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Output from the Monte Carlo Simulation

The most common output from a Monte Carlo simulation is a chart showing the probability of each possible completion date. This is usually shown as a frequency histogram. Generally, a cumulative plot is made as well. In this way you may see graphically the probability of each of the possible dates. This clearly shows the most likely dates for project completion. Because of the shifting of the critical path, it is quite possible for early dates and late dates to be the most likely, with unlikely dates in between them.
A cumulative curve is also generated showing the cumulative probability of completing the activity before a given date. The criticality index can also be calculated. This is the percentage of the time that a particular activity is on the critical path. In other words, if a simulation were run 1,000 times.