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Project Management PMP: Critical Path Primer

Name: Project Management PMP: Critical Path Primer
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A focused primer on the Critical Path Method

Rather than covering all of project management, this course zooms in on one essential scheduling tool: the critical path. It's built for anyone studying for the PMP exam, learning scheduling software, or simply wanting a clear explanation of how critical path scheduling actually works, worked through step by step in both directions.

The course covers what the critical path actually means, how to build a network diagram, and how to run both a forward pass and a backward pass through a project schedule to identify the path that determines your project's overall duration.

Who it's for

Current or aspiring project managers, especially those preparing for the PMP exam, who want a focused explanation of critical path scheduling.

Key takeaways

What Critical Path means and why it matters for scheduling
Building a network diagram for a project
Running forward and backward passes to find the critical path

Taught by Dean Sheppard, a PMP with degrees from MIT who has taught project management to thousands of students in corporate and academic settings.

About this course

Are you a Project Manager or, would you like to be? Perhaps you are preparing for the PMP exam or trying to figure out scheduling software. Maybe, you simply want to hang out with your new buddy, Dean Sheppard for an hour. Whatever your excuse, this is the course for you. Project Management: Critical Path Primer will take you on a journey - forward and backward - through this elegant and essential scheduling tool.

You will learn:

What Critical Path means
What a Network Diagram is
How to create a Network Diagram
How to perform a forward pass through the schedule
How to perform a backward pass through the schedule
How to find the critical path that your project will follow - beginning through completion.

Your facilitator, Dean, is a PMP (Project Management Professional) and has taught thousands of students in corporations and academic institutions worldwide. He has impressive credentials including a diploma in Aeronautical Engineering, and 3 advanced degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology - in Mechanical Engineering and System Design and Management (Sloan School of Business).

Dash Academy offers several courses in Project Management, Project Leadership, Writing and Business Communications. If you like this course, find it easy to follow, entertaining, educational and 5 star fun, give it review. Then send us a message and we will help you plan your personal learning path.

You may want to start with our comprehensive basics course. "Project Management Everything for Everyone: Basics and Beyond"

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