Crashing (VCE SSCE General Mathematics): Quizzes
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What is crashing in project management?
What is crashing in project management?
Reducing activity time to shorten project
Which activities should be crashed to reduce overall project completion time?
Which activities should be crashed to reduce overall project completion time?
Only activities on the critical path
Why is crashing non-critical activities wasteful?
Why is crashing non-critical activities wasteful?
They have slack time; won't reduce total
When multiple critical activities can be crashed, which should you choose?
When multiple critical activities can be crashed, which should you choose?
Lowest cost per time unit
Which is a method to crash an activity?
Which is a method to crash an activity?
Hire additional workers
What happens to overall project time when you crash a non-critical activity?
What happens to overall project time when you crash a non-critical activity?
No change in total project time
What should you check after crashing an activity?
What should you check after crashing an activity?
If a new critical path emerges
Why is crashing activity B strategic if it appears in paths B-D-F-H and B-G-I?
Why is crashing activity B strategic if it appears in paths B-D-F-H and B-G-I?
It affects two paths simultaneously
Paths: A-C-E (27 days), A-F-H (19 days), B-D (28 days). What is the critical path?
Paths: A-C-E (27 days), A-F-H (19 days), B-D (28 days). What is the critical path?
B-D with 28 days
Activity F can crash by 3 days at 100 USD/day. What is the maximum cost to crash it fully?
Activity F can crash by 3 days at 100 USD/day. What is the maximum cost to crash it fully?
300 USD