Talk:Critical path method

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131.110.83.17 16:42, 4 January 2007 (UTC)The statement critical path has no float is not correct. Critical path is defined as "the longest path through the network with the least amount of float. The critical path can contain float. But, it contains the least amount of float.[reply]

I disagree

A better definition of critical path is: the longest path of interdependent activities in a schedule network, whereby if any activity on the critical path is delayed by a certain duration, the project completion will be delayed by the same duration.

The critical path will be the path with the least amount of float, but many experts believe the critical path of a schedule should have no float. While it is possible for a critical path to have float, such float is most likely the result of a project completion constraint (i.e., a "Must Finish" constraint) in the scheduling software, which will give a project that is ahead of schedule postitive float and a project that is behind schedule negative float.