Principles of Construction Management

Question 1

It is the application of knowledge, skills,
tools, and techniques to project activities in
order to meet or exceed stakeholder needs
and expectations from a project.

Answer 1

Project Management

Question 2

Meeting or exceeding stakeholder needs
and expectations invariably involves
balancing competing demands among:

Answer 2

1. )Scope
2. ) time
3. ) cost
4. ) quality.

Question 3

Stakeholders with differing needs
and expectations.

Identified requirements

Answer 3

NEEDS

Question 4

Stakeholders with differing needs
and expectations.

Unidentified requirements

Answer 4

Expectations

Question 5

The term _________ is
sometimes used to describe an
organizational approach to the
management of ongoing operations.

Answer 5

Project Management

Question 6

This approach, more properly called 
management by products, treats 
many aspects of ongoing operations 
as projects in order to apply project 
management to them.

Answer 6

Project Management

Question 7

refers either to the study and practice
of the managerial and technological aspects
of the construction industry (including
construction, construction science,
construction management, and construction
technology), or to a business model where
one party to a construction contract serves
as a construction consultant, providing both
design and construction advice.

Answer 7

Construction Management

Question 8

Management Functions or Objectives

Answer 8

1. ) Planning
2. ) Organizing
3. ) Staffing
4. ) Leading or Directing
5. ) Controlling

Question 9

is the ongoing process of developing
the business’ mission and objectives
and determining how they will be
accomplished. IT ALSO INCLUDES BOTH BROADEST VIEW OF THE ORGANIZATION.

Answer 9

Planning

Question 10

is establishing the internal 
organizational structure of the 
organization. The focus is on 
division, coordination, and control 
of tasks and the flow of information 
within the organization. It is in this 
function that managers distribute 
authority to job holders.

Answer 10

ORGANIZING

Question 11

is filling and keeping filled with 
qualified people all positions in the 
business. Recruiting, hiring, training, 
evaluating and compensating are 
the specific activities included in the 
function. In the family business, 
staffing includes all paid and unpaid 
positions held by family members 
including the owner/operators

Answer 11

Staffing

Question 12

is influencing people's behavior 
through motivation, communication, 
group dynamics, leadership and 
discipline. The purpose of directing is to 
channel the behavior of all personnel to 
accomplish the organization's mission 
and objectives while simultaneously 
helping them accomplish their own 
career objectives.

Answer 12

LEADING OR DIRECTING

Question 13

is a four-step process of 
establishing performance standards 
based on the firm's objectives, 
measuring and reporting actual 
performance, comparing the two, 
and taking corrective or preventive 
action as necessary.

Answer 13

CONTROLLING

Question 14

Eight M’s of Management

Answer 14

1. ) MANPOWER (MEN)
2. ) MONEY
3. ) MACHINES
4. ) MATERIALS
5. ) METHODS
6. ) MOMENT
7. )MANAGEMENT
8. ) MOTHER NATURE

Question 15

is defined as an endeavor wherein people,
supplies, and money are coordinated in an
unusual way to undertake a unique scope of work of a given standards and specifications, within constraints of cost and time, so as to accomplish beneficial change defined by quantitative objectives. This connotes that a project has specific objectives, time boundaries, and an
explicit budget that limits the amount of human, financial and material resources that can be used to complete a unique venture.

Answer 15

PLANNING