Managing projects Level One Flashcards
Explain the RIBA stages.
Explain the stages of a project’s life cycle.
What is your role in this process?
Explain the following terms: inception, briefing, financial feasibility, quality controls, completion timescales and subsequent programming.
Explain the contractual and legislative/statutory requirements you are aware of.
What RICS guidance do you adhere to?
What is stakeholder management?
How do you carry out management reporting and auditing?
What is an audit?
How do you assess the performance of a project and its individual stakeholders?
Explain the feasibility study process.
What tools and techniques are associated with project controls?
What are the essential requirements of a project audit/closeout report?
What is the role of a project manager?
As a Project Manager, how do you make sure that health & safety is given sufficient consideration?
Explain different project team structures.
How can project team members communicate with each other effectively?
What is a Project Execution Plan (PEP)?
What sort of information would typically be contained within a PEP?
Explain what the following are; PID, PEP and PMP.
How and why are tasks carried out at a particular stage of a project, from your experience?
When is it appropriate to deviate from the norm?
Explain document control requirements you are aware of.
Explain the requirements of information management systems, administrative processes and management reporting requirements associated with projects.
How do you understand your client’s requirements?
How do you collate the development/project brief including the business case drivers for the development?
Explain techniques you use for the effective control of time and cost during the life-cycle of a project, including the reasons for any design, cost and programme variations.
Explain your understanding of project risks and contingency planning.
What is a risk register?
How do you use a risk register?
How is risk assessed?
What is a risk allowance?
What are the 4 main risk categories according to the NRM?
How do you manage change?
How does the NEC manage change?
How does the JCT manage change?
At what stage should Value Engineering be carried out?
What is value management?
Can you clarify the difference between value engineering and value management?
What is whole life costing (WLC)?
What are the items included in WLC?
