Halfway through a project, the project manager is told it needs to be completed four weeks earlier than originally planned. Which of the following will MOST likely be impacted to accomplish this goal?

The correct answer is B. Budget. Compressing a project schedule (known as 'crashing') almost always requires spending more money. To finish earlier, the project manager must add resources (more staff, overtime, expedited materials), all of which increase costs. The Triple Constraint (scope, schedule…

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ARisks
BBudget
CQuality
DDeliverables

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Compressing a project schedule (known as 'crashing') almost always requires spending more money. To finish earlier, the project manager must add resources (more staff, overtime, expedited materials), all of which increase costs. The Triple Constraint (scope, schedule, cost/budget) dictates that when schedule is forced to decrease, budget is the most direct lever that must be adjusted.

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