Action to decrease the duration of an activity or project by increasing the expenditure of resources. [D00437] PMK87 In project planning, an activity can be conducted at a normal pace or at an accelerated pace, known as ïcrashingÍ the activity of the project. Crashing is complete d at a greater cost than a normal-paced project. [D00435] OTOB 271-4 Taking action to decrease the total project duration by analyzing a number of alternatives to determine how to get the maximum duration compression for the least cost. [D00436] PMK96 The process of reducing the time it takes to complete an activity by adding resources. [D00438] WST
Shifting resources to reduce slack time so the critical path is as short as possible. Crashing always raises project costs and is typically disruptive – a project should be crashed with caution. The goal of crashing a project is to reduce the duration as much as possible regardless of cost. It is the opposite of relaxing a project.
The technique of speeding up the project schedule by using more resources (i.e.: people, materials, or equipment) than what was originally planned.