Project Planning & Scheduling Flashcards
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A lead carpenter discovers asbestos-containing floor tiles during a remodel. What is the correct scheduling response?
Answer: Stop work in the affected area, notify the client, and schedule a licensed abatement contractor before proceeding
Asbestos abatement must be performed by a licensed contractor; work in the area must stop to protect workers and comply with EPA regulations.
What is 'crashing' a schedule in project management?
Answer: Adding resources (labor or equipment) to shorten the duration of critical path tasks at additional cost
Crashing adds resources to critical path tasks to compress their duration, which accelerates the schedule but increases cost.
Before scheduling exterior painting, which preceding task must be confirmed complete to avoid rework?
Answer: All exterior trim installation, caulking, and priming
Trim must be installed and caulked, and surfaces primed, before finish paint is applied to avoid having to strip or repaint around new trim.
Which scheduling approach is most appropriate when a client has a hard deadline but the full scope of work is not yet defined?
Answer: Use a phased planning approach: plan in detail only the next phase while roughing in later phases
Phased planning allows work to begin on well-defined early phases while later phases are refined, accommodating scope uncertainty.
How does weather contingency planning affect a project schedule for exterior carpentry work?
Answer: Buffer days are added to the schedule to account for lost production due to rain, wind, or extreme temperatures
Adding weather buffer days to exterior work phases prevents weather delays from cascading through the entire project schedule.
When preparing a bid schedule, what is the risk of using a best-case scenario duration for every task?
Answer: The project will routinely finish late because real-world conditions rarely match best-case assumptions
Consistently using best-case durations leads to chronic schedule overruns because the plan has no buffer for normal variability.
A lead carpenter is coordinating a kitchen remodel with a plumber, electrician, and HVAC sub. What scheduling document helps ensure each trade knows when to mobilize?
Answer: Master project schedule with clearly marked sub-trade windows
A master project schedule showing each sub-trade's work window enables coordinated mobilization and prevents trades from working in conflict.