critical (adjective, crit-i-cal, \ ˈkrɪtɪkl \) activities (noun, ac-tiv-i-ties, \ ækˈtɪvətiz \)
Definition: include operation elements that have to be attentively monitored, recorded, and managed to guarantee the success of a company, project, program, or process. If such activities suffer from any disruptions, it will lead to the entire project being delayed. Thus, it’s the manager’s duty to correctly estimate the length and requirements of all critical activities that are needed for completing a project, as well as to prepare a plan on how to deal with potential disruptions to avoid damaging the financial state of the organization or its reputation.
In a Sentence:
- As the development of a new router is a complex process, there are several critical activities that the project manager has to oversee constantly. Otherwise, we might end up failing meeting the presented deadline, and our main competitor on the market will gain a huge advantage.
- The testing performed by our QA department is one of the most important critical activities of the project. After all, if we release dysfunctional e-books, we’ll pay for that mistake with our jobs.
Synonyms and related words: project management, business critical point, critical process, critical path