PMP Prep: Critical Path Method (CPM), Float

Name: PMP Prep: Critical Path Method (CPM), Float
Rating: 4.5 (76 reviews)

Authorized Training Instructor for PMI with 20 years of experience and passion for teaching

Created byTasneem Dhoondia

Last updated 5/2024

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What you'll learn

Prepare for the important topic that is CPM & Float for PMP certification
Prepare for the important topic that is CPM & Float for CAPM certification
Use Float to adjust schedule to cater to priorities
se CPM on real projects to achieve better schedule efficiency

Course content

1 section • 6 lectures • 54m total length

Introduction to CPM3:42
Explore the critical path method (CPM) and its role in PMP schedule management, including developing schedules, calculating float, managing dependencies, and optimizing execution.
Define Activities - CPM5:33
Define activities and sequence the project to show linked tasks with start and finish dates, durations, milestones, and resources, then estimate durations and develop the schedule using CPM and float.
Sequence Activities (Schedule Network Diagram) - CPM11:22
Explore sequencing activities for the CPM with a schedule network diagram, using predecessors to map dependencies, convert table data into a precedence diagram, and reveal start-to-end project paths.
Estimate and Develop Schedule- CPM13:17
Plan durations using a network diagram and CPM to identify the critical path, manage overlaps and buffers, and develop a schedule that achieves PMP certification fastest.
Float/Slack Calculation6:59
Learn to compute float (slack) in CPM, identify critical and non-critical tasks, and see how delaying non-critical tasks affects the project finish date using forward-backward-flow calculations.
Float Calculation - 3 step process13:16
Apply the three-step CPM process to compute the critical path and duration. Use the zero method for early start/finish, perform forward and backward passes, and determine float.

Requirements

Anyone can take this course

Description

Clear the PMP® exam with ‘Above Target’ in all domains.

This course is to help all PMP® aspirants who are preparing for the coveted exam. This course is one of the courses in the series of our free courses on important topics from the PMP® examination perspective. We have covered various aspects of the PMP® examination relevant topics in different courses. They all will help you ace the important topics and become confident about your exam. The topics are aligned to the new PMP® examination introduced in January, 2021.

PMP® examination is one of most popular exams in the world that tests candidates in various topics related to all different knowledge domains related to project management. It is must for project managers to enhance their expertise as well as to advance their career to the next level.

Critical Path Method (CPM) is an amazing technique to come up with the shortest possible duratoin of your project considering all dependencies. This technique is amazingly practically relatable and it is not helpful for exam but it is also helpful in improving our schedule fficiency in projects at work and even at home.

Happy learning and good luck to all!

PMP, PMI, PMBOK, CAPM, ACP, PBA, RMP, are registered marks of the Project Management Institute, Inc.

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Who this course is for:

PMP/CAPM certification aspirants
Anyone who wants to understand and implement CPM to achieve better schedule efficiency