CPM (Critical Path Method) is a project modeling technique developed in 1957 to provide a graphical view of a project's schedule, predict completion times, and identify which activities are critical to maintaining schedule deadlines. The CPM process involves specifying activities, determining sequences, drawing a network diagram, estimating activity times, identifying the critical path of longest duration, and updating the diagram as the project progresses.

2.  is a project modeling technique developed in
the late 1957 by Morgan R.Walker and James
E. Kelley, Jr.

4. 1. Provides a graphical view of the project
2. Predicts the time required to complete the
project
3. Shows which activities are critical to
maintaining the schedule and which are not

5.  The slack time of an activity is the time
between its earliest and latest start time
 Slack is the amount of time that an activity
can be delayed past its earliest start or
earliest finish without delaying the project
 The critical path is the path through the
project network in which none of the
activities have slack

6. 1. Specify the individual activities
2. Determine the sequence of those activities
3. Draw a network diagram
4. Estimate the completion time for each
activity
5. Identify the critical path (longest path
through the network)
6. Update the CPM diagram as the project
progresses