
Managing Projects
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STEPS IN THE CRITICAL PATH METHOD
1. List all the activities, with brief descriptions.
2. Record how long each one will take.
3. List all tasks that must be completed before
you start each activity.
4. Draw a diagram showing those task
relationships.
5. Compute the earliest start time for each
activity.
6. Compute the earliest fi nish time for each
activity.
7. Identify the critical path to estimate the entire
project’s duration.
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