PMI-SP · Question #66
You have a project to install 45,900 emergency exit signs throughout a university campus. You have a crew of 45 project team members to install the signs and they are making good progress on the…
The correct answer is C. Add more workers. Crashing adds more workers to the project team. Crashing allows the project to complete faster because there are more people helping with the project work. Answer option D is incorrect. Reducing the project scope is called descoping or project scope Answer option A is…
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You have a project to install 45,900 emergency exit signs throughout a university campus. You have a crew of 45 project team members to install the signs and they are making good progress on the installation but it looks like they'll miss the promised end date. Your project requires all of the signs to be installed one week before classes are scheduled to begin. You elect to crash the project in an effort to shorten the installation duration activity. What does it mean to crash the project?
Options
- AIncrease the working hours.
- BLevel the project schedule.
- CAdd more workers.
- DReduce the project scope.
How the community answered
(59 responses)- A3% (2)
- B2% (1)
- C93% (55)
- D2% (1)
Explanation
Crashing adds more workers to the project team. Crashing allows the project to complete faster because there are more people helping with the project work. Answer option D is incorrect. Reducing the project scope is called descoping or project scope Answer option A is incorrect. Crashing does not consider the working hours. Answer option B is incorrect. Resource leveling actually increases the project duration.
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