You are examining the Total Slack and Critical columns to review the overall program performance of
your master project. You believe that one of your projects is slipping on its schedule and you would
like to add additional resources to effort-driven activities to help the project finish on time. What is
the process of adding resources to a project called?
A.
Resource allocation
B.
Resource leveling
C.
Fast tracking
D.
Crashing
Explanation:
Crashing is a schedule compression technique to obtain the greatest amount of compression for the
least incremental cost. Crashing works for activities where additional resources will shorten the
duration. Approving overtime, bringing in additional resources, paying to expedite delivery to
activities on the critical path are examples of crashing.
Answer option A is incorrect. Resource allocation is a way to describe the utilization of project
resources.
Answer option B is incorrect. Resource leveling limits the amount of resources and labor that can be
used within a given time period.
Answer option C is incorrect. Fast tracking is a technique for compressing project schedule. In fast
tracking, phases are overlapped that would normally be done in sequence. It is shortening the
project schedule without reducing the project scope.