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Questions 1

What project cost elements would NOT normally be reflected in the Activity 1000?

Options:

A.  

Home office expenses

B.  

CPM processing and updating

C.  

Materials used in the construction

D.  

Job site quality control

Discussion 0
Questions 2

The amount of time that an activity can be delayed from its early start date without delaying project completion is called:

Options:

A.  

Negative float.

B.  

Free float.

C.  

Total float.

D.  

Interfering float.

Discussion 0
Questions 3

Of the following update procedures, which is the least important in achieving an accurate forecast for completion of a construction schedule?

Options:

A.  

Estimating remaining durations of activities.

B.  

The correct recording of actual start dates.

C.  

Making "downstream" logic revisions as required.

D.  

Entering the time impacts of delays and change orders.

Discussion 0
Questions 4

The data date or status date of a schedule represents the:

Options:

A.  

date the monthly update is performed

B.  

date the project manager turns in the schedule update

C.  

system date when the software calculates the update

D.  

date on which progress is based

Discussion 0
Questions 5

By subtracting a measured unit productivity rate during an impacted period from the unit productivity rate during an unimpacted period, the resulting value represents:

Options:

A.  

Acceleration.

B.  

Production output.

C.  

Productivity loss.

D.  

Productivity efficiency.

Discussion 0
Questions 6

In analyzing a logical chain of activities in a critical path method (CPM) schedule, what do differing total float values within that chain typically indicate?

Options:

A.  

The schedule has too much detail to reflect an accurate critical path.

B.  

Different calendars are assigned to certain activities in the logical chain.

C.  

The schedule is projecting an "early completion".

D.  

Certain activities in the critical path have no successors.

Discussion 0
Questions 7

What owner action could have mitigated the late completion of the project?

Options:

A.  

Hire a more senior project manager.

B.  

Self-perform more of the work.

C.  

Use a procurement agent to monitor and expedite equipment deliveries.

D.  

Prepare better structural steel drawings.

Discussion 0
Questions 8

How many entities/subcontractors should a scheduled activity cover?

Options:

A.  

More than one it the activity is in a single calendar period

B.  

More than one it the subcontractors agree

C.  

Only one

D.  

More than one if the concurrent work cannot be split between subcontractors

Discussion 0
Questions 9

An early start constraint dictates

Options:

A.  

An activity's remaining duration.

B.  

The planned start of a successor activity

C.  

The planned start of an activity.

D.  

The actual start of an activity.

Discussion 0
Questions 10

What is a key first step in developing a critical path method schedule?

Options:

A.  

Drawing a bar chart of the key phrases of the work.

B.  

Defining the execution plan to meet the required scope of work.

C.  

Setting out the resource to be used and its limitations.

D.  

Drawing the logic diagram.

Discussion 0
Questions 11

In its simplest form, what is the main drawback of critical path method scheduling?

Options:

A.  

It requires a backward pass to calculate late dates.

B.  

It assumes that resources are unlimited.

C.  

It doesn't account for interdependent between activities.

D.  

It allows for Precedence Diagramming Method to be used in place of Arrow Diagramming Method.

Discussion 0
Questions 12

What activities are concurrent to Activity 2001 in the "normal" schedule?

Options:

A.  

7001.

B.  

1001.

C.  

1000.

D.  

2003.

Discussion 0
Questions 13

Using the "normal" schedule, what is the early finish date of activity 10002 and its total float?

Options:

A.  

12-27-03 and 24 days of float

B.  

12-18-03 and 4 days of float

C.  

12-17-03 and 4 days of float

D.  

12-18-03 and 25 days of float

Discussion 0
Questions 14

What is a critical path method schedule?

Options:

A.  

List of work to be accomplished by responsible party and when it is to be accomplished

B.  

The timeline of the riskiest work

C.  

A graphical means of showing the important work

D.  

A network diagram of logically interconnected activities

Discussion 0
Questions 15

All the following describe the critical path of a schedule EXCEPT:

Options:

A.  

Determined by network logic and is the chain of activities that controls the overall project completion time.

B.  

Frequently defined as the shortest path through the schedule.

C.  

