Schedule Compression: What's the Difference between Fast Tracking and Crashing?

Most Project Managers use the terms ‘Fast-tracking’ and ‘Crashing the Schedule’ interchangeably. And that’s fine. But, strictly, they are different.
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Crashing a Project - or Crashing a Timeline - is the use of additional resources to get things done more quickly.
Fast-tracking is the practice of doing work in parallel, that you would normally do sequentially.
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⏱ Chapter Markers...
00:00 - Fast-tracking and crashing the schedule
00:19 - Two schedule compression techniques
01:14 - Crashing
01:42 - Fast-tracking
03:01 - Summary: Comparing Fast-tracking with Crashing
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Schedule compression is about fetting things done more quickly. And there are two techniques that people often mix-up (myself included): Fast-tracking and crashing the schedule. What's the difference?

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[@andirenner4895]

Thanks for the technical difference clarification! It's nice to speak properly 😊

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You're very welcome. I like to speak proper too 😉

[@Jasmine-cn4wc]

Thanks for the clarification and connecting theoretical knowledge with practical scenarios👍

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You are very welcome, Jasmine.

[@nicolasturcotte-legare2242]

I'm soooo glad I watched this video, Mike! I used both terms interchangeably as well, and honestly I wasn't so sure what I was talking about. This video is clear as day! Thanks!

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You're very welcome, Nicholas. You and me both.

[@purplerain2205]

Excellent clarification ❤

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Thank you 🙏

[@sumitmitra7336]

Hello Sir,
Are fast tracking & crashing Corrective actions or preventive actions?

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Yes. You can use them to get ahead of schedule, or to keep to schedule in anticipation of a delay - or you can use them if you have suffered setbacks and need to get back on schedule.