Show the critical path to see what tasks affect the finish date the most. See the critical path in a Gantt Chart, any task view, or even in a master project.

You can set up your project plan to see multiple critical paths for each independent network or series of tasks. You might find this useful if you are working with a master project and you …

For more information, see Show the critical path of your project and How Project schedules tasks: Behind the scenes. To make sure your project finishes on time, try optimizing tasks that have …

A Network Diagram is a graphical way to view tasks, dependencies, and the critical path of your project. Boxes (or nodes) represent tasks, and dependencies show up as lines that connect …

In Microsoft Planner, you can view the critical path by using a filter. In your plan, select Timeline Select Filters. Turn on the toggle Show Critical Path. When Show Critical Path is on, you'll see …

You can show the critical path along with a selected task path to gain more controlling over the impact tasks have on the overall schedule. Here are before and after images showing how …

Use this project management guide to help you bring in the end date of your project.

Split a view to see two different types of project information—two views—on your screen at the same time. For example, you can drill down into the details about a specific task without losing …

Set and save a baseline in Project desktop Create WBS codes in Project desktop Show slack in your project in Project desktop Build a project in Grid and Timeline views in Project for the web …

Critical path In the timeline view, you can also see the critical path for your plan, so you know which tasks are defining the project timeline and may need more oversight.