<prompt> The critical path method in health planning and management is: March 2010Shoest time taken to complete the projectLongest path taken to complete the projectMid-point for reviewing the projectNone of the above  <response>: Ans. B: Longest path taken to complete the project Critical path method CPMcritical 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 