# 15 MS Project 2016 ● Critical Path ● Howto

[@mohamednawas3326]

Hi Dear Christian Alt. Wonderful ...!!! I was able to download the excel files. I have completely mastered MS Project Now. Complete credit goes to Mr Christian Alt.... your videos taught me things easily and quickly....Super explanations.... Thank you once again...God Bless You...From India...!!!

[@vision6D]

Life is made of surprises. This is an excellent one. Thank you Mr. Mohamed Nawas. This comment is above all that I received. Thank you so much. Greetings from Geneva.

[@iamthe007]

I think this is one of the best videos available out there. Best thing its free and has the same quality as the pricey ones. Kudos to you Sir!!!

[@vision6D]

Thank you for those kudos and for that nice comment. Have a good day.

[@zahrajafari1393]

I don't know how can I say thank you! English is my second language. you explain so clear and simple

[@vision6D]

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[@texnews2006]

Thank you, moving from MS P13 to MS P16. Very helpful course!

[@vision6D]

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[@ketkenson]

Good video on the MS Project, all in sequence and easy to understand , Good Job!!!!! Tan

[@vision6D]

Thank you Tan, have a great day.

[@kingsleydougherty8066]

This is a wonderful description of Critical path! Excellent. It is truly one of the best explanations of critical path that can be found. I have one request. I have the volume turned up all the way on my PC would it be possible for you to speak louder or to turn up the volume on your microphone. The course is excellent. Thank you.

[@vision6D]

You're very welcome! Have you tried on of my more recent video. Try that one and tell me if it is ok for you. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nIDcaaWErNl7rKc Greetings from Geneva.

[@rnwrichsb]

Thank you. Good video.

[@vision6D]

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[@Eringotube]

thank you!

[@vision6D]

You're welcome! Greetings from Geneva.

[@mohamednawas3326]

Hi Dear Christian Alt. You are awesome. The videos are simple and easy. Really Superb...!!! But please provide practice file. Thank you so much for the effort. From India...!!!

[@vision6D]

Thank you for that nice comment. There is a complete section with practice file on vision6D.com/download go into the MS Project section. I'll check for the Critical path file and put it ASAP.

[@mohamednawas3326]

@@vision6D Hi Dear Christian Alt. Wonderful ...!!! I was able to download the excel files. I have completely mastered MS Project Now. Complete credit goes to Mr Christian Alt.... your videos taught me things easily and quickly....Super explanations.... Thank you once again...God Bless You...From India...!!!

[@shahbazahmad4034]

good

[@kaung2680]

Thank you.

[@vision6D]

Welcome! Have a great day.

[@raziayub3284]

Nice and good video for beginner. I tried to recreate the project, however I got a question on minutes 3:27 why Task 7,8,9,10 not included as critical path as they are directly linked together with the Task 13 and Task 14. Appreciate your response. Thanks btw

[@vision6D]

Thank you for your interesting question. I need to go through some research before to give you an answer. May be in the meantime you can check if you subscribed to the channel?

[@steedlei1]

Hi Mr Christian Alt, I would like to follow EVERY your MS project tutorials, however the numbering of your videos is bit confusing. Like I can not find #10, tutorials after #11 have clear track number, but I am struggle to locate from #1 to #10. Do you have link of COMPLETE ms project tutorial series? I do not want to miss anything. Currently we as company are using BIM and interactive 3d pdf to completely revolutionize construction documenting from working drawing, bill of quantity, CMP- construction management plan is the last piece..thank you!

[@vision6D]

Thank you for following my tutorials. Yes, sometime the numbering is confusing. You can follow the play list for MS Project 2019 : kzbin.info/aero/PL5t0n9TgavtkeOE_pP3POh317VI-hJoN_ What is the version of MS Projet you are using?

[@grandrequin111]

Bonjour Monsieur ! Connaissez-vous une méthode de montrer de multiples chemns critiques grâce à MS Project?

[@vision6D]

Bonjour, Etes-vous bien sûr d'avoir de multiples chemins critiques dans le même projet? Ms Project ne vous montrera qu'un chemin critique car à ma connaissance il n'y en a qu'un. Si je peux me permettre je soupçonne une erreur d'interprétation. Bonnes salutations.

[@umeshsadavarte751]

Critical path if shown and submit-the report is correct way or we can resolved it by adding the resources etc.. please explain me .

[@vision6D]

Thank you for your question, I will need to dig a bit. May be in the mean time you can subscribe to the channel.

