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CPE Project Scheduling & Time Management Flashcards

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  1. Why is project schedule directly relevant to a CPE estimator's work?

    Answer: Duration affects time-related costs such as general conditions, equipment rental, and financing

    Project duration directly drives time-sensitive costs including superintendent labor, site trailer rental, equipment standby, and construction loan interest.

  2. What is the 'critical path' in a construction schedule?

    Answer: The longest sequence of dependent activities that determines project duration

    The critical path is the longest chain of interdependent activities; any delay to a critical-path task directly extends the overall project completion date.

  3. General conditions costs (site superintendent, trailer, portable toilets, temporary utilities) are most accurately estimated by:

    Answer: Calculating a monthly rate and multiplying by scheduled project duration

    Because general conditions costs are time-dependent, the estimator must calculate a monthly burn rate and apply it to the projected project duration from the schedule.

  4. Which scheduling method uses arrows to represent activities and nodes to represent events?

    Answer: Critical Path Method (CPM) — Activity on Arrow (AOA)

    The Activity on Arrow (AOA) network diagram represents each task as an arrow between event nodes, forming a precedence network used in CPM analysis.

  5. A CPE estimator notices that the schedule calls for steel erection starting December 1 in Chicago. What cost adjustment is likely needed?

    Answer: Winter protection and heating costs should be added to the estimate

    Cold-weather steel erection in northern US climates requires additional costs for worker protection, heaters, and potential schedule delays that the estimator must include.

  6. What does 'float' (or slack) mean in project scheduling?

    Answer: The number of days an activity can be delayed without extending the project end date

    Float represents scheduling flexibility — an activity with 10 days of float can start up to 10 days late without pushing the project completion date.