CCM Time Management 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: When preparing a Time Impact Analysis (TIA) for a delay claim, what is the contractor required to demonstrate?
- That costs increased due to the delay
- That the delay impacted the critical path and extended the project completion date (Correct answer)
- That the owner failed to provide timely approvals
- That subcontractors were responsible for the delay
Correct answer: That the delay impacted the critical path and extended the project completion date
A TIA must show how a specific delay event was inserted into the schedule and pushed out the critical path, resulting in a compensable time extension.
Question 2: Which scheduling software feature allows a construction manager to model the impact of a potential delay before it occurs?
- Baseline comparison
- 'What-if' scenario analysis (Correct answer)
- Resource histogram
- S-curve generation
Correct answer: 'What-if' scenario analysis
What-if scenario analysis allows users to test hypothetical changes in the schedule model to assess potential impacts before committing to a course of action.
Question 3: In construction scheduling, a 'hammock activity' is best described as:
- A dummy activity used to show logical dependency only
- A summary activity that spans between two specific points in a network (Correct answer)
- An activity with no duration
- A milestone marking project completion
Correct answer: A summary activity that spans between two specific points in a network
A hammock activity aggregates and summarizes the duration and cost of the activities that occur between its start and finish points.
Question 4: The CMAA recommends that construction schedules for complex projects be updated at minimum:
- Annually
- Monthly (Correct answer)
- Weekly
- At each milestone only
Correct answer: Monthly
CMAA standards recommend monthly schedule updates at a minimum, with more frequent updates for complex or fast-track projects.
Question 5: A contractor submits a revised baseline schedule 30 days after contract award without owner approval. Under most standard contract provisions, this schedule:
- Becomes the new contract schedule automatically
- Is not valid without owner review and acceptance (Correct answer)
- Supersedes the original baseline
- Is acceptable if it shows an earlier completion date
Correct answer: Is not valid without owner review and acceptance
Most contracts require the owner (or CM) to review and accept revised baseline schedules before they can be used for contract administration purposes.
Question 6: Which delay type is typically NOT compensable to the contractor but does entitle them to a time extension?
- Owner-caused delay
- Excusable non-compensable delay (force majeure) (Correct answer)
- Differing site conditions delay
- Design error delay
Correct answer: Excusable non-compensable delay (force majeure)
Excusable non-compensable delays (such as severe weather or acts of God) entitle the contractor to time but not additional money.
Question 7: What is the purpose of establishing 'activity codes' in a construction schedule?
- To assign cost accounts to activities
- To filter, sort, and group activities for customized reporting and analysis (Correct answer)
- To define the critical path automatically
- To link the schedule to the payment application
Correct answer: To filter, sort, and group activities for customized reporting and analysis
Activity codes allow users to categorize and filter schedule data by area, phase, responsibility, or other criteria to produce targeted reports.
CCM Time Management 4
When preparing a Time Impact Analysis (TIA) for a delay claim, what is the contractor required to demonstrate?