5. Why is it important to determine the critical path of a project? What happens if activities on this path are delayed? What happens if activities on this path are accelerated? Answer: a) It is important because: b) If activities are delayed: c) If activities are accelerated: 6. If activities on the critical path are delayed or the critical path has negative slack which activities should you focus on to get back on schedule? Describe the two types of activities as discussed in your Gido et al readings in the "Control Schedule' section and give an example of each using the example project above and your identified critical path. Answer: a) Recommendation 1 a. Describe the activity type to focus on: b. Identify an activity from above example (pick from A-G): 764 d.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.docume c. Describe what could you do to shorten the activity duration: b) Recommendation 2 a. Describe the activity type to focus on: b. Identify an activity from above example (pick from A-G): c. Describe what could you do to shorten the activity duration