How-to Calculate Project Critical Path using Excel - Step by Step Tutorial

Do you know that we can automatically calculate the critical path of a project using Excel formulas? In this video, let me explain the theory and calculation logic for figuring out the CRITICAL PATH using Excel.

Bring your hardhats, it's going to be MINDBLOWINGLY AWESOME!!!

For a free Critical Path template & more explanation, visit 👇
https://chandoo.org/wp/critical-path-...

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⏱In this video
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0:00 - What is Critical Path and why it is relevant in Project Management?
1:00 - Demo of Critical Path calculator workbook
1:42 - What is Critical Path Analysis and how to do it? (with a demo)
5:46 - Slack / Float explained.
6:10 - Forward vs. Backward Pass explained.
7:09 - Critical Path Calculations in Excel
8:36 - Formulas for Earliest Start (ES) and Earliest Finish (EF)
11:00 - Formulas for Latest Start (LS) and Latest Finish (LF)
12:08 - Calculating Float (Slack) per activity and what it means?
13:38 - Using Excel for other Project Management Stuff


📁 Critical Path Calculator Workbook
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For a free Critical Path template & more explanation, visit 👇
https://chandoo.org/wp/critical-path-...


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Ready to use Excel Project Management Templates
https://chandoo.org/pmt/pmt-index-1.html

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