50 Top IT Project Management Challenges

CHALLENGE 24: UNDEFINED PROJECT CRITICAL PATH

If we were to carry out a study of the most frequently used/referred to terminology in project planning, then ‘critical path’ would be the winner. Critical path is the list of tasks which have no slack, such as the tasks which you cannot afford to delay. If it happens, then be aware that your project is slipping.

It is project management’s best practice to have status reports on the critical path.

In today’s world, projects are getting more interesting, and at the same time, more complex. This leads to countless activities/tasks that are to be carried out by global teams. Eventually, it leads to a situation where we cannot identify the critical path. This results in a lack of tracking of critical ...