhanced and optimized CodePen project—including the beta-PERT model—brings together the essential features of this notebook, allowing users to run schedule analyses on the fly:
codepen.io/Christophe-Yamahata/full/jENXKrL
In 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗜 of the video, I quickly showcase the notebook, with screen captures integrated into the historical Microsoft Excel advertisement. Schedule network diagrams, stacked histograms, and Monte Carlo simulations can be completed on the fly—in just seconds, less time than it takes to reach the 60th floor of a skyscraper.
𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗜𝗜 takes a step back in time with the original advertisement broadcast in 1992 for Microsoft Excel v. 4.
0:00 Part I: My spreasheet doesn't do that!
2:14 Part II: Excel elevator advertisement (1992)
6:03 What was that? Microsoft Excel v. 4
If you're planning to complete a PERT-based Monte Carlo schedule analysis, be sure to check out this Observable notebook referenced in the video:
observablehq.com/@christophe-yamahata/pert-monte-carlo-schedule-analysis
In addition, an enhanced and optimized CodePen project—including the beta-PERT model—brings together the essential features of this notebook, allowing users to run schedule analyses on the fly:
codepen.io/Christophe-Yamahata/full/jENXKrL
In 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗜 of the video, I quickly showcase the notebook, with screen captures integrated into the historical Microsoft Excel advertisement. Schedule network diagrams, stacked histograms, and Monte Carlo simulations can be completed on the fly—in just seconds, less time than it takes to reach the 60th floor of a skyscraper.
𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗜𝗜 takes a step back in time with the original advertisement broadcast in 1992 for Microsoft Excel v. 4.
0:00 Part I: My spreasheet doesn't do that!
2:14 Part II: Excel elevator advertisement (1992)
6:03 What was that? Microsoft Excel v. 4
