Thanks for providing the analysis of my Project Plan. As a bit of a MS Project Guru, it was interesting to get an understanding of the benefits of Monte Carlo against a project plan I was familiar with. Wow, now I am a believer of the power of MonteCarlo for Project Analysts!

I see it’s main strengths for complex plans are:
~ Confirming your plan’s overall logic is correct and that there are no errors in dependencies of tasks (these errors will be exacebated through Monte Carlo)
~ Provides an excellent way of identifying the true crtical path. The one that was shown, was not what I expected
~Can identify weaknesses or gaps in the project plan.

While the report is great for us Program/Project Managers, is there a way to deliver a more user friendly version that can be used for senior stakeholders, who do not understand PM concepts? One that can outline the risks in a more visual form. I am thinking of using this as a tool to obtain buy in for change of scope (ie more resources, extended timeframe or more $). What are your thoughts?

Regards

Leon