Project Management

Question 1

Duration

Answer 1

scope of work/(productivity x crew size)

Question 2

work crowding

Answer 2

having too many workers in a small space

Question 3

learning curve

Answer 3

productivity increases when tasks are repetative

Question 4

out of sequence

Answer 4

workers unable to have a continuous work flow and are interrupted

Question 5

WBS

Answer 5

work breakdown structure (sometimes called a dictionary) - work identified in the SOW and serves to help with scheduling

Question 6

AON

Answer 6

Activity on Node precedence diagram - could be finish to start (most common)/ start to start/finish to finish/finish to start

Question 7

finish to start

Answer 7

task 1 has to end for task 2 to start

Question 8

finish to finish

Answer 8

task 1 has to end before task 2 can end, but they can be worked on at the same time. eg. report can be started while data collection is happening, but data collection must end before the report can finish

Question 9

start to start

Answer 9

two things can happen at once - milling can happen at the same time as paving

Question 10

start to finish

Answer 10

task 2 has to start before task 1 can finish - a building with an elevator can start to be built, but the electricity has to be in before the elevator can be installed

Question 11

AOA

Answer 11

Activity on Arrow precedence diagram - finish to start precedence only, people oriented flow chart based.

Question 12

float

Answer 12

flexibility in a project - could be the amount of time between early and late start dates, early and late finish dates, or TF = LF - ES - Duration

Question 13

labor burden

Answer 13

the cost to a company to carry their labor force aside from salary. burden is the benefits and taxes that a company must pay on their payroll.