Schedule float

The scheduling flexibility available to an activity before a specified milestone or project completion is affected, depending on the float measure used.

Why it matters

Float belongs to a particular schedule model and its logic. Ownership and use of float can also be contract issues; a positive value is not a guarantee against delay.

In practice

A project example

An activity slips within its available total float without yet changing the modeled completion date.

General educational guidance from KOW Building Consultants. Examples are illustrative, not project records. The applicable contract, standard, program, and jurisdiction control the requirements for a specific assignment.