Scheduling and Project Management Flashcards
What is Contingency time?
Contingency time is providing extra time in the schedule for unforeseen delays
What is Float Time?
Float time is the time that occurs in between one task and its relation to the next. Typically on a construction project many tasks are dependent upon another being completed.
What is the advantage of creating a schedule while creating a bid?
Having a schedule prepared before construction starts is helpful to bidding, because it helps determine how much overhead costs to include in the bid.
What are the three common scheduling types?
- Calendar Scheduling
- Bar Chart or Gantt Chart
- Critical Path Schedule
what is Q scheduling or Queue Scheduling
the newest technique used today, No interference between any two activities is allowed at the same location. Trades pass through the different segments of the project in a sequence
What are Daily Reports?
Most construction companies require their site superintendent fill out a daily report listing the activities of each work day’s events.
What should the project superintendent list in a daily report?
Project name and location
Date
Weather conditions
Personnel on the job
Description of work
Hours worked on each task
Change orders
Progress of the job
Other relevant information
An improper project scheduling can result in:
- contractors not knowing when to do their work.
- Increase total job time
- If a project schedule is too general or too detailed, it can be unusable.
Quality of construction, materials and work methods should be addressed in the specifications. Companies that are bidding can take these expectations into consideration when they are doing their estimates.
True
Adding __________time is a method of allotting more time in the project schedule to account for unforeseen delays.
contingency
Project managers rely on information provided by ____________to effectively schedule their projects:
Both records of similar past projects and subcontractors
What are the steps involved in closing out each project?
- Onsite walk-through to develop a punch list
- Contractor/architect provide certificate
- Owner makes final payment
This chart graphs the starting and finishing times for individual tasks that make up the project.
Gantt chart / bar chart
Contingency time is providing extra time in the schedule for unforeseen delays.
True
When using subcontractors, be sure to clearly describe the level of quality expected in their job specifications, this will help them _____ the job accordingly.
bid
In a construction project, _________ time is the amount of time that a task in a project network or path can be delayed without causing a delay to other, subsequent tasks or to the overall completion date.
float
______________ is a form of managing tasks that is best for simple, less complicated projects. It enables the contractor to link specific tasks to a date, manage deliveries, payments and employment schedules in a very simple, straightforward way.
Calendar scheduling
The typical duties of the _______________ include; coordination activities of subcontractors and workers, enforcement of safety regulations, adjusting schedules to work around unexpected delays, overseeing general quality control and building code compliance.
superintendent
The ____________ assists the superintendent by; training employees, arrange for material and equipment deliveries, develop crew assignments and schedules, and report progress to the supervisor.
foreman
Most construction companies require their site superintendent to fill out a ____________ listing the activities of each work day’s events.
daily report
_______________ is a procedure that analyzes the requirements of a project and determines how best to decrease costs, increase profits, improve quality and performance, and enhance customer satisfaction.
Value engineering
A preliminary cash flow schedule will help the project manager to understand when and to whom monies will be disbursed.
True
