[Year 12 IT Apps] Question on critical path

[Mike Brookes]

The critical path is the sequence of tasks such that if any of the tasks 
takes longer than planned for then the time taken to complete the whole 
project will increase.
Paradoxically the path on a GANTT or PERT chart containing the sequence 
of tasks which adds up to the longest time is actually the shortest time 
that the project can be completed in because if any of these tasks takes 
longer the project completion date will be delayed.

Mike Brookes
Chief cook and bottlewasher
Copperfield College

McDonald, Debra A1 wrote:
> ok now you all have me confused... the original question is critical path the "longest time taken" or the "shortest time taken" and now we are on all different directions still about the same thing but all bouncing around the original question...
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> I said to my class that the potts book is correct.
> If that is not what the examiners are going to look for, can some one help me and tell me what the answer is???? my kids need to be told the truth...
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> thanks
>
>  Debra McDonald
> Network Manager
> Lyndhurst Secondary College
> Cranbourne
> (03) 5996 0144
> mcdonald.debra.a1 at edumail.vic.gov.au <mailto:mcdonald.debra.a1 at edumail.vic.gov.au>
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