A project owner notified a project manager that a 15% bonus will be paid if the project is completed three weeks earlier than initially planned without incurring additional cost. Which of the…

The correct answer is A. Fast-track the project schedule. Fast-tracking involves performing tasks in parallel that were originally scheduled sequentially, allowing the project to finish earlier without increasing cost, which aligns with the project owner's condition for earning the bonus.

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Question

A project owner notified a project manager that a 15% bonus will be paid if the project is completed three weeks earlier than initially planned without incurring additional cost. Which of the following best describes what the project manager should do?

Options

AFast-track the project schedule.
BCrash the project schedule.
CMonitor the project performance.
DLevel the project resources.

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A
83% (49)
B
8% (5)
C
5% (3)
D
3% (2)

Explanation

Fast-tracking involves performing tasks in parallel that were originally scheduled sequentially, allowing the project to finish earlier without increasing cost, which aligns with the project owner's condition for earning the bonus.

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#Schedule compression#Fast-tracking#Project schedule#Cost constraint

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