CRC Construction Management & Project Planning 2

Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

It has zero total float

Answer

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

Question 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?

Accepted Answer

The project budget and cost baseline

Answer

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

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT)

Answer

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

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

Resource leveling

Answer

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

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

To decompose project scope into manageable deliverables

Answer

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

(CRC) Certified Residential Contractor Practice Test

(CRC) Certified Residential Contractor Practice Test

CRC Construction Management & Project Planning 2