View critical path on Gantt chart

View critical path on Gantt chart

View critical path

  1. Navigate to a project.
  2. Select Gantt & Reports and select Gantt Chart.
  3. Click  in the upper right corner.

  1. Toggle Critical Path and Slack to view them on the Gantt Chart.
    • Critical tasks will be highlighted in the task details page even if Critical Path is toggled off.

Slack in Tasks

Slack is the acceptable delay in a task without delaying the project. Tasks which have slack are not part of critical path and are considered as non-critical activities. Slack is represented by a dotted line.

Slack in dependent tasks

  • If there a multiple successor tasks, the slack line will be shown from predecessor task to the nearest successor task.
  • SS dependency: Slack line will be shown from predecessors start date to successors start date.
  • SF dependency: Slack line will be shown from predecessors start date to successors end date.
  • FS dependency: Slack line will be shown from predecessors end date to successors start date.
  • FF dependency: Slack line will be shown from predecessors end date to successors end date.

Holidays will not be considered for charting critical path.


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