Critical path(Timeline) – Asana Help Center (Understanding Dependencies in Project Management [2024] • Asana)calculation method in the function to highlight critical path in timeline is different from the critical path calculation method in the general project management field.
In the documentation, the Critical Path (Timeline) is described as follows:" Calculating your project’s critical path Your project’s critical path is the longest chain of dependent tasks that need to be completed for your project to be finished. However, subtasks are not included when calculating your critical path. Calculating how long it will take you to complete your project is done through task duration and dependencies between these tasks, including any time gaps."
The Gantt view has been added and there is an option to highlight the critical path, but I still find the display of the critical path unsettling.
In the figure below,
The critical path is highlighted as “1(1)-2(2)-4(3)-2(4)-1(5)”.
However, according to my understanding, “1(1)-2(2)-5(31)-2(4)-1(5)” is the critical path.
I’ll create a task to our product team to investigate further and consider updates to critical path in future updates. I’ll let you know when I have any news
I found out why the critical path calculation was strange.
It’s because there is no total number of days set for the tasks. Tasks have start and due date fields, but the start and due dates are both date fields, and there is nothing between them.
Hi, @Jan-Rienk
Thank you for the information. This is the answer to the question about the period. It means that it can be set in the Gantt view. I’m wondering how it will be consistent with the timeline. I’ll check it out later.
