Project Management- Ramifications of compressing a schedule
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Why might a project schedule need to be compressed? What are some of the ramifications of compressing a schedule?
Describe a situation in a organization where consensus building was used. How successful was it?
Provide an example of where you think consensus building could be used.
Describe a situation where you could see using the Incremental Project Management Life Cycle.
what would be some of the ramifications if the PM did not monitor and control the project?
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This solution answers the following questions: Why might a project schedule need to be compressed? What are some of the ramifications of compressing a schedule?
Describe a situation in a organization where consensus building was used. How successful was it?
Provide an example of where you think consensus building could be used.
Describe a situation where you could see using the Incremental Project Management Life Cycle.
what would be some of the ramifications if the PM did not monitor and control the project?
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Schedule compression is done during project planning to see if the desired completion date can be met and what will have to change to make that date. Ramifications of compressing a schedule are usually reflected on time, cost, scope and/or risk of the project. There are two techniques for schedule compression; Fast Tracking and Crashing. Fast Tracking often results in rework, usually increases risk and requires more attention to communication, while Crashing, almost always results in increased cost.
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