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A Quick Guide To Float Or Slack In Project Management

Author: 
Peter Landau
Publication date:
June 24, 2020
Article Summary: 

A Quick Guide To Float Or Slack In Project Management

Projects are made up of a large number of tasks, and keeping track of those tasks is a primary role of a project manager. Float is a number that indicates the amount of time a task can be delayed without impacting subsequent tasks or the project's overall completion. There are two types of float in project management, free float (FF) and total float (TF). Float is a key piece of the critical path method (CPM), a system used by project managers to efficiently schedule project activities. There are several different ways to calculate float, and most project managers don't even do float calculations by hand because it would be extremely time-consuming.

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float in project management, float formula, critical path method, cpm, project manager who does float calculations by hand, project float meaning

Source Citation: 
Peter Landau
A Quick Guide To Float Or Slack In Project Management
June 24, 2020
https://www.projectmanager.com/blog/float-in-project-management
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