Project Management Flashcards
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A project's BAC is $2,000,000 and the CPI is 0.80. Assuming current cost performance continues, what is the Estimate at Completion (EAC)?
Answer: $2,500,000
EAC = BAC / CPI = 2,000,000 / 0.80 = $2,500,000.
Fast-tracking a construction schedule involves:
Answer: Performing activities in parallel that were originally planned in sequence
Fast-tracking overlaps sequential activities, which typically increases risk of rework.
When crashing a schedule, which activity should be crashed first?
Answer: The critical activity with the lowest crash cost per day
Crashing the cheapest-per-day critical activity shortens the project at minimum added cost.
A Responsibility Assignment Matrix (RACI) identifies which role for each task?
Answer: Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, Informed
RACI clarifies who does the work, who owns the outcome, who gives input, and who is kept informed.
Under AIA and EJCDC standard general conditions, a change order differs from a construction change directive mainly because a change order:
Answer: Is signed by owner and contractor agreeing on price and time adjustments
A change order reflects mutual agreement, while a directive orders work before price and time are agreed.
In a precedence diagram, a start-to-start relationship with a 3-day lag means:
Answer: The successor cannot start until 3 days after the predecessor starts
SS with lag ties the successor's start to the predecessor's start plus the lag.
Which document formally authorizes a project and gives the project manager authority to apply organizational resources?
Answer: Project charter
The project charter formally authorizes the project and names the project manager.