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Schedule Compression Flashcards

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  1. A project manager is comparing the cost of crashing with the penalty for being late. Crashing costs $5,000 per day and the late penalty is $8,000 per day. What is the BEST decision?

    Answer: Crash the schedule because it is cheaper than the late penalty

    When the crash cost ($5,000/day) is less than the late penalty ($8,000/day), crashing is cost-justified.

  2. Which of the following is an example of applying crashing to a software development project?

    Answer: Hiring additional programmers to complete coding faster

    Hiring additional programmers is classic crashing — adding resources to shorten the critical path duration at increased cost.

  3. After applying fast tracking, the project manager notices the schedule risk has increased substantially. Which tool should be used to quantify this new risk?

    Answer: Monte Carlo simulation

    Monte Carlo simulation models schedule uncertainty probabilistically, making it ideal for quantifying the increased risk introduced by fast tracking.

  4. A PMI-SP candidate learns that crashing an activity beyond its 'crash limit' is not possible. What does the crash limit represent?

    Answer: The minimum possible duration for an activity regardless of resources added

    The crash limit is the shortest duration achievable for an activity no matter how many resources are added.

  5. A project manager is presented with two compression options: (1) crash activity A for $3,000 saving 2 days, or (2) fast track activities B and C saving 2 days with a 20% rework risk. Which factor should MOST influence the decision?

    Answer: Whether activity A is on the critical path

    Crashing only reduces project duration if the activity being crashed is on the critical path; otherwise it provides no schedule benefit.

  6. Which statement about schedule compression and the project baseline is CORRECT?

    Answer: The compressed schedule must be re-approved through change control before it becomes the new baseline

    Any change to the approved baseline—including schedule compression—must go through the formal change control process before the new baseline is adopted.

  7. A project has three critical paths of equal length. The project manager wants to crash the schedule by 3 days. How many paths must be shortened simultaneously?

    Answer: All three critical paths must be compressed by 3 days each

    When multiple equal-length critical paths exist, all must be compressed simultaneously to achieve any overall schedule reduction.