AIC AIC Construction Scheduling & Time Management 2

Question 1

Which of the following is a key input when developing a project master schedule?

Accepted Answer

Scope of work and contract milestones

Answer

Final punch list

Answer

Subcontractor warranty documents

Answer

Certificate of occupancy

Question 2

A construction project's Schedule Performance Index (SPI) is 0.85. This means the project is:

Accepted Answer

Progressing at 85% of the planned rate

Answer

15% over budget

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Completing only 85 cents of planned work for every dollar of budget spent

Answer

Ahead of schedule by 15%

Question 3

Resource leveling in project scheduling is used to:

Accepted Answer

Smooth resource demand by shifting non-critical activities within their float

Answer

Accelerate the critical path by adding resources

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Remove activities from the project scope to reduce cost

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Identify the most expensive resources on a project

Question 4

What is 'crashing' in the context of construction schedule compression?

Accepted Answer

Adding resources to critical path activities to shorten their duration

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Allowing the schedule to slip past the deadline

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Removing scope items to save time

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Overlapping design and construction phases

Question 5

Fast-tracking a construction schedule means:

Accepted Answer

Performing activities in parallel that would normally be done sequentially

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Using faster equipment to complete tasks sooner

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Hiring additional subcontractors for all trades

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Eliminating quality control checkpoints to save time

Question 6

Which type of activity relationship specifies that Activity B cannot start until Activity A has been completed?

Accepted Answer

Finish-to-Start (FS)

Answer

Start-to-Start (SS)

Answer

Finish-to-Finish (FF)

Answer

Start-to-Finish (SF)