Schedule Compression

Schedule Compression technique is used to shorten the duration of the project, of course, without reducing the scope of the work. After planning considering resources, duration, effort, etc, let us say the duration is coming to one year. But you management is saying that the project needs to be completed in 10 months. What you will do? Yes, you can add resources or see the possibilities of carrying out activities in parallel. So there are two techniques under Schedule Compression. One is Crashing and second is Fast Tracking.

Crashing is nothing but adding the resources. The impact is it increases the cost and or risk.

Fast tracking is carrying out activities in parallel. But this technique results in quality reduction, rework and increases the risk.

Crashing and Fast tracking should be applied to critical path activities. Then only it makes sense.

Schedule Compression technique is used under the processes Develop Schedule and Control Schedule.