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

Answer

PERT uses optimistic (O), most likely (M), and pessimistic (P) durations to calculate a weighted average expected time for each activity.

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

Answer

A Finish-to-Finish relationship with a positive lag requires the successor to finish a specified number of days after the predecessor finishes.

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 approved schedule baseline is the frozen snapshot of the original plan used to measure deviations and report schedule performance.

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

Overlapping phases or activities that would normally be done sequentially

Answer

Fast-tracking compresses the schedule by performing phases in parallel rather than sequentially, though it often increases risk and coordination demands.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

Monte Carlo simulation

Answer

Monte Carlo simulation runs thousands of iterations using probability distributions for activity durations to produce a probabilistic project completion date.

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CAC Construction Scheduling and Planning 2