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PK0-005 A project is behind schedule Practice Question
A project is behind schedule. The project manager decides to start the next phase before the previous phase is fully complete, overlapping activities. This technique is known as:
⚠ Common exam trap
PK0-005 often tests the distinction between fast-tracking (overlapping activities, no added cost, more risk) and crashing (adding resources, added cost, less risk), and candidates incorrectly pick crashing when the scenario describes overlapping phases.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Fast-tracking
Fast-tracking is a schedule compression technique where activities that would normally be performed sequentially are overlapped to shorten the project duration. Starting the next phase before the previous one is fully complete is the textbook definition of fast-tracking. It increases risk because it can require rework if the earlier phase's output changes.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Resource leveling
Why it's wrong here
Resource levelling resolves overallocation by delaying tasks within their float, which typically extends the schedule rather than compressing it. It is tempting as a schedule-recovery lever, but it is used to smooth resource demand, not to overlap phases.
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Fast-tracking
Why this is correct
Fast-tracking overlaps sequential phases to compress the schedule without altering scope, directly addressing the behind-schedule constraint. Unlike crashing, which adds resources and cost, it accepts increased risk of rework by starting the next phase before the previous one finishes.
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Monte Carlo simulation
Why it's wrong here
Monte Carlo simulation models probabilistic duration and cost outcomes to quantify schedule risk; it produces no schedule compression. It is tempting because it supports schedule analysis, but it is used for forecasting confidence ranges, not for overlapping phases.
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Crashing
Why it's wrong here
Crashing adds resources to critical-path tasks to shorten duration, not overlap phases. It is tempting because both address schedule slippage, but crashing compresses individual activities within a phase, whereas fast tracking deliberately overlaps sequential phases, accepting rework risk.
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