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.