Renly, a project manager in a construction company, has undertaken a project to construct a house. He estimates that the house will take 5 months to complete with his team of 10 workers. He also prepares a second estimate that allows the house to be completed in 2 months if 10 more workers are added to the team. Renly's second estimate 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 second estimate provided by Renly, which allows the house to be completed in 2 months by adding 10 more workers, 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 additional resources.

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