Many calculation type PMP questions are pretty straight forward. All you need to know is the right formula, and have a good understanding of the basic concepts to apply the formula in the right way.
2. Many calculation type PMP questions are pretty straight forward. All you need to know is the Right Formula, and have a good understanding of the basic concepts to apply the formula in the right way. JOIN TODAY - Online PMP Exam Preparation Workshop
3. First things first… on the PMP Exam, Float is also written as Slack. They mean the same thing. Float = Slack, and Slack = Float. JOIN TODAY - Online PMP Exam Preparation Workshop
4. Total Float or Slack: It is the amount of time that an activity can be delayed without delaying the project’s end date. This gives you to total time or “buffer” you have to play with for this activity, before the project gets delayed. JOIN TODAY - Online PMP Exam Preparation Workshop
5. Free Float: This is the amount of time an activity can be delayed, without impacting the early start date of its successor. For this to happen, you need to have 2 or more activities having a common successor. JOIN TODAY - Online PMP Exam Preparation Workshop
6. There is a third kind of Float, called the Project Float. This means the amount of time a project can be delayed, without impacting the externally imposed date by the customer and/or management. JOIN TODAY - Online PMP Exam Preparation Workshop
7. Example: A customer asks you to Setup a Booth for an upcoming exhibition, which opens on November 1 this year. You need 4 days to setup the booth. JOIN TODAY - Online PMP Exam Preparation Workshop
8. If now we are in August, you have 2 full months (60 Days) to Complete this Project, but you need only 4 days. Therefore, you have a Project Float of 60-4 = 56 Days. JOIN TODAY - Online PMP Exam Preparation Workshop
9. Is Float Good or Bad? JOIN TODAY - Online PMP Exam Preparation Workshop
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