The sponsor of the project you are managing asks you to compress the schedule. Which of the following is CORRECT?
a) Crashing always shorten the timeline but often increases risk
b) Fast tracking often results in increased risk
c) Crashing is only a viable alternative if earned value analysis indicates that the project is
ahead of schedule and under budget
d) Fast tracking will result in less parallel activities than crashing project
Crashing often results in increased cost, and fast tracking usually increases risk. Both crashing and fast tracking are methods of schedule compression.