Project Management: Achieving Competitive Advantage, Fifth Edition

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10.1 CRASHING PROJECT ACTIVITIES

Suppose you are considering whether or not to crash project activities in order to expedite your project. You have calculated the total costs per activity for both normal and crashed options. These are shown in the table below:

Normal		Crashed
Activity	Duration	Cost	Duration	Cost
A	6 days	$ 2,400	4 days	$ 3,600
B	7 days	3,500	5 days	5,000
C	5 days	3,000	4 days	3,800
D	3 days	2,700	2 days	4,500
E	4 days	800	3 days	1,500
F	5 days	1,200	3 days	2,100
G	8 days	2,400	5 days	4,200
H	3 days	4,500	2 days	7,000
Total costs	$=$	$ 20,500	$ 31,700

1. Which activities are the most likely candidates for crashing (i.e., which are the most cost-effective to crash)?

2. Refer back ...