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Very briefly, when used in conjuction with a design or construction project, all the activities of a project are listed, assigned a time duration and plotted along a time line. A line running through the plot along the longest duration activities shows where emphasis must be placed in order to complete the project in the shortest amount of time.
Some folks make an analogy to preparing a turkey dinner. The cooking of the turkey is most critical and controls when the meal will be ready. Opening the cranberry sauce and making the mashed potatoes can be done while the turkey is cooking, but if you forget about the mashed potatoes they can take over and become the critical path after the turkey is done.
When there are many steps required for a project and you don't have any idea when to do each, a CPM schedule can be a very valuable tool and works well with computer programs.
Some folks make an analogy to preparing a turkey dinner. The cooking of the turkey is most critical and controls when the meal will be ready. Opening the cranberry sauce and making the mashed potatoes can be done while the turkey is cooking, but if you forget about the mashed potatoes they can take over and become the critical path after the turkey is done.
When there are many steps required for a project and you don't have any idea when to do each, a CPM schedule can be a very valuable tool and works well with computer programs.
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