Project Management: Appropriate Time to Utilize Project Crashing

PROJECT MANAGEMENT
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Crashing in Project Management
Introduction
In most cases when projects run behind the assigned duration and schedule, project managers are prompted to establish whether to incorporate the principle of project crashing in a bid to fast-track the prospects of the project, an aspect that this paper seeks to establish.
Project Crushing
As detailed in the provided journal, the aspect of project crashing infers to the reduction of the completion time of projects by sharply ensuring that the human resources and other related expenses employed in the projects are increased (Donald, 2010). On the other hand, the aspect of schedule crashing may infer to a straight mathematical method that exists between the amounts of laborers in a project, the number of hours required for the completion of tasks, and the time assigned in completing the project wok.
Appropriate Time to Utilize Project Crashing
The appropriate time managers may consider the principle approach of project crashing is evident in instances where the project tasks run in a critical path that affects the overall delivery time and duration of a project. Secondly, in situations where a project6 task seems shorter and does not repeat over the project period, the inclusion of project clashing activities remains of the essence, an aspect that is attributed to the addition of resources and skills to meet the prospects of the project (Donald, 2010). Thirdly, in cases where a project remains farther from the completion time, project managers may consider crashing in a bid to beat the delivery date of the project. During this period, project managers are given the capacity to make additions of resources at the tail end where delays are experienced.
Potential Downfalls of Project Crashing
As established in the journal provided, several factors are bound to make schedule crashing an impractical activity, an aspect that is evident in the dependency of several work activities that precede the activities of a project, hence increasing communication and costs. Additio...