Critical path scheduling

A network planning technique that is used before the introduction of a new product by a company. This technique calls for developing master chart showing the simultaneous and sequential activities that must take place to launch the new product. By estimating how much each activity takes, the planner estimate completion time for the entire project. Any delay in any activity on the critical path will cause the project to be delayed. If the new product launch must be done earlier, the planner searches for ways to reduce time along the critical path.