NPPE Project Management 2

Question 1

Which contract delivery model transfers the greatest design and construction risk to a single entity?

Accepted Answer

Design-build

Answer

Design-bid-build

Answer

Construction management at risk

Answer

Unit price contract

Question 2

A project manager identifies that the critical path has slipped by two weeks due to a subcontractor delay. Which schedule recovery technique adds resources to critical-path activities?

Accepted Answer

Crashing

Answer

Fast-tracking

Answer

Resource levelling

Answer

Schedule compression by re-sequencing

Question 3

Under the CCDC 2 Stipulated Price Contract, which party bears the risk of unforeseen subsurface conditions that materially differ from the contract documents?

Accepted Answer

The owner, with the contractor entitled to a change order for extra costs and time

Answer

Always the contractor

Answer

Always the owner

Answer

The contractor if they did not conduct their own geotechnical investigation

Question 4

Which element of a project charter formally authorises the project manager to apply organisational resources?

Accepted Answer

The sponsor's signature authorising the project

Answer

The scope statement

Answer

The work breakdown structure

Answer

The budget baseline

Question 5

An engineer acting as contract administrator on a CCDC 2 project receives conflicting directions from the owner and a government authority. Under CCDC 2, how should the engineer proceed?

Accepted Answer

Exercise professional judgment and choose the safer course

Answer

Follow the owner's instructions as the paying party

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Follow the government authority's instructions as they take precedence

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Issue a written notice to both parties and suspend work pending resolution

Question 6

Earned value management (EVM) uses which formula to calculate cost variance?

Accepted Answer

CV = Earned Value − Actual Cost

Answer

CV = Planned Value − Actual Cost

Answer

CV = Earned Value − Planned Value

Answer

CV = Budget at Completion − Estimate at Completion