LESSON 1M: Introduction Flashcards

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_________ are the procedures and techniques that are used during the building process.

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Construction Methods

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__________ involves the planning and organization of a company’s resources to move a specific task, event, or duty.

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Project Management

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__________ has to obtain a variety of skills and competence in order to navigate through the project and to establish a functional connection with the numerous teams.

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Construction Project Manager

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4
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Construction projects have a continuous need for alterations and in that sense ___________ is the key to the stability of the whole procedure.

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Project Management

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5
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____________ could be defined as the overall planning, coordination, and control of a project from beginning to completion. It’s goal is the full satisfaction of the client’s demands for a viable project both in terms of functionality and budget.

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Construction Project Management

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It is both art and science and is something that is usually quite hard to do.

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Construction Project Management

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What are the 5 main aspects of construction management?

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  1. Construction Scheduling
  2. Quality Control
  3. Contract Management
  4. Procurement Management
  5. Contract Finance Management
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8
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It is done in two different times. First, it is done after the plans are ready, but before the work starts at the site in order to workout a timeline and calculate construction costs for the project.

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Construction Scheduling

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9
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It is the most difficult part of construction management. It is easy for them to take shortcuts to finish off the job.

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Quality Control

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10
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A __________ supervisor must know how to check for quality for a vast array of completely different work items, from excavation in the ground to concrete or steel fabrication to finishing materials like marble or paint to services like electrical and plumbing.

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Quality Control Supervisor

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____________ demands technical knowledge, and is best done either by engineers, or people who have years of training in construction quality supervision.

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Quality Control

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12
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___________ is dealing with the standard issues that crop up during a project. These includes checking contractor’s bills and paying them regularly, and dealing with the numerous issues that could occur.

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Contract Management

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13
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Secondly, it is done during the execution of the project, when the actual schedule may differ from the planned schedule due to delays, weather, or any number of reasons.

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Construction Scheduling

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14
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________ is a huge component in building construction. Each and every one of these items has to be ordered, paid for, checked when it arrives, unloaded from trucks, placed in secured storage, etc.

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Procurement Management

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15
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Large construction projects can eat up tens of millions of money a month. Planning the finances for a project is a key activity for both owners and contractors.

This planning demands a detailed knowledge of the project schedule.

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Construction Finance Management

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16
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This type of planning must be done for things that could go wrong

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Contingency Planning