The calculated cost of a project , task or resource over the life of a project . The sum of all cost s, direct and indirect , for a part icular activity , work package or whole project , up to the most recent cutoff date . See also Expenditure to Date . The amount that an activity can be lengthened without delay ing the project completion , assuming that all other activities are done in their normal time . The maximum number of work period s by which an activity can be delay ed without delay ing project completion or violating a target finish date .
Total float is equal to the late finish or the late start minus the early start of the activity .
The excess time available for an activity to be expanded or delay ed without affect ing the rest of the project - assuming it begins at its earliest time . Total Network Network plan , comprising all project activities. Total Performance Is achieved when all work , including all deficiencies listed at the time of the substantial performance inspection is complete , accepted, and a certificate of total performance is issue d by the supervising consultant . The consistent integrated orchestration of the total complex of an organization 's work process es and activities to achieve continuous improvement in the organization 's process es and product s. A common approach to implementing a quality improvement program within an organization .