Utilizing Critical Path in Task Management

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By inputting dependencies and durations into your task list, you can identify the critical path in a project, which is the shortest time to complete essential tasks in a specific order for project completion. The critical path is beneficial as it illuminates the most efficient route to project completion on a Gantt chart, ensuring tasks are done correctly and in the shortest time possible.

Kory Kogon offers her practical guide for effective project management–even when you’re not the official project manager.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) Why most projects fail

2) Key questions to ask before starting any project

3) The five behaviors of successful unofficial project managers

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— ABOUT KORY —

Kory Kogon is FranklinCovey’s vice president of Content and Senior Consultant. She is the Wall Street Journal bestselling co-author of The 5 Choices: The Path to Extraordinary Productivity, and has appeared as an expert on TODAY, MSNBC’s Your Business, Forbes.com, Inc.com, and on FastCompany.com.

She is also one of the authors of the following FranklinCovey work sessions: The 5 Choices to Extraordinary Productivity®, Project Management Essentials for the Unofficial Project Manager™, and Presentation Advantage®. Kory brings more than 25 years of business expertise, from frontline positions to an executive team member.

• Book: Project Management for the Unofficial Project Manager: A FranklinCovey Title

• Website: FranklinCovey.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

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