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Critical Path Method (CPM)

Identifying the longest path and earliest completion time in a schedule.

This topic delves into the Critical Path Method (CPM), explaining how to calculate the critical path, determine float or slack, and understand the impact of critical activities on the project completion date.
5 minutes 5 Questions

Concepts covered: Critical Path, Critical Path Identification, Float Calculation, Schedule Network Diagram Construction, Resource Leveling and Its Impact on the Critical Path, Forward and Backward Pass, Schedule Compression Techniques: Crashing and Fast-Tracking, Dependency Determination and Types in CPM Scheduling, Leads and Lags in Critical Path Method, Working Calendars and Their Impact on CPM Scheduling, Dependency Determination and Types in CPM, Lead and Lag Times and Their Effect on the Critical Path, Schedule Risk Analysis and Contingency Planning in CPM, Activity Sequencing and Dependencies in CPM, Leads and Lags in Project Scheduling, PERT Analysis within CPM, Total Float and Free Float, Forward Pass and Backward Pass Calculations

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