Schedule Compression & Optimization

In a construction project for a new office building, the project manager discovers that the project is behind schedule due to unforeseen delays in obtaining permits. To meet the original deadline, the project manager decides to start the interior design phase before the exterior construction is fully completed, which increases the risk of rework. What schedule compression technique is being used?

• Fast Tracking

• Crashing

• Resource Leveling

• Lead Time Adjustment

During an IT system implementation project, the project team realizes they are falling behind schedule. The project manager decides to add more skilled programmers to the critical path tasks to speed up the coding and testing processes, although this increases the project costs. Which schedule compression technique is being applied?

• Fast Tracking

• Crashing

• Resource Smoothing

• Parallel Tasking

In a marketing campaign project, the project manager notices that the deadline is approaching faster than anticipated. To accelerate progress, the project manager opts to conduct market research and content creation simultaneously, even though this might lead to some inconsistencies. Which schedule compression technique does this describe?

• Crashing

• Fast Tracking

• Lead Time Reduction

• Concurrent Engineering

A healthcare project to develop a new medical device is running behind schedule. To recover lost time, the project manager decides to pay overtime to key team members and bring in additional consultants to help with the design and testing phases. This approach significantly increases project costs but helps meet the deadline. What schedule compression technique is being used?

• Resource Optimization

• Fast Tracking

• Crashing

• Schedule Re-Baselining

In an agricultural project aimed at developing a new irrigation system, the project manager faces a tight deadline due to seasonal constraints. The manager decides to overlap the procurement of materials with the initial construction phases, despite the risk of delays if materials are not delivered on time. Which schedule compression technique is this?

• Crashing

• Fast Tracking

• Buffer Management

• Schedule Re-Baselining

A banking software project is at risk of missing its launch date due to delays in the development phase. To accelerate the schedule, the project manager decides to allocate additional funds to hire more developers and testers, increasing the project's cost but ensuring that critical tasks are completed more quickly. Which schedule compression technique is being applied?

• Fast Tracking

• Crashing

• Parallel Tasking

• Resource Leveling

In a health project to expand a hospital's capacity, the project manager notices that several critical tasks are scheduled to occur simultaneously, requiring more resources than are available. The project manager decides to adjust the project schedule to ensure that resources are allocated more evenly over the project duration, even if it extends the project timeline. Which technique is the project manager using, and how is it being applied?

• Resource Smoothing; Allocating resources without changing the project timeline

• Resource Optimization; Maximizing resource efficiency without altering the critical path

• Resource Leveling; Adjusting the schedule to balance resource demand with availability

• Resource Allocation; Assigning additional resources to critical tasks

During a software development project for a new hospital management system, the project manager identifies that some non-critical tasks have resources allocated that exceed availability. To prevent resource overallocation while maintaining the original project timeline, the project manager adjusts the resource assignments and reassigns non-critical tasks to periods with lower resource demand. Which technique is being used, and what is its primary benefit?

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• Resource Leveling; Extending the project timeline to meet resource demands

• Resource Optimization; Balancing resource assignments without altering the project timeline

• Resource Allocation; Adding more resources to the project

• Resource Smoothing; Ensuring consistent resource usage without affecting critical path tasks