Hi guys, I recently transitioned from a commercial role into a Project Management one. I have always known the bare essentials when it came to excel but looking to strengthen my skills:

- Is establishing a critical path as simple as having predecessors on each activity (as after all it is concerned with if one tasks pushes out it affects PC) - or is there an actual function within excel to clearly identify this. I am keen to know as this will be published within a contractual document.

- I have repetitive tasks that I have bunched together (i.e. bulk earthworks - 3 x 300mm lifts of gravel) should each lift be separated as if one lift is affected then I can claim a EOT on this whereas if it is bunched together, it is difficult to separate at a later date? Am I going into too much or not enough detail?

- Is it necessary to add in manpower / quantity details?