The critical path is the path that has the longest time path. The critical activities for the leadership training program development project are:

Slack time for each of the activities can be determined by determining for each of the activities first the Early Start and Early Finish times by completing the forward pass and then the Late Finish and Late Start by completing the backward pass.

Relationship for slack time is: Slack Subscript x Baseline equals left parenthesis Late Finish Subscript x Baseline minus Early Finish Subscript x Baseline right parenthesis or left parenthesis Late Start Subscript x Baseline minus Early Start Subscript x Baseline right parenthesisSlackx=Late FinishxEarly Finishx or Late StartxEarly Startx

After completing the forward and backward passes, using the above relationship, determine the slack time for:

Roger Ginde is developing a program in supply chain management certification for managers. Ginde has listed a number of activities that must be completed before a training program of this nature could be conducted. The activities, immediate predecessors, and times appear in the accompanying table: Activity Immediate Predecessor(s) Time (days) EF This exercise contains only parts b, c, and d. b) The critical activities for the leadership training program development project are