Explanation:
Critical activity:
Critical activitiesare those activities whosefloat is zeroand they lie on thecritical path.
Float:
Relax or delay provided to any activity is known as float.
Floats are of three types. They are as follows:
Total Float (TF):
The maximum delay or relax provided to any activity without affecting the project duration.
TF = Lj– Ei– dij
Free Float (FF):
Relax or delay provided to any activity without affecting theEarliest Start Time (EST)of the successor activity.
FF = Ej– Ei– dij
Independent Float:
Relax or delay provided to any activity without affecting the Earliest Start Time(EST)of successoractivity as well as Latest Finish Time(LFT)of the predecessoractivity.
IF = Ej– Li- dij
Relation among floatTF ≥ FF ≥ IF
Important Points
Critical Path:
- Thelongest pathin the network diagram is calledCritical Path.
- Thelengthof the Critical Path determines theminimum durationrequired for the completion of the project.