Match List I with List II:

Choose the correct answer:

Correct option is B

The correct match is:

• A. Crashing an activity – IV
  Crashing is a project management technique used to reduce the time of an activity by allocating more resources or applying special measures, often at a higher cost. It involves taking special costly measures to shorten activity durations below their normal planned time.

• B. Project Network – III
  A project network diagram is a graphical representation of the project’s activities, showing nodes (events or milestones) and arcs (activities). It outlines the sequence and dependencies of tasks.

• C. Critical Path – I
  The critical path is the longest duration path through the project. It determines the shortest possible project duration and any delay on this path directly delays the entire project.

• D. Crash Point – II
  This is the point at which the activity duration is minimized to its lowest possible time, and the cost becomes maximum. It reflects the time and cost when the activity is fully crashed.

Information Booster:

• Crashing is often applied when projects are running behind schedule or have strict deadlines.

• Project networks can be constructed using techniques like PERT (Program Evaluation and Review Technique) and CPM (Critical Path Method).

• On the Critical Path, all activities have zero float/slack, meaning they cannot be delayed.

• Crash cost is always higher than normal cost due to extra resources (overtime, additional manpower, etc.).

• Project Network helps visualize task dependencies and parallelism in execution.

• Crashing is usually done only for activities on the critical path, as shortening non-critical activities does not impact the total project duration.