CAP · Question #40
Your organization has a project that is expected to last 20 months but the customer would really like the project completed in 18 months. You have worked on similar projects in the past and believe…
The correct answer is A. Risks. Fast tracking is a schedule compression technique where activities that are normally performed sequentially are instead performed in parallel or with overlapping timelines. This reduces schedule duration but inherently increases project risk because: dependencies between tasks…
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Your organization has a project that is expected to last 20 months but the customer would really like the project completed in 18 months. You have worked on similar projects in the past and believe that you could fast track the project and reach the 18 month deadline. What increases when you fast track a project?
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- ARisks
- BCosts
- CResources
- DCommunication
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(36 responses)- A92% (33)
- C3% (1)
- D6% (2)
Explanation
Fast tracking is a schedule compression technique where activities that are normally performed sequentially are instead performed in parallel or with overlapping timelines. This reduces schedule duration but inherently increases project risk because: dependencies between tasks may be violated, rework becomes more likely when downstream work starts before upstream work is finalized, and coordination complexity increases. While costs and resources may also increase somewhat (especially with crashing-a different technique), the primary and definitive result of fast tracking specifically is increased risk. This is a classic PMP/CAPM exam concept distinguishing fast tracking (parallelism → risk) from crashing (adding resources → cost).
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