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CALCULATING CRITICAL PATH & FINDING FLOAT

Understanding Project Scheduling (Simple Guide) Think of a project like a journey from start to finish. Each task is a step, and the lines between them show the order of work — what comes first and what comes next. The main goal is to answer: • Where do we start? • What comes next? • How long will the project take? Key Concept: Critical Path The Critical Path is the longest path of activities from start to finish. • It determines the shortest time to complete the project • Any delay on this path will delay the entire project • Activities on this path have no flexibility (Total Float = 0 Important Terms (Made Simple) • Duration: Time needed to complete a task • Early Start (ES): Earliest time a task can begin • Early Finish (EF): Earliest time a task can be completed • Late Start (LS): Latest time a task can begin without delaying the project • Late Finish (LF): Latest time a task can finish without delaying the project Float (Slack) = Flexibility • Total Float (TF): How long a task can be delayed without delaying the whole project • Free Float (FF): How long a task can be delayed without delaying the next task Task Relationships • Predecessor: Task that comes before • Successor: Task that comes after • Lag: Waiting time between tasks Basic Formulas • EF = ES + Duration • LS = LF - Duration • Total Float = LS - ES (or LF - EF) Final Idea Project scheduling helps you move from just listing tasks to actually planning time and controlling project completion.