We’re excited to announce the latest enhancement to OpenDocs, our powerful AI-powered knowledge management tool from Visual Paradigm. As part of our ongoing commitment to supercharge your documentation and project planning workflows, we now fully support PERT charts – with seamless AI generation capabilities.
What is a PERT Chart?
A PERT chart (Program Evaluation and Review Technique) is a proven project management visualization that maps out tasks, dependencies, milestones, and timelines in a network diagram format. Originally developed by the U.S. Navy, PERT charts excel at handling uncertainty by using optimistic, most likely, and pessimistic time estimates for each task, helping teams identify the critical path, optimize schedules, and manage complex projects with greater clarity and precision.
Whether you’re a project manager coordinating cross-functional teams, a business analyst outlining deliverables, or a software architect planning implementation phases, the PERT chart remains an essential tool for effective project scheduling and risk assessment.
Introducing AI-Powered PERT Chart Creation in OpenDocs
Today, we’re thrilled to add PERT chart to the growing list of diagram types fully supported in OpenDocs. This joins our recent additions of EPC diagrams and Component diagrams, expanding your visual storytelling options even further.
With our cutting-edge AI PERT chart generator, you can now create professional, ready-to-refine PERT charts in seconds – simply describe your project in natural language, and let the AI handle the rest. No more starting from scratch or wrestling with manual node placement and arrow connections.
Key highlights of the new PERT chart support:
- AI generation from text descriptions – Input a project overview (e.g., “Develop a mobile banking app with user registration, transaction processing, and security verification phases”), and watch the AI build a complete PERT network diagram with tasks, dependencies, and estimated timelines.
- Full editing in our rich diagram editor – Customize nodes (events/milestones), arrows (tasks), time estimates, and labels to fit your exact needs.
- Seamless integration – Embed your PERT chart directly into any OpenDocs page as a live diagram component, or create a dedicated Component Page for focused viewing and collaboration.
- Perfect for project documentation – Combine your PERT chart with detailed notes, requirements, and other diagrams in one centralized, shareable space.
Why Use the AI PERT Chart Tool in OpenDocs?
Our AI PERT chart tool dramatically accelerates project planning while maintaining professional quality. Boost productivity, reduce manual effort, and ensure your documentation is always clear, consistent, and visually compelling – all within our intuitive, web-based AI-powered knowledge management tool.
Whether you’re documenting project roadmaps, analyzing critical paths, or sharing progress with stakeholders, OpenDocs makes it effortless to turn complex ideas into actionable visuals.
How to create a PERT Chart with AI?
- Click on the Insert button in the top bar of your document editor.
- The Insert dialog box is opened. Select Diagrams tab on the left, and then PERT Chart on the right.
- This opens the diagram editor. You can draw the PERT Chart using the symbols on the palette (Just drag and drop a symbol onto the diagram canvas).
To generate a diagram with AI, click on Create with AI at the top right.
- Describe your problem in the input box. Click Generate.
- AI will analyze your problem and generate a PERT Chart accordingly. Below is an example generated.
- Touch up the PERT Chart by adjusting the layout, adding new shapes, etc.
- Click Save at the top right.
- Click Close to return to the document editor. The diagram is embedded into your document.
Get Started with AI-Powered PERT Charts Today
Ready to experience the power of AI-assisted project visualization? Head over to the OpenDocs app now and start creating your first PERT chart – it’s included with your Visual Paradigm Online (Combo Edition) or Professional Edition license.
Learn more about this exciting new feature and explore all supported diagram types on our dedicated landing page: OpenDocs – AI-Powered Documentation and Diagramming.
Stay tuned for more updates as we continue to expand OpenDocs with powerful new capabilities for teams, analysts, engineers, and project leaders.
Visual Paradigm Team