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Schedule Network Diagram and Critical Path Method
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Schedule Network Diagram and Critical Path Method

One of the tools and techniques for the Develop Project Schedule process
Created byFahad Saadah
Last updated 8/2022
English

What you'll learn

  • Understand what network diagrams are
  • Know how to create project schedule network diagrams
  • Understand what critical path is
  • Understand how to identify and calculate the length of critical path
  • Understand what near critical path is
  • Understand how to identify and calculate the length of near critical path
  • Understand what critical activity is
  • Understand what near critical activity is
  • Understand what the Critical Path Method is
  • Know how to apply and use the Critical Path Method
  • Know how to calculate the Early Start, Early Finish, Late Start, Late Finish and Float of the activities
  • Know what Forward Pass and Backward Pass are
  • Know how to apply Forward Pass and Backward Pass to calculate the network diagram

Course content

3 sections6 lectures49m total length
  • Course Intro4:39

    This is a Course Introduction video.

    The objective of this video is:

    • Tell you what this training course is about
    • Help you decide whether you should take this training course
    • Tell you the structure and contents of the training course
  • Meet The Instructor2:01

    Fahad Saadah is a professional with more than 23 years of real-life experience in project management and related areas. He is passionate about everything project management especially the field of risk management since risks impact, and are impacted by, everything.

    Fahad Saadah is proudly a PMP and PMI-RMP certified professional who helped thousands of professional develop their skills in the world of project and risk management.

Requirements

  • It is preferable to have a good understanding of project management

Description

This is a short training course about the Project Schedule Network Diagram and the Critical Path Method (CPM).

In this training course, you will learn the following topics:


  • What Project Schedule Network Diagram 
  • How to create a Project Schedule Network Diagram
  • How to determine the Critical Paths and calculate their length
  • How to determine the Near Critical Paths and calculate their lengths
  • What the Critical Path Method (CPM) is
  • How to apply the Critical Path Method (CPM)
  • How to perform a Forward Pass and Backward Pass on the network diagram
  • How to calculate the Early Start (ES) for activities
  • How to calculate the Early Finish (EF) for activities
  • How to calculate the Late Start (LS) for activities
  • How to calculate the Late Finish (LF) for activities
  • How to calculate the Float  for activities

This training course consists of 5 videos with total duration of more than 40 minutes .  The method used in this training course is narrated PowerPoint slides and step-by-step explanation.

Who this course is for:

  • Experienced Project managers
  • Risk Managers
  • Professionals who are preparing for the PMP certificate
  • Professionals who are preparing for the PMI-RMP certificate