Glossary term
What is Critical path?
In Apex Flow Academy, "Critical path" means: The longest chain of linked activities. It sets the earliest finish date, and any delay on it delays the project. It is taught in Project Management and Agile: Run Projects That Ship. Related terms include Dependency, Float, Change request and Three-point estimate. Every Apex Flow Academy course lists the official sources it checked.
- 1 course teaches it
- plain-word definition
The facts
What is Critical path?
The longest chain of linked activities. It sets the earliest finish date, and any delay on it delays the project.
Where is Critical path taught?
Critical path is defined in Project Management and Agile: Run Projects That Ship.
Which lessons cover Critical path?
These lessons name it in their title or objectives:
- Project Management and Agile: Run Projects That Ship, lesson 3.3: Find the Critical Path and the Float
- Project Management and Agile: Run Projects That Ship, lesson 4.4: Track Progress with Planned Value, Earned Value and Actual Cost
Which terms are related to Critical path?
Next to Critical path in the course glossaries: Dependency, Float, Change request, Three-point estimate, Baseline, Contingency reserve, Acceptance criteria and Management reserve.
DependencyFloatChange requestThree-point estimateBaselineContingency reserveAcceptance criteriaManagement reserve
The hard questions, answered straight
Bold questions people really ask. Each answer comes from the course data or a settled Academy fact.
Do I need experience before I learn Critical path?
It depends on the course. Each course that teaches it lists its own prerequisites, and all are listed at beginner level:
- Project Management and Agile: Run Projects That Ship: None. You do not need any project management experience.