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Identify the critical path

Identify the critical path

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Identify the critical path

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- With our somewhat lengthy previous discussion about early and late start and finish times, and how to calculate float, the discussion on identifying critical path becomes easy. Actually, I already defined it in the last video. Any item that has no float, is on the critical path. Any item that shows an early start date as being the same as the late start date, means it has no float. If it starts late, then the project end date will be affected, and that means the activity is on the critical path. So, what's the big deal? Well, it's really important on a construction project to identify items on that critical path, and to recognize that if these items don't start and finish on time, the overall completion date will be affected. You do not want to ignore this early on, and then find yourself at the end of a project facing liquidated damage fees that the owner's going to deduct from your payment for not finishing on time. When a critical path item starts or finishes late, you have to…

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