PMI-RMP · Question #241
Your organization has named you the project manager of the JKN Project. This project has a BAC of $1,500,000 and it is expected to last 18 months. Management has agreed that if the schedule baseline…
The correct answer is C. Project costs will increase. Crashing is a schedule compression technique where additional resources (labor, equipment, overtime) are added to critical path activities to shorten the project duration. The direct and inevitable consequence is increased project costs. While crashing shortens the schedule, it…
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Your organization has named you the project manager of the JKN Project. This project has a BAC of $1,500,000 and it is expected to last 18 months. Management has agreed that if the schedule baseline has a variance of more than five percent then you will need to crash the project. What happens when the project manager crashes a project?
Options
- AProject risks will increase.
- BThe project will take longer to complete, but risks will diminish.
- CProject costs will increase.
- DThe amount of hours a resource can be used will diminish.
How the community answered
(27 responses)- A4% (1)
- C89% (24)
- D7% (2)
Explanation
Crashing is a schedule compression technique where additional resources (labor, equipment, overtime) are added to critical path activities to shorten the project duration. The direct and inevitable consequence is increased project costs. While crashing shortens the schedule, it does not inherently reduce risks (A is incorrect) - in fact, adding resources can introduce communication and coordination risks. The project completes faster, not slower (B is wrong). Resources are added, not reduced (D is wrong). The trade-off of crashing is always cost: you spend more money to buy back time.
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