Instructions: Critical path analysis, or "CPA" is a project management tool widely used by project managers to handle complex and time-sensitive operations. CPA aids managers in identifying the relationships/dependencies between project activities, the duration of each activity, and the earliest and latest start/ finish times for each activity (in order to stay on-track for completion). Through this analysis, project managers can determine the most efficient way of completing projects. Consider the following series of activities in a business planning to launch a new product: Your Critical Path Analysis for this projeer has been started for you, below. Use the information from the activities above to fill in the boxes. Then, answer the questions on page 2 1. What is the planned duration of the project? 2. What is the critical path for this project? Remember, the critical path is the sequence of project activities which add up to the longest overall duration. It determines the shortest. time possible to complete the project. 3. What would happen if you delayed any one of the activities on the critical path? 4. How many months could activity E be delayed (i.e., "floated" or "slacked") before it began to affect the end date on the project