Microsoft Project 2021 From Beginners to Advanced - The Critical Path

The video tutorial explains the concept of the critical path in project management, highlighting its importance as the longest sequence of tasks that can affect the project finish date. It demonstrates how to view critical tasks using a Gantt chart and discusses the concept of slack, which is the amount of time a task can be delayed without affecting the project. The tutorial also covers how to add a slack column to task tables and the impact of modifying task durations on the critical path. Finally, it shows how to filter and view only critical tasks.

What is the critical path in project management?

• Tasks that have the most resources allocated

• Tasks that can be delayed without affecting the project

• The longest sequence of tasks in a project

• The shortest sequence of tasks in a project

Why are tasks on the critical path important?

• They are the least expensive tasks

• Any delay in these tasks affects the project finish date

• They have the most resources allocated

• They can be completed in any order

What does slack or float represent in project management?

• The number of resources required for a task

• The total duration of the project

• The cost of delaying a task

• The amount of time a task can be delayed without affecting the project

What happens to a task on the critical path if its duration is increased?

• It requires fewer resources

• It delays the project finish date

• It is removed from the critical path

• It gains more slack

How can you view only the critical tasks in a project?

• By increasing the duration of all tasks

• By filtering tasks using the critical filter

• By allocating more resources to tasks

• By using the Gantt chart format tab