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Critical path

In project management, a critical path is the shortest sequence of terminal elements (sometimes also called work packages[?]) through the project network[?], typically taking into consideration only logical dependencies among terminal elements. The methodology of critical paths was invented by the DuPont corporation.

A related concept is critical chain, which adds resource dependencies.

See also: project, project management, project planning, work breakdown structure.



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