Project Planning & Scheduling Flashcards
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A field builder is 'crashing' the schedule. What is a key trade-off associated with this technique?
Answer: Reduced duration but increased cost by adding resources
Crashing adds resources to critical path activities to shorten duration, but typically increases direct costs such as labor overtime or additional equipment.
Which scheduling output lists every activity's early start, early finish, late start, and late finish dates?
Answer: Project schedule activity list with dates
The forward and backward pass calculations of CPM produce early/late start and finish dates for every activity, typically shown in a schedule report.
On a large field construction project, what is the MAIN advantage of using a rolling wave planning approach?
Answer: It allows near-term work to be planned in detail while future work is planned at a higher level
Rolling wave planning progressively elaborates schedules, keeping near-term activities at a detailed level while future phases are refined as information becomes available.
A field builder is reviewing a project network and finds two parallel paths with total durations of 42 days and 38 days respectively. What is the project's minimum duration?
Answer: 42 days
The critical path is the longest path through the network; both paths must be complete before the project ends, so the minimum duration is 42 days.
When creating a project schedule, what is a 'milestone' typically defined as?
Answer: A significant point or event with zero duration
Milestones represent significant project events or decision points and have a duration of zero in the schedule.
A superintendent reports that concrete placement is 60% complete but only 40% of the schedule time has elapsed. According to Earned Value, the activity is:
Answer: Ahead of schedule
More physical work (60%) has been accomplished than the elapsed time portion (40%) of the budget, meaning the activity is ahead of schedule.
Which planning document defines the rules for how the project schedule will be developed, maintained, and controlled?
Answer: Schedule Management Plan
The Schedule Management Plan establishes the scheduling methodology, tools, update frequency, and thresholds for schedule control throughout the project.