Civil Engineering PE

Category - Scheduling

Which of the following best describes the scheduling term float?
  1. Amount of time spent on a specific task
  2. Time to complete a specific task that is dependent on a preceding task
  3. Amount of time a task can be delayed without impacting a subsequent task or project completion date
  4. None of the above
Explanation
Answer: C - Float can be described as the amount of time a task can be delayed without impacting a subsequent task or project completion date. Projects typically include tasks that can be performed concurrently and/or consecutively. When tracking a project using the critical path method, the total float of a project can be calculated by subtracting early completion dates from the late dates of the critical path.
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