CAC Construction Scheduling and Planning 2

Question 1

PERT (Program Evaluation and Review Technique) uses three time estimates for each activity. What are they?

Accepted Answer

Optimistic, most likely, and pessimistic

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Minimum, average, and maximum cost

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Early start, late start, and target start

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Best case, base case, and contingency

Question 2

A Finish-to-Finish (FF) relationship with a lag of 5 days means:

Accepted Answer

The successor must finish at least 5 days after the predecessor finishes

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The successor must start 5 days after the predecessor finishes

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Both activities must finish within 5 days of each other

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The predecessor must finish 5 days before the successor starts

Question 3

Which document serves as the baseline against which schedule progress is measured throughout a project?

Accepted Answer

The approved project schedule baseline

Answer

The bid schedule submitted at procurement

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The contractor's preliminary schedule

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The owner's milestone list

Question 4

What is 'fast-tracking' in construction project scheduling?

Accepted Answer

Overlapping phases or activities that would normally be done sequentially

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Accelerating a schedule by adding more resources to critical activities

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Removing non-critical activities from the schedule

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Substituting faster construction methods for original methods

Question 5

Which scheduling method assigns probability distributions to activity durations to model schedule risk?

Accepted Answer

Monte Carlo simulation

Answer

Precedence Diagramming Method (PDM)

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Arrow Diagramming Method (ADM)

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Linear Scheduling Method (LSM)

Question 6

In a Precedence Diagramming Method (PDM) network, activities are represented by:

Accepted Answer

Nodes (boxes), with arrows showing dependencies

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Arrows, with nodes representing events

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Horizontal bars on a time scale

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Diagonal lines showing production rates

Question 7

What is the purpose of a 3-week lookahead schedule on a construction project?

Accepted Answer

To identify and remove near-term constraints so field crews can execute work without interruption

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To provide the owner with a monthly progress report

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To replace the master CPM schedule for day-to-day use

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To satisfy the contract requirement for weekly schedule updates