Project 2013 Intermediate

Lesson 4 – Working with the Critical Path

Project 2013

V IEWING THE C RITICAL P ATH

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Discussion

The critical path of a project consists of the tasks that affect the finish date of the project. These tasks are called the critical tasks. If one of the tasks on the critical path finishes late or early, the project finishes late or early.

Before you begin your project, it is important to be aware of which tasks are on the critical path. Then, as you evaluate the progress of the project, you can adjust tasks on the critical path as needed.

You can use a filter to view the critical path. Applying a filter displays only the critical tasks; the noncritical tasks are hidden.

Applying the Detail Gantt view is another way of viewing critical tasks. In this view, the Gantt bars for critical tasks appear in red and noncritical tasks appear in blue.

NOTE

Although both views display critical tasks in red, the Detail Gantt view also displays slack bars, while the Project Guide: Critical Tasks view does not.

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Procedures

1. Switch to the Gantt Chart view.

2. Select the View tab.

3. Click the Filter list arrow in the Data group.

4. Select Critical .

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Step-by-Step

From the Student Data directory, open HOUSE10.MPP . View the critical path.

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