FE Civil Exam Prep 82, Project Scheduling — CPM, Forward and Backward Pass

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - The Critical Path is the longest duration path in a project network, and its activities have zero Total Float. - How to perform a Forward Pass to calculate the earliest start (ES) and earliest finish (EF) times for all project activities. - How to execute a Backward Pass to determine the latest start (LS) and latest finish (LF) times without delaying the project. - To calculate Total Float (LS - ES), which represents the time an activity can be delayed without impacting the final project completion date. - A simple mnemonic for calculations: 'Forward is Max, Backward is Min' for activities with multiple predecessors or successors. For more free exam prep tools, practice questions, and AI-powered explanations, visit https://open-exam-prep.com/ or YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Open-exam-prep