Critical Path
Project Management
Critical Path
Longest-duration dependency path through a project network that determines the earliest possible project completion.
Examples
- 01The critical path for the new warehouse runs through steel delivery, roof assembly and sprinkler approval: 34 weeks in total.
- 02At each steering meeting, the project manager reports first on tasks on the critical path, since any delay there moves the end date.
- 03When the sprinkler approval slips by two weeks on the critical path, the team overlaps racking installation to recover the time.