After making a small change to your project schedule, you realize now that you have two critical paths. Therefore, the project:
A. Will cost less
B. Must be modified to allow only one critical path
C. Has increased risk
D. Cannot be accomplished
Answer: C. Has increased risk
A critical path is the longest path (and the shortest amount of time possible) it takes to complete the project. If you have two critical paths, that means you have less flexibility in your schedule. As a result, you have increased risk. You can actually have as many critical paths as necessary but of course, the more you have the riskier the project becomes.
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