When an activity with a long duration is broken into smaller segments so that the following activities can begin sooner it is called ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
laddering
The assumption that all immediate preceding activities must be 100 percent complete is too restrictive for some situations found in practice. This restriction occurs most frequently when one activity overlaps the start of another and has a long duration. Under the standard finish-to-start relationship, when an activity has a long duration and will delay the start of an activity immediately following it, the activity can be broken into segments and the network drawn using a laddering approach so the following activity can begin sooner and not delay the work.
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