Have you heard of this method ?!!!

It's widely used in the control and managements of large projects !!


I don't know much about it ,,but would like to know more from you !!

that's was ages ago !!

maybe sum1 knows about it now !

.. salaam brother..

yes i know this method i did study it last year in Engineering Managment .. how can i help?

.. salaam brother..

yes i know this method i did study it last year in Engineering Managment .. how can i help?

i want to know more about it , so if u could give a brief about it , it would be much appreciated !

Yeah, I know about this, though I've never really used it ever.

Its the simplest path through all the important project paths, where the delay of one project in the path will directly delay the whole project.

You also want to know how it is calculated? :os

i want to know more about it , so if u could give a brief about it , it would be much appreciated !


.. i will insha alah.. i have to go back to my Managment file which i pass it to my 2nd year friends.. so i will ask for it then i will give u a brief abt it soon insha alah..

..i can remeber that we used a software programme called Microsoft Project .. it's very useful and helps u to find the critical path in ur project plan..

.. just give me some time bro.. final year is a bit crowded with me.. insha alah khyeer.

I have absolutely no idea of what this is!! Can someone explain it to me in simple words?

ahleen Nav. .. sorry brother for the delay.. here all what i could find abt it for u:

Critical path 1

Critical path analysis (or time analysis as it is sometimes called) is the basic calculation performed on the project plan. The PC is a project network analysis techniques used to predict total project duration. I helps us to make schedule trade-offs. It calculates the earliest and latest dates for each activity. These calculated dates also take into consideration any external date constraints that may have been imposed on the project or the individual activities. These date calculations are done in what are known as the forward and backward passes through the project.

The importance of the critical path minimizing a project cost can be achieved by using CP analysis. The CP can identify the minimum length of time needed to complete a project. Then we can identify which project steps to be accelerated to complete the project within the available time.
The entire project schedule will slip if one or more activities on the critical path take longer than planned. In this case, the CP helps as to monitor the project condition by taking a corrective action against that problem.

Critical path 2

Critical path analysis (or time analysis as it is sometimes called) is the basic calculation performed on the project plan. It calculates the earliest and latest dates for each activity. These calculated dates also take into consideration any external date constraints that may have been imposed on the project or the individual activities. These date calculations are done in what are known as the forward and backward passes through the project.

The early dates are calculated by working forwards through the network from the start date and adding the activity durations to the calculated dates. The early start date is the earliest date the activity can start while obeying all the constraints of its predecessors. The early finish date is the early start date plus the duration, and is the earliest date the activity can finish while obeying all the date constraints of its predecessors.

The late dates are calculated by working backwards through the network from the target completion date and subtracting the activity durations from the calculated dates. The late finish date is the latest date the activity can finish while obeying all the date constraints of its successors. The late start date is the late finish date minus the duration, and is the latest date the activity can start while obeying all the date constraints of its successors.

The difference between the early and late finish dates is the quantity called total float or slack. If the project plan results in negative float it means that the project target date cannot be met, and the project will finish later than desired (unless of course the plan can be improved .

An activity with zero or negative float is said to be critical. A delay in starting or completing this activity will delay the project beyond its target finish date. Conversely, activities with positive float can be delayed without delaying the project completion date.

Actually the concept of total float is really associated with a path of activities and not with any single one. This is because delaying one activity in the path will generally cause a follow-on delay to its successors.

There is also a calculated quantity called free float. This is the smallest difference between the early finish of the activity and the early start of all of its predecessors. as such it represents the amount of time the activity can be delayed without delaying any other activity in the project.

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hope u can find it help full.. as i told u before there is a software call MP Microsoft project .. i did this last year and i honestly didnt like it.. i got 76% in the final exam.