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Project Management & Agile · Advanced

Crash Cost per Day

The incremental cost of shortening an activity by one time unit: (crash cost - normal cost) / (normal time - crash time).

Definition

Used to choose which critical activity to crash first, starting with the lowest cost per day saved.

Example

Normal 10 days/$10k, crash 7 days/$16k: $2,000 per day saved.

Exam tip

Pick the cheapest per-day option on the critical path.

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