Accelerating schedules

Occasionally it is necessary to accelerate schedules. Depending on the project, one method to accelerate a schedule might prove more effective than another. It is up to you to determine the most appropriate method.

Consider the following methods:

• Shorten the duration of tasks on the critical path. You could add employees and equipment. You could also create additional workdays.
• Overlap tasks. Overlapping tasks allows for simultaneous work between various tasks.
• Break apart tasks. Dividing large tasks into smaller tasks might allow for simultaneous work between tasks.
• Change the dependency between predecessor tasks. Changing the dependency can allow tasks to begin sooner.
• Add lead to predecessor tasks.