This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: None, Subject name: Social & Preventive Medicine
The critical path method in health planning and management is: March 2010 
Select and explain. 
A. Shoest time taken to complete the project, B. Longest path taken to complete the project, C. Mid-point for reviewing the project, D. None of the above
B: Longest path taken to complete the project
Answer: B: Longest path taken to complete the project 
Explanation: Ans. B: Longest path taken to complete the project Critical path method/ CPM/critical path analysis is a algorithm for scheduling a set of project activities. It is an impoant tool for effective project management The essential technique for using CPM is to construct a model of the project that includes the following: A list of all activities required to complete the project (typically categorized within a work breakdown structure), The time (duration) that each activity will take to completion, and The dependencies between the activities