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Construction Management & Project Planning Flashcards

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  1. A residential contractor is developing a project schedule using the Critical Path Method (CPM). Which task characteristic defines a critical path activity?

    Answer: It has zero total float

    Critical path activities have zero total float, meaning any delay in them directly delays the project completion date.

  2. A contractor receives a change order request mid-project that will increase costs by 12%. What document should be updated first to reflect this change?

    Answer: The project budget and cost baseline

    The project budget and cost baseline must be updated first to formally reflect approved cost changes before other documents are revised.

  3. Which scheduling technique uses three time estimates — optimistic, pessimistic, and most likely — to calculate activity durations?

    Answer: Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT)

    PERT uses three-point estimates (optimistic, pessimistic, most likely) to account for uncertainty in activity duration estimates.

  4. A residential contractor is managing three concurrent projects. Which resource management strategy helps prevent over-allocation of labor?

    Answer: Resource leveling

    Resource leveling adjusts the project schedule to balance resource demand with availability, preventing over-allocation.

  5. During preconstruction planning, a contractor uses a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS). What is the PRIMARY purpose of a WBS?

    Answer: To decompose project scope into manageable deliverables

    A WBS hierarchically decomposes the total project scope into smaller, manageable deliverables and work packages.

  6. A contractor notices that actual costs are exceeding earned value on a residential project. What does this condition indicate?

    Answer: The project is over budget (cost overrun)

    When actual cost (AC) exceeds earned value (EV), the Cost Performance Index (CPI) is below 1.0, indicating a cost overrun.

  7. Which type of project delivery method gives the owner the most control over design decisions but typically results in longer project durations?

    Answer: Design-Bid-Build

    Design-Bid-Build separates design and construction phases sequentially, giving owners maximum design control but extending overall project duration.