PK0-005 Project Management Concepts Practice Question
A project is falling behind schedule. The project manager considers crashing or fast-tracking. Which THREE statements about these techniques are correct? (Select three.)
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Both techniques are used to compress the schedule.
Crashing adds resources to critical path activities, which increases cost. Fast-tracking performs activities in parallel, which increases risk. Both are schedule compression techniques.
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Both techniques are used to compress the schedule.
Why this is correct
Correct. Both are schedule compression methods.
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Crashing typically increases project cost.
Why this is correct
Correct. Crashing adds resources, increasing cost.
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Fast-tracking is performed without adding resources.
Why this is correct
Correct. Fast-tracking re-sequences tasks to overlap.
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Crashing focuses on non-critical path activities.
Why it's wrong here
Crashing applies to critical path activities to shorten duration.
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Fast-tracking reduces risk.
Why it's wrong here
Fast-tracking usually increases risk due to parallel work.
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