Changed by redefining the network logic or changing activity durations or both.

D.  

The series of activities having the least amount of total float.

Discussion 0
Questions 16

What is the relationship depicted between Activity G and Activity H?

Options:

A.  

You cannot tell with the supplied information.

B.  

Start-to-start.

C.  

Finish-to-start.

D.  

Finish-to-finish.

Discussion 0
Questions 17

Is activity 7001 pictured correctly in the precedence diagram?

Options:

A.  

No, the total float is not shown correctly.

B.  

Yes, except the early finish date is not shown.

C.  

No, the start-to-start and finish-to-finish relationships are backwards.

D.  

Yes, the duration is 48 days.

Discussion 0
Questions 18

Why does activity 11001 not show successor activities?

Options:

A.  

The early finish and late finish are circular

B.  

It is the penultimate work required for the project

C.  

The scheduler forgot to add the successor activities

D.  

It is the final activity for the required work for the project

Discussion 0
Questions 19

If a detailed estimate is NOT available to assist in the formulation of activity durations but unit quantities have been identified, what information can be utilized to estimate work package/activity durations?

Options:

A.  

The Eichleay formula

B.  

Historical production rates

C.  

Time impact analysis

D.  

Black-Scholes model

Discussion 0
Questions 20

Which of the following types of delay will NOT result in a time extension and additional compensation for a contractor?

Options:

A.  

Non-excusable delay

B.  

Compensable delay

C.  

Non-compensable delay

D.  

Excusable delay

Discussion 0
Questions 21

Under which circumstance should one perform resource-leveling calculations?

Options:

A.  

When the contract contains a provision for float-banking.

B.  

When you believe that known resource limitations may override schedule logic.

C.  

Never, unless required by the contract.

D.  

When the schedule is resource-loaded.

Discussion 0
Questions 22

The sum of all budgets for work scheduled to be accomplished within a given time period is the ____________.

Options:

A.  

Estimate at completion (EAC)

B.  

Budget at completion (BAC)

C.  

Budgeted cost of work performed (BCWP)

D.  

Budgeted cost of work scheduled (BCWS)

Discussion 0
Questions 23

Schedule forecasts are periodically conducted to project the project schedule performance at completion Which of the following situations would probably result in an incorrect forecast?

Options:

A.  

The cost variance

B.  

The profit or loss for the project

C.  

The variance at completion

D.  

The schedule variance

Discussion 0
Questions 24

During proofing of the product manual, a problem was discovered requiring 15 days additional time to affect a correction. How can the date of availability be maintained?

Options:

A.  

Expedite Draft Product Manual by 5 days

B.  

Delay Release for Manufacture by 5 days

C.  

Delay Manufacture Product by 5 days

D.  

Expedite Package Product by 5 days

Discussion 0
Questions 25

Determine the correct formula and date for the late finish for Activity 9004.

Options:

A.  

LF of 10002 less 24 days

B.  

LS of 9004 plus 72 days

C.  

LF of 8001 plus 72 days

D.  

LS of 10002 less lag of 7 days plus 1 day equaling 20 Nov 2023

Discussion 0
Questions 26

At the end of month one, did the delay to the parking structure foundation delay the project?

Options:

A.  

NO.

B.  

Yes, by 4 calendar days.

C.  

Yes, by 14 calendar days.

D.  

Yes, by 9 calendar days.

Discussion 0
Questions 27

Determine the correct formula and date for the late finish for Activity 6002.

Options:

A.  

LS of 6003 plus 1 day equaling 09 Mar 2023

B.  

LS of 6003 less 1 day equaling 09 Mar 2022

C.  

LS of 6003 less 1 day equaling 09 Mar 2023

D.  

LS of 6003 plus 1 day equaling 09 Mar 2022

Discussion 0
Questions 28

How much Total Float does drafting the product manual have?

Options:

A.  

15 workdays.

B.  

0 workdays.

C.  

10 workdays.

D.  

5 workdays.

Discussion 0
Questions 29

How many workdays occur from the start of the Product Testing to the Product Available milestone?

Options:

A.  

70

B.  

100

C.  

