Chapter 5

Question 1

What is a critical path?

Answer 1

The longest path from start to finish for the project. Activities with zero float are considered critical path tasks.

Question 2

What is duration compressing?

Answer 2

The use of techniques such as fast-tracking or crashing to shorten the planned duration of a project or to resolve schedule slippage

Question 3

What is a mandatory dependecy?

Answer 3

A type of dependency where the relationship between two tasks is created by the type of work the project requires.