You work as a project manager for BlueWell Inc. There has been a delay in your project work that is adversely affecting the project schedule. You decided, with your stakeholders' approval, to fast…

The correct answer is A. Risks. Fast tracking is a schedule compression technique where activities that were originally planned to be done sequentially are performed in parallel or with increased overlap. While it can shorten the project timeline, it inherently increases risks because tasks that depended on…

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You work as a project manager for BlueWell Inc. There has been a delay in your project work that is adversely affecting the project schedule. You decided, with your stakeholders' approval, to fast track the project work to get the project done faster. When you fast track the project which of the following are likely to increase?

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ARisks
BHuman resource needs
CQuality control concerns
DCosts

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A
93% (27)
B
3% (1)
D
3% (1)

Explanation

Fast tracking is a schedule compression technique where activities that were originally planned to be done sequentially are performed in parallel or with increased overlap. While it can shorten the project timeline, it inherently increases risks because tasks that depended on the completion of prior work are now running concurrently - meaning errors or rework in one area can cascade into parallel tasks. Fast tracking does not necessarily increase costs (that is more characteristic of crashing, which adds resources), does not inherently increase human resource needs, and does not directly increase quality control concerns as a primary side effect. Risk is the primary trade-off accepted when fast tracking.

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#Risk management#Project risk#Fast-tracking#Schedule compression

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