Schedule Compression vs Total Project Cost
Concentrate schedule acceleration exclusively on critical-path activities and remove interface constraints before authorising costly premium-rate measures.
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Regulations
Business Context
Shortening the project schedule can accelerate revenue and strategic benefits, but excessive compression can increase overtime, premium freight, workforce congestion, rework, contractor premiums, and management complexity.
Green Field Industrial Projects TRIZ Resolution
Compress the activities that determine overall completion rather than accelerating every project activity. Remove waiting, improve interfaces, parallelize independent work, and secure critical information and resources earlier before adding costly acceleration measures.
Applicable TRIZ Principles
Principle 1 – Segmentation concentrates acceleration on schedule-critical activities.
Principle 10 – Prior Action removes foreseeable constraints before they affect execution.
Principle 20 – Continuity of Useful Action reduces waiting and interruption throughout the critical path.
Expected Outcome
Shorter project duration
Lower acceleration cost
Better field productivity
Reduced rework exposure
Decision Indicators
Early indicators include:
Overtime becomes the primary schedule strategy.
Premium freight increases substantially.
Workforce growth produces declining productivity.
Noncritical activities are accelerated unnecessarily.
Schedule gains cost more than their economic benefit.