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How to Use Forward and Backward Pass for Activity Assignments

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Instead, the following article will be useful for you if you already know how to prepare a network diagram and can do forward and backward pass. In the past, there were valid reasons for not using network diagrams. You just need to enter project activity data, and viola!

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The PM Skills You Can Forget About (And the Ones You Really Need to Know)

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So much of what you might have read about online or in project management books, or even be taught on training courses, is simply not aligned the skills we need to use every day. Courses, coaches, blogs, and websites try to give us a rounded view of what project managers need, and some skills and tools do still have value in some situations.

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The Two-Pass Technique

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This is one of the oldest and widely used scheduling methods. The main way to determine the critical path is by using the forward pass and backward pass technique. The main way to determine the critical path is by using the forward pass and backward pass technique.

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5 Ways to Create Effective Project Plans

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So how do you create project plans that will succeed? It lists the project by individual tasks, with the time assigned to each, and breaks down the project into actionable items. Instead of planning what needs to be done, plan around who are the project stakeholders, and how they will engage in project deliver.

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Webinar Recap: Microsoft Project Do’s, Don’ts, and Cool Customizations

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You may wish to use this transcript for the purposes of self-paced learning, searching for specific information, and/or performing a quick review of webinar content. PMI PDUs in the technical category and the MPUG activity code for claiming the session was on the screen now. My name is Kyle and I’ll be the moderator today.

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The Complete Glossary of 614 Project Management Terms

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Acceptance Criteria: A set of formal requirements that a project must pass before it can be accepted by the project sponsors. Action Item: An activity that must be completed for the project to move forward. Activity: A distinct, identifiable portion of work done during the course of a project.

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Webinar Recap: SIPOC Workshop Facilitation – Part 2: SIPOC Workshop Strategies

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You may wish to use this transcript for the purposes of self-paced learning, searching for specific information, and/or performing a quick review of webinar content. Today’s session is eligible for 1 PMI PDU in the strategic category, and the activity code to claim that with PMI is on the screen now. The pull-up my show screen.