Viewing the critical path

Critical path refers to the sequence of activities that must be completed on schedule for the entire project to be completed on schedule. Usually, the critical path is the longest path through the project. You can view the critical path in the Gantt chart.

Before you begin

Use the Schedule Gantt viewlet to perform this task. In the navigation bar, click Work, and click the Schedule tab.

To view the critical path, create a project schedule with start and finish dates, and dependencies.

About this task

To view the critical path:

Procedure

  1. From the WBS tree, select a project.
  2. In the WBS Schedule Gantt viewlet, click the Critical path icon Show critical path.
  3. From the WBS tree, expand the project tree to view the critical path. The activities and dependencies in the critical path are highlighted in red in the Gantt chart.
    Tip: To turn off the critical path display, click the highlighted Critical path icon.

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