60

D.  

90

Discussion 0
Questions 30

An earned value-based project control system can use either of which two budgets as the basis of its calculations?

Options:

A.  

Labor hours or dollars.

B.  

Direct or indirect cost.

C.  

Earned or budgeted cost yearly.

D.  

Linear feet or dollars.

Discussion 0
Questions 31

When should the Project Plan have incorporated the relevant interfaces and requirements of the project contract documents?

Options:

A.  

During the Bid Phase

B.  

Before the commercial decision to bid on the project

C.  

Af1er the award and before the NTP

D.  

After the NTP

Discussion 0
Questions 32

If someone wanted to constrain a project's end date so that any project slippage would cause negative float, they would do so by using

Options:

A.  

Finish-no-earlier constraint on the first activity

B.  

Finish-no-earlier constraint on the last activity

C.  

Finish-no-later constraint on the last activity

D.  

Start-no-later constraint on the first activity

Discussion 0
Questions 33

Which statement is true?

Options:

A.  

Where compensability cannot be established, excusability is assumed.

B.  

Where compensability can be established, excusabltity cannot be assumed.

C.  

Where compensability cannot be established, excusability is a given.

D.  

Where compensability can be established, excusability is assumed.

Discussion 0
Questions 34

In order for a claimant to be entitled to an extension of contract time for a delay event (and further to be considered compensable):

Options:

A.  

The delay must affect the critical path.

B.  

The delay must be concurrent with the delay attributable to both parties.

C.  

The delay must not cause monetary harm to the defendant.

D.  

The delay must affect the contractor's planned construction schedule.

Discussion 0
Questions 35

When should the project documents be reviewed to assess their impact on the organization and administration of a project?

Options:

A.  

After the Award and before the NTP

B.  

During the Bid Phase

C.  

Before the commercial decision to Did on the project

D.  

After the NTP

Discussion 0
Questions 36

: 20

Constraints control events or activities that __________________.

Options:

A.  

Affect only the forward pass.

B.  

Are not based on project relationships.

C.  

Affect only the backward pass.

D.  

May be over-ridden by activity logic.

Discussion 0
Questions 37

Determine the correct formula and date for the late finish for Activity 9004.

Options:

A.  

LS.10002 + 1 day -> 11-29-03.

B.  

LS.10002^ Lag.7 + i day -> 11-20-03.

C.  

LS.10002 - 1 day -> 11-27-03.

D.  

LS.10002 - Lag.7 - l day -> 11-20-03.

Discussion 0
Questions 38

For which of these delays should an owner grant a time extension?

Options:

A.  

Structural steel shop drawings.

B.  

Shop drawings and centrifuge delay.

C.  

Differing site conditions at parking structure.

D.  

Differing site conditions and centrifuge delay.

Discussion 0
Questions 39

Control Level Schedule activities are NOT one of the following:

Options:

A.  

always analogous with Control Accounts

B.  

always used to establish the scope and track the status of automation control systems

C.  

may be composed form multiple WBS deliverable packages

D.  

always reporting the status of phase deliverables

Discussion 0
Questions 40

Using the "normal" schedule, theoretically construct a hammock for activities 2001 through 2004. What is the duration of the hammock?

Options:

A.  

91 days

B.  

183 days

C.  

145 days

D.  

53 days

Discussion 0
Questions 41

Based on the stated costs, what percentage of the total cost comes from the 2000 series of activities?

Options:

A.  

3.3%

B.  

2.2%

C.  

23%

D.  

2 4%

Discussion 0
Questions 42

Assuming that you had only one crane capable of 30 lifts per day, 3 column pours requiring 28 lifts each, plus associated assorted work requiring an additional 150 lifts, what is the minimum planned working duration for this work?

Options:

A.  

8 work days

B.  

18 work days

C.  

7 work days

D.  

15 workdays

Discussion 0
Questions 43

The congested site only has room for 3 cranes to operate concurrently. Only 1.75 cubic yard ICY] or1.34 cubic meter [CM] concrete buckets are available. Each crane can perform up to 35 lifts per day. Assuming a total of 30 lifts per crane pet day. what is the maximum volume of concrete that could be placed using 3 small tower cranes over a 5-day period?