[@kishranai6262]

Hi Christian My project is mid way and I had to insert some additional tasks to it. Then I had some resource over-allocation issue. I did resource level all and resolved it . But after the leveling all my previous critical tasks are no longer critical anymore as all of them had Total Slack=1. There was one task that was critical with a duration of 2 days. But project summary shows my project duration is 109 days over a period of 5 months. My question is how MS Project is calculating the project duration as 109 days when my Gantt charts shows there is only one critical task in red of duration 2 days? My understanding is the longest path is the critical path and that also determines the earliest date project finishes. Now I have only one critical task left with a 2 days duration. Surely this cannot be my longest path? Puzzled? This issue happen only after I did the resource leveling before that all my critical path task were in red with Total slack=0. Hope to hear from you with regard to this strange issue. Best Rgds

[@vision6D]

Hello, For me it is really difficult to give you a correct answer without the files from before and after. But I can give you some thoughts. Levelling resources is something that I use rarely because we do not know what really happens. For me it is better to understand why the file contains over allocation, once I really understand it I use levelling, or I do it manually. On duration calculation Ms project is calculating the time between start of first task and end of last task. For the critical path, I would look if you have margins, this removes the critical path. Otherwise I noticed that total calculation by Ms Project is sometimes strange, but I do not have explanations on this. All this does not really correct your issues, but take them as directions I would dig. Have a great day.

[@vision6D]

May be you can send me your file: [e-mail]

[@kishranai6262]

@@vision6D I understand your approach of doing it manually but is this a standard approach? Most of the literature in books and videos it always shown to use the Resource Level all i.e. letting the system do it for you. Then u don't know what the system does but is one way convenient. I will send my mpp file and you will what I mean with regard to my issue. Thanks again to your kind respond

[@vision6D]

@@kishranai6262 books and videos have to describe the feature. It is better to understand the issue before to launch the levelling function.

[@vision6D]

The file has been corrected and sent to you. One of your task was set as a margin (44). I added an additional link and now you see all the tasks on the critical path. Have a great day.

[@elizabethblackwell6242]

Can someone help? I have a number of stand alone workshops which have to be completed on specific dates. If I use predecessor it throws out the critical path and the completion dates for the workshops. They don't really have a predecessor. Any idea how I can represent the workshops without messing up the schedule?

[@vision6D]

Thank you for your question. Did you set them with manual mode?

[@elizabethblackwell6242]

@@vision6D Thank you for responding. I've tried both manual and auto tasks and both seem to make a mess of the CP and the schedule in general. I'm lost ( and a bit hopeless!)

[@vision6D]

Sometimes it becomes messy. If you want I can propose you a remote session. Those sessions are not free. In case of interest contact me by email: [e-mail].

Hi do you know to exclude son task from critical path? lets say I have 2 chains of task, but the longest one is not real critical path. how can I show the shortest one as a critical path?

[@vision6D]

Thank you for your question. Do we agree that the critical path shows all the tasks that must be done on time in order to finish the project on schedule? Then some of the tasks in the longest path are surely on the critical path. So no you cannot exclude them. What is for you the importance/ priority of the two chains of tasks? Have a great day.

[@mohammedkhaja-fw8kq]

Please anyone help me in sending the link for MS PROJECT 2016 CHAPTERS 2 TO 10

[@vision6D]

Hello, Thank you for your interest. This is a liink to the the Ms Project Playlist that you can follow. kzbin.info/aero/PL5t0n9TgavtkaYbi6fSg4p_TT6ZC50wxT Have a great day.

[@bettyannwilliams3162]

Hi i am trying to analyse a contractors work programme can you list the steps to do so. thanks

[@vision6D]

Margins, margins, margins in resources, materials and finances. Since I do not know how your project is planned, this is what I would advise to check. Of course I can add that you are happy with the costs, delays and deliverables. In the video below I give some additionnal informations about margins and slack: kzbin.info/www/bejne/haCZc6d3qr2BrrM Hope this gives you some directions. Have a great day.

[@abouzeidyfofana3205]

slt est ce que vous pouvez faire une vidéo sur le suivit d"un projet en deux date d’état différent .merci pour vos videos

[@vision6D]

C'est une excellent sugestion. Si j'ai bien compris vous souhaitez une situation du projet par exemple au démarrage puis lorsque le projet a avancé?

[@abouzeidyfofana3205]

oui

[@abouzeidyfofana3205]

et merci pour vos cours

[@abouzeidyfofana3205]

par exemple un projet de 20 j dans le quelle on fait le suivi le cinquième jour (c'est-à-dire évaluation des écarts de cout et correction )et un autre le douzième jour. (En français si possible et merci [e-mail]

[@akshaymagre5261]

Hi, Could you kindly share the file practice file for the same

[@vision6D]

Thank you for watching. I'm working on it , keep watching it will come. Have a great day.

[@mohamednawas3326]

@@vision6D Hi Dear Tan, Please share the Practice file. Eagerly waiting. Thank you once again.