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Exam 1 - Definitions Flashcards

1
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A task or process to be accomplished in a set period of time, working towards longer project goal.

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Activity

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Ordered link between two activities representing the order of execution.

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Activity Relationship

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3
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Four types of activity relationship;

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FS - Finish to Start (MOST COMMON)
SS - Start to Start
FF - Finish to Finish
SF - Start to Finish

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4
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Activity that is on critical path.

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Critical Activity

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5
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It is sequence of network activities which add up to longest overall duration, determine shortest time possible to complete project.

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Critical Path

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6
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First step in CPM scheduling algorithm calculates each activity’s early start and early finish start.

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Forward Pass

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7
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Calculated earliest date for activities on the network, find latest start and finish dates/float.

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Backward Pass

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8
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An algorithm for scheduling a set of project activities. It is commonly used in conjunction with the program evaluation and review technique.

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Critical Path Analysis

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9
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A chart where activities are presented by bars. Bars length = Activity duration

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Bar Chart

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10
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Project modeling technique for scheduling a set of project activities. Developed in 1950’s and aims to build a model of project that contains;

  • list of activities
  • time (duration) that each activity will take to complete.
  • logical and points such as milestones
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Critical Path Method (CPM )Scheduling

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11
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Time based activity chart in which a series of horizontal lines shows amount of work done or production completed in certain periods of time in relation to what was planned

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Gantt Chart

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12
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Earliest time an activity can start within target

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Early Start

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13
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Earliest time an activity can finish within target

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Early Finish

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14
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Latest possible activity must finish

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Late Finish

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15
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Latest possible activity must start

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Late Start

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16
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Amount of time an activity in a project network can be delayed wihtout causing delay to project.

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Float

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17
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Difference between the finish date of the last activity on critical path

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Total Float

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18
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Amount of time that spans from competition of one previously scheduled activity and extends to point which next scheduled activity is set to begin.

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Free Float

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19
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An activity that determines start date and finish date of a following activity

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Predecessor

20
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Task whose start/end date is controlled by the predecessor

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Successor

21
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Schedule delay, successor activity will be delayed with respect to predecessor activity.

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Lag

22
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Example; A lag or delay such as putting 5 days for concrete because cannot stand or work on concrete for 5 days after pour.

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Positive Lag

23
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Drag an item back

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Negative Lag

24
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Logic error where activity attempts to start prior to a preceding activity.

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Loop

25
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Project activity without a predecessor or successor activity

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Open Ends

26
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Set of dates and cost frozen at start of project and used for performance evaluation as project progresses.

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Base Line

27
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Percentage value between 0 and 100 that indicates partial completeness of an activity, project, etc.

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Percent Complete

28
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Tracking overall progress of with plan, for costs, man hours, materials, etc. Can use monthly.

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S - Curve

29
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Restriction on an activity’s start or finish date in scheduling software used to impose deadlines or delay activities.

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Date Constraint

30
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Event to mark specific point in time along a project timeline. These points signal anchors and also, start and end date milestones do not impact project duration.

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Milestone

31
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Labor can be directly related/allocated to the output of a productive account. Indirect is not related to output. Labor employed directly by owner or main contractor.

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Direct Labor

32
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Costs that are not directly accountable to an activity or work package, costs can be fixed or variable. Costs which are not directly related to production.

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Indirects

33
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Bar chart, estimated or actual manpower, costs expanded.

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Histogram

34
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4 Types of Schedules

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1) Master
2) Milestones
3) Look Ahead Schedules
4) Weekly Schedule

35
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Subset of a project is ……

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Work Package

36
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United States federal law that establishes the requirement for paying the local prevailing wages on public works projects for laborers and mechanics

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Davis Bacon Act

37
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We know equipment will come in and work around it, does NOT control schedule.

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Material Driven

38
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Schedule locked in and material needed, build our whole entire schedule around that piece of equipment that is constrained and be delivered in a month or so….

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Material Constrain

39
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Not part of manpower loaded schedule

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Indirect Costs

40
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Essentially tracking overall cost at job through the schedule. Typically involves the simultaneous development of a project estimate, using various estimating tools, and a projectschedule using the critical path methodology.

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Cost Loaded Schedule

41
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Tracking all direct manpower utilized on the job site. MANPOWER DISTRIBUTION OVER TIME.

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Manpower Loaded Schedule

42
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Indirect costs and ______ _______ are basically the same thing.

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General Conditions

43
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Three Major thing for schedule?

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Material, Equipment, Labor

44
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Examples of indirect craft labor?

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  • water distribution
  • trash - clean up
  • fire watch
  • equipment spotters
  • crossing guards
45
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What determines size of crew?

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  • Man-hours allotted tasks
  • Duration
  • Work area sized and amount of work
  • Historical Info
46
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What is the right crew mix?

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  • Duration of activity can play big factor
  • Workforce experience level
  • Higher the skill level then higher quality
47
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typically include supplementary wage and nonwage payments or benefits you receive from your employer

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Fringes

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