Fast tracking involves performing project activities or phases in parallel rather than sequentially to compress the schedule, but it risks missing details and team member burnout without thorough analysis. Crashing uses additional resources like overtime, hiring, or outsourcing to shorten schedule duration at the least incremental cost at a critical path. The key difference is that fast tracking overlaps tasks while crashing adds resources. Both aim to accelerate project completion when the deadline is near or the start was delayed.
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