The Critical Path Explained Simply | What Is Float? (With Examples)

What is the critical path, and what is float? This video explains both in plain, everyday words, for students, people new to planning, and anyone who wants the idea to finally click. We start with breakfast: boiled eggs take ten minutes, toast takes three, so the eggs decide when you eat and the toast has seven minutes to spare. Then we look at a real house-building plan in Desktop Plan, and watch the critical path move when one task slips by more than its float. Chapters 0:00 Welcome 0:15 What the critical path is 0:28 Breakfast: eggs and toast 0:47 Float: the spare time 1:11 The rule: the longest chain decides 1:25 A real plan in Desktop Plan 2:00 Float in the plan 2:14 When a delay moves the critical path 2:52 Why it matters 3:06 Summary How to use the critical path in Desktop Plan:    • How to Use the Critical Path in Desktop Pl...   Read more about the critical path: https://www.desktopplan.com/critical-... Download Desktop Plan and try it free: https://www.desktopplan.com/ From the team that built Gantt Excel. #CriticalPath #ProjectManagement #GanttChart