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Project Management · Level 3 of 5 · Intermediate

Schedules and tracking

Dependencies, Gantt charts, critical path, and milestones.

Study notes

  1. Dependencies show which tasks must finish before others can start.
  2. A Gantt chart shows tasks as bars on a timeline, with dependencies and milestones.
  3. The critical path is the longest chain of dependent tasks. It sets the shortest possible project duration. A delay on it delays the project.
  4. Milestones mark key points, such as design approved or launch, and have zero duration.
  5. Track progress against the baseline plan and report variances early.

Quiz: 6 questions

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1. Task B cannot start until Task A finishes. This is a:

2. The critical path is:

3. A Gantt chart shows:

4. A milestone has a duration of:

5. Tasks on a path: 3 days, then 5 days, then 2 days. Another parallel path takes 8 days. Critical path length?

6. Comparing actual progress with the original plan uses the:

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