Alice, a project manager, has undertaken a project to build an irrigation canal. Based on the resources allocated to her, she makes an initial estimate that the time required to dig the canal would be 20 days. She also prepares an alternative estimate by adding an additional resource that will allow the project to be completed in 10 days. This alternative estimate that Alice prepares is referred to as the _____.
A) crash duration
B) standard duration
C) slope duration
D) buffer duration
E) critical duration

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The alternative estimate prepared by Alice, which involves adding an additional resource to complete the project in a shorter time (10 days instead of the initial 20 days), is referred to as the "crash duration." This term is used in project management to describe the shortest possible time to complete a task or project by allocating extra resources.

Alice, a Project Manager, Has Undertaken a Project to Build