Project Planning & Management Flashcards
When assembling a team the project manager should consider which six issues?
- the type and complexity of the project
- the size of the project
- staff availability
- experience levels
- billing rates
- personalities
What are the common methods for scheduling design and construction projects?
(1) Bar chart or Gantt chart
(2) Critical path method
In the critical path method (CMP) what does a dashed arrow represent?
Dashed arrows represent dependencies, known as dummies. These are used to give each activity a unique beginning and ending number.
What does a heavy arrow indicate in a CMP?
Critical path.
What is a work plan?
A detailed project schedule, breaking the project down into its component tasks and assigned staff members and other resources to each task.
A good work plan includes which seven items?
(1) the scope of services in the agreement
(2) a breakdown of the services to be provided into phases and individual tasks
(3) dependencies
(4) milestones
(5) the staff needed to do the work
(6) allocation of time and fees to phases and individual tasks
(7) what work will be done by consultants, and what fees and other costs will be associated with their work
What is a dependency?
A case where one task cannot be started until some other task has been completed.
What is the total working fee?
the fee available to pay people to do the job after subtracting fees for profit, consultants, and other expenses
When should code requirements be reviewed and applied?
Reviewing and applying code requirements should begin during programming and continue throughout the project.
Which eight items should be included in the project notebook?
(1) general reference
(2) contracts
(3) fees and schedules
(4) programming
(5) budget
(6) job communication
(7) construction administration
(8) close-out and follow-up
What is standard information that should be included in all meeting minutes?
project name and number, date, place of the meeting, time, people attending and the subjects covered, (weather conditions and temperature if meeting is held on the construction site).
Define project perfection syndrome.
the desire to continue to pursue perfection
Which AIA document is the standard Owner-Architect Agreement?
AIA Document B101, Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Architect
Which Basic services are covered in the five traditional phases of design-bid-build and described in AIA Document B101?
Schematic Design Design Development Construction documents Bidding or negotiation Construction Administration
In AIA Doc B101 Article 1, “Initial Information” what information and assumptions is required by the architect and the owner?
Project’s objective Site information Owner’s Program Physical, legal, financial and time parameters Key personnel for both parties
Where is the architect’s standard of care described in the standard AIA contracts for a design bid build project?
AIA B101, Article 2, Architect’s responsibilities
What types of insurance is required for the Architect to carry under B101, Article 2?
General liability
Automobile liability
Workers’ compensation
Professional liability
The schedule provided by the architect must include which five items?
Time for the owner’s review
Performance of the owner’s consultants
Approval of submissions by authorities having jurisdiction
Expected dates for the start of construction
Expected dates for substantial completion
According to the B101 was go prepares the project schedule?
The architect
According to the B101 who prepares the construction schedule?
The contractor
According to the B101 can the architect or owner ever guarantee that bids or negotiated prices will not vary from the budget or front the estimate the architect made?
No, only the contractor can guarantee prices
Under the B101 who is responsible for furnishing land surveys to describe the legal limits of the site, grades, locations of utilities, easements, right-or-way, and other aspects of a standard survey?
the owner
According to the B101 what are the instruments of service?
Drawings, specifications, and other documents, including those in electronic form, are considered instruments of service whose authors and owners are the architect and the architect’s consultants.
What is the “waiver of consequential damages” included in B101?
Both the architect and owner waive consequential damages. This limits claims to damages resulting directly from a breach of the agreement.