Optimistic Finish Task Field. You can enter this date as part of a PERT analysis calculation which takes a weighted average of expected pessimistic and optimistic dates and durations. One use case for optimistic locking is to have your application use the database to allow one of your threads hosts to claim a task.
You may have noticed the Related Content column in a task list. PERT is frequently used along with Critical Path Method CPM. This rule is enforced because Project uses a scheduling engine to determine the start and finish dates of tasks.
You may have noticed the Related Content column in a task list.
Optimistic Time 15 days. You can enter this date as part of a PERT analysis calculation which takes a weighted average of expected pessimistic and optimistic dates and durations. A successor activity can only finish after its predecessor has been completed. Optimistic Time 15 days.