Critical path management is a method for identifying, scheduling and dealing with tasks that directly affect a project's end date. Unlike project tasks that have some degree of float, critical path ...

The critical path method provides a structured approach to project scheduling, allowing you to identify the operations most important for successful project completion. You have to know how to break ...

See how the critical path method (CPM) can be used for project management in our detailed guide. We’ll walk you through how to calculate it and share real-world examples for applying CPM to different ...

I know a lot of project managers are trying to keep working safely while others are shut down for safety and health reasons during the pandemic. There’s something else to consider when weighing what ...

Defined as “the application of knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to project activities to meet the project requirements,” project management has “always been practiced informally,” according to ...

Stuart Ockman is president of Ockman & Borden Associates, project management consultants based in the Philadelphia area. He started his career at Bechtel working on power projects but now specializes ...