What is the difference between Lag, Slack and Float?
Channel: Prof C
Date: 2021-06-20

Lag and Float (also called slack) are very different but often confused by new project/operations management students. Let me help you understand the differences and how project managers think about and use these concepts. 

Index
00:37 Lag
02:56 Lag: Forward and Backward Pass
05:20 Lag: Use in Fast-Tracking
07:52 Slack or Float
11:52 Free vs Total Slack (Float)
14:05 Using Float to deal with Resource Constraints

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