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CMA Intermediate · Operations Management and Strategic Management · Project Management, Monitoring and Control

In a CPM project network, the critical path is best described as:

The critical path is the longest path in duration from start to end of the network. It determines the minimum project completion time, and its activities have zero float, so any delay in them delays the whole project.

  1. AThe path with the largest number of activities
  2. BThe longest path in terms of total duration from start to endCorrect
  3. CThe path with the highest total cost
  4. DThe shortest path in terms of total duration from start to end

Explanation

The critical path is the longest duration path through the network. It fixes the minimum project completion time, and activities on it have zero total float. The path with most activities need not be the longest in time, so the first option is wrong.

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