A Rapid Review of the ‘Best Practice’ CRITICAL PATH Method

"In this session, we'll explore: review Best Practices for using Critical Path method, plus enhancements for Project Scheduling, Monitoring, and Evaluation.

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Learning Objectives:

Participants, current & future practitioners will:

Appreciate the underlying concepts and enduring Essential Elements of the iconic Critical Path Method ‘Roadmap’ for Planning, Scheduling & Monitoring Projects
Utilize the template (provided) to correct a common and frequently-observed -- but erroneous --scheduling practice
Adopt the recommended graphic time-scaled networking and milestone features -- to enhance visual schedule comprehension, performance monitoring & management, and
Motivate IT specialists to upgrade &/or supplement pertinent extant PM software -- by incorporating a time-scaled networking graphic -- to facilitate user comprehension."

Speaker: Dr. Kenneth Smith, PMP

"Speaker: Dr. Kenneth Smith, PMP
Ken is a retired senior foreign service officer -- management & evaluation specialist, project manager, and in-house facilitator/trainer of the US Agency for International Development (USAID); where he assisted host country governments in many countries plan, monitor and evaluate projects in various technical sectors. Intermittently, he was also a team leader &/or team member to conduct project, program & and country-level portfolio analyses and evaluations. [Concurrently, Ken had an active dual career as Air Force ready-reservist in Asia (Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines) as well as the Washington D.C. area. He retired as a ‘bird’ colonel].
After USAID retirement, Ken was a consultant for the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the World Bank Group, various UN Agencies as well as USAID; a course designer & facilitator for the Mekong Institute in Thailand, Ateneo de Manila University in the Philippines, and the PMI®-Philippines Chapter.
Ken earned his Doctorate from George Mason University (GMU), Virginia, in Public Administration (Monitoring & Evaluation); a Master of Science from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Diploma in Systematic Policy Analysis from MIT’s Center for Advanced Engineering Study (CAES); and BA & MA degrees from the University of Connecticut in Government & International Relations.
A member of both PMI Honolulu & Philippine Chapters, Ken is a frequent contributor to the Project Management World Journal (PMWJ) and the author of Project Management PRAXIS: A Treasure Trove of Practical Innovations to Classic Tools and Techniques for Planning, Monitoring & Evaluating Projects, Programs and Portfolios for “Quick and Easy” application by Project Management Practitioners. (Available from Amazon.)"