Coonstruction Planning and Scheduling

Question 1

What controls a project? (3)

Answer 1

Cost, Quality Assurance and Control, Time

Question 2

What is a construction schedule made up of?

Answer 2

series of tasks arranged in logical order with a start and end time.

Question 3

What are the objectives of a Schedule? (4)

Answer 3

Determines Project Completion Time and critical activities. shows what activities can be delayed, manage a project

Question 4

What is the purpose of subparts? Where is it applied?

Answer 4

To further divide and breakdown a schedule to narrow it to specific tasks and time lengths. It is applied in estimating and planning

Question 5

Planning and control technique that provides an accurate, timely, and easily understood picture of the project

Answer 5

Critical Path Method (CPM)

Question 6

What does management include?

Answer 6

Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling

Question 7

What is the gist of management principles?

Answer 7

Makes sure everyone understands their job, authority is established, and materials/equipment is accounted for

Question 8

How should you go about planning a project?

Answer 8

Review historical data
Review the Contract
Review Drawings and Specs
Communicate

Question 9

the dedicated calendar block of a specific task to be done according to the planning

Answer 9

sequence

Question 10

Goal of Planning

Answer 10

Break the job down into its component parts, small manageable parts; decide the sequence of construction, duration of tasks and project as whole

Question 11

dividing the project into _____ can help understand and organize undertakings

Answer 11

Activities

Question 12

Activities are broken down into

Answer 12

tasks

Question 13

Main type of activities

Answer 13

Construction, procurement, administrative, and support

Question 14

Chart utilized for organizing construction scheduling by listing activities in their chronological order with start and ends dates

Answer 14

Bar Chart (Gantt Chart)

Question 15

Important disadvantage to Gantt Chart?

Answer 15

does not depict detailed sequence

Question 16

A logical and chronological, graphic representation of the activities (and events) comprising a project

Answer 16

Network

Question 17

A network diagram showing a sequence of activities, in which each activity is represented by an arrow connecting two nodes (circles) each of which represents an event

Answer 17

Activity-on-Arrow Network (AOA)

Question 18

A network diagram in which activities are represented by a node (box or circle) connected with arrows or lines that represent logic dependencies

Answer 18

Activity-on-Node Network (AON)

Question 19

a logical and chronological, graphic representation of the activities (and events) comprising a project

Answer 19

Network

Question 20

Forward pass is

Answer 20

early times

Question 21

backward pass

Answer 21

late times

Question 22

the amount of time that an activity may be delayed without delaying the project’s estimated completion time

Answer 22

Total Float

Question 23

An activity that cannot be delayed due to it affecting the overall duration of the project

Answer 23

critical activity/path

Question 24

a fictitious activity with zero duration and non budget or resources assigned, used in AOA to maintain correct logic or distinguish activities identities

Answer 24

Dummy Activity

Question 25

the precedence the activities fall under

Answer 25

sequence of work

Question 26

Helpful tool among the industry today to help create schedules and plan construction projects

Answer 26

AI