The critical path method in health planning and management is: March 2010
Shoest time taken to complete the project
Longest path taken to complete the project
Mid-point for reviewing the project
None of the above
Ans. B: Longest path taken to complete the project Critical path method/ CPM/critical path analysis is a algorithm for scheduling a set of project activities. It is an impoant tool for effective project management The essential technique for using CPM is to construct a model of the project that includes the following: A list of all activities required to complete the project (typically categorized within a work breakdown structure), The time (duration) that each activity will take to completion, and The dependencies between the activities