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Project Management Flashcards

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  1. In design-bid-build contracting, NCDOT normally awards the construction contract to the:

    Answer: Lowest responsive, responsible bidder

    Traditional public letting awards the contract to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder.

  2. Which risk response strategy shifts the financial impact of a risk to another party, such as through insurance or contract terms?

    Answer: Transfer

    Transferring a risk moves its consequences to a third party, but the risk itself still exists.

  3. Free float is the amount of time an activity can be delayed without delaying:

    Answer: The early start of any successor activity

    Free float protects the early start of the next activity, while total float protects project completion.

  4. What is the main purpose of a baseline schedule?

    Answer: To give an approved reference for measuring progress

    The approved baseline is the standard used to measure and report schedule performance.

  5. Estimate at Completion (EAC), assuming current cost performance continues, is calculated as:

    Answer: BAC ÷ CPI

    EAC = BAC/CPI projects the final cost if current cost efficiency continues.

  6. Which body adopts the STIP for North Carolina?

    Answer: The NC Board of Transportation

    The NC Board of Transportation approves the STIP before federal review and approval.

  7. In a work breakdown structure (WBS), the lowest level of decomposition is called a:

    Answer: Work package

    Work packages are the smallest WBS elements, and they can be estimated, scheduled, and assigned.

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