Quiz – Schedule Compression Mastery

Question 1 of 6

1. Question

Fast-tracking reduces duration by which action?

Overlapping sequential activities without additional resources

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Adding resources to increase costs

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Extending the deadline

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Removing scope from the project

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Question 2 of 6

2. Question

Crashing accelerates completion by which action?

Adding resources or work hours, typically increasing costs

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Overlapping activities at no cost

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Eliminating the critical path

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Reducing quality standards deliberately

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Question 3 of 6

3. Question

The PMBOK framework identifies which analysis as a prerequisite for compression decisions?

Critical path analysis

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Stakeholder salience analysis

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Balanced Scorecard analysis

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Portfolio alignment analysis

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Question 4 of 6

4. Question

Organizations that compress without proper safeguards experience cost overruns of roughly what range?

40 to 60 percent

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5 to 10 percent

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100 to 200 percent

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Under 5 percent

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Question 5 of 6

5. Question

Match each technique to its appropriate context.

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Sequential dependencies allow parallel execution
Time-critical deadline with resources available
Prerequisite before any compression decision

Fast-tracking

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Crashing

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Critical path analysis

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Question 6 of 6

6. Question

Your program faces a fixed deadline. The critical path activities are strictly sequential and cannot overlap, but budget exists to add staff. Which compression technique fits best?

Crashing, by adding resources to critical activities

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Fast-tracking, by overlapping the sequential activities

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Removing the critical path entirely

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Extending the deadline without any change

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