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Quick Quiz

When figuring the forward pass on a critical path, I start with zero. My colleagues say I should start with one, for the first day of the project. Each approach can give substantially different results, so which way is correct?

A. The critical path is only used to get the start date on the project, so either way is correct.

B. Start with zero to figure the critical path, as it is part of the set critical path formula.

C. The critical path is recalculated every week, so alternate between the two methods.

D. Look to see which task is the most valuable and select the start day of that task as the beginning of the critical path.

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