CST Schedule Compression & Acceleration Techniques 2

Question 1

When crashing a schedule to minimize cost, which activities should be crashed first?

Accepted Answer

Critical path activities with the lowest crash cost slope

Answer

Crashing critical path activities with the lowest crash cost slope first maximizes time reduction per additional dollar spent.

Question 2

What happens to a near-critical path when fast-tracking consumes all of its available float?

Accepted Answer

It becomes a new critical path, creating multiple critical paths

Answer

When fast-tracking consumes all float on a near-critical path, that path becomes critical, potentially creating multiple concurrent critical paths.

Question 3

Which document formally authorizes schedule recovery actions on a construction project?

Accepted Answer

A schedule recovery plan or recovery baseline approved through change control

Answer

A schedule recovery plan documents the approved recovery actions, revised logic, and any new baseline submitted through the formal change control process.

Question 4

In schedule compression, 'what-if' scenario analysis is primarily used to:

Accepted Answer

Evaluate the impact of potential schedule changes before implementing them

Answer

What-if scenario analysis allows schedulers to model and evaluate different compression strategies and their impacts before committing to irreversible changes.

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT a recognized schedule acceleration technique?

Accepted Answer

Expanding the scope of work to add buffer activities

Answer

Expanding scope adds more work to be completed and would extend rather than compress the overall project schedule.

(CST) Certified Scheduling Technician Practice Test

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CST Schedule Compression & Acceleration Techniques 2