Options:

A.  

263 CY

B.  

368 CM

C.  

201 CY

D.  

306 CY

Discussion 0
Questions 44

The work breakdown structure is used to organize

Options:

A.  

"Smart activity ID codes" representing similar items of scheduled work

B.  

The chart of accounts

C.  

Similar activity coding of schedule activities

D.  

The smallest defined work packet

Discussion 0
Questions 45

The Organizational Breakdown Structure (OBS) is a hierarchical structure that does NOT include which of the following:

Options:

A.  

subcontractors

B.  

stakeholders

C.  

sub-subcontractors

D.  

project director

Discussion 0
Questions 46

Which of the following is not an internal stakeholder?

Options:

A.  

Owner

B.  

installer

C.  

Subcontractor

D.  

Prime Contractor

Discussion 0
Questions 47

When a fragnet of activities represents a known schedule risk, which activity will most likely change the overall outcome?

Options:

A.  

The activity with the highest sensitivity.

B.  

The activity with the longest duration.

C.  

The activity with the lowest total float value.

D.  

The activity with the highest resource loading.

Discussion 0
Questions 48

What is accurate about Activity 7001 in the precedence diagram?

Options:

A.  

The successor FF lag from 7001 to 11001 is not shown

B.  

The LF is correct

C.  

The TF is not calculated correctly

D.  

The LF is not correct

Discussion 0
Questions 49

The linear scheduling velocity diagram has the following two-axis:

Options:

A.  

Location and crew size

B.  

Time and location

C.  

Time and rate of progress

D.  

Time and crew size

Discussion 0
Questions 50

What is the actual duration as of the status date or data date of Activity B?

Options:

A.  

7.

B.  

3.

C.  

0.

D.  

4.

Discussion 0
Questions 51

At a minimum, periodic reporting must be done at what interval?

Options:

A.  

Monthly.

B.  

As requested by the project manager.

C.  

As requested by the owner.

D.  

As specified in the contract documents.

Discussion 0
Questions 52

What method offers the best chance of the schedule being used effectively to implement the project in the field?

Options:

A.  

Issue detailed schedule updates as frequently as possible.

B.  

Obtain consent and agreement to the schedule from the key project personnel.

C.  

Include detailed and stringent set of scheduling specifications in the contract.

D.  

Allow large time contingencies on milestones and completion deadlines.

Discussion 0
Questions 53

Using the "normal" schedule, and assuming you are billing on the last day of the month for previous month and for appropriate partial months, how many invoices will you have for this project?

Options:

A.  

42.

B.  

36.

C.  

40.

D.  

37.

Discussion 0
Questions 54

Which of the following options is NOT a feasible method to reduce the overall completion time of the toll road program?

Options:

A.  

Subcontract outside forces to accelerate the Phase A Schedule

B.  

Allocating forces from other BILCO contracts to the toll road project

C.  

Proceeding with the work in advance of the environmental studies

D.  

Reduce the phasing from 5 phases to 3 phases

Discussion 0
Questions 55

If Activity E's duration changes to 4 months, what is the overall duration of the project.

Options:

A.  

19 months.

B.  

20 months.

C.  

22 months.

D.  

21 months.

Discussion 0
Questions 56

Assuming activities 2001 through 2004 comprise the same WBS element, construct a WBS summary activity for activities 2001 through 2004. Use the normal schedule, what is the cost of the activity?

Options:

A.  

$289.000

B.  

$321.000

C.  

$193,000

D.  

$327,000

Discussion 0
Questions 57

Using the "normal" schedule, if you start Activity 7001 on April 1, 2002, and using a 5-day workweek, what the finish date for Activity 7001?

Options:

A.  

06-11-02.

B.  

06-04-02.

C.  

06-18-02.

D.  

06-05-02.

Discussion 0
Questions 58

SUBCO is a potential concrete bridge contractor based in a metropolitan area 300 miles away from your project. They have offered to supply manpower and equipment t BILCO at a per diem rate of $3,000 above their direct labor and equipment rates. In doing a cost benefