Project Scheduling - PERT/CPM | Finding Critical Path

This video shows how to
• Construct a project network
• Perform Forward and backward passes
• Determine project completion time
• Calculate slack values
• State the critical path
Node convention used based on:
Quantitative Methods for Business by David Anderson, Dennis J. Sweeney, and Willard Thorp

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Wow just Wow, best and most simple explanation....I have just finished half a year in construction planning and couldnt get my head around moving forward and then back to calculate slack time. After watching this I will be ready for my exam next week...Thank You!

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