The Critical Path

Duration

2 to 3 hours

Overview

Description

The “Critical Path Analysis” course describes how to determine the earliest and latest start and end times for each project activity, and how to calculate the float associated with this information.

Audience

This course is suitable for business professionals or IT staff requiring an understanding of project management principles.

Prerequisites

Successful completion of the “Networking” course or equivalent knowledge. As most examples are IT related, a basic understanding of IT and Data Center processing environments is also required.

Objectives

After completing this course, the student should be able to:

  • Analyze time spent on a project
  • Use computers to find the Critical Path
  • Analyze the Critical Path of a project
  • Calculate the Float time of a project

Course Content

Time Analysis

The Forward Pass
Earliest Start Time
Earliest Finish Time
The Backward Pass
Latest Start Time
Latest Finish Time
Using Computers to Find the Critical Path

Critical Path Analysis

What is Float?
Why is it Significant?
How to Calculate Float
Zero Float
Optimum Float
Free Float
Total Float

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