You have a project to install 45,900 emergency exit signs throughout a university campus. You
have a crew of 45 project team members to install the signs and they are making good progress
on the installation but it looks like they’ll miss the promised end date. Your project requires all of
the signs to be installed one week before classes are scheduled to begin. You elect to crash the
project in an effort to shorten the installation duration activity. What does it mean to crash the
project?

A.
Increase the working hours.

B.
Level the project schedule.

C.
Add more workers.

D.
Reduce the project scope.

Explanation:
Crashing adds more workers to the project team. Crashing allows the project to complete faster
because there are more people helping with the project work.
Answer option D is incorrect. Reducing the project scope is called descoping or project scope
changes.
Answer option A is incorrect. Crashing does not consider the working hours.
Answer option B is incorrect. Resource leveling actually increases the project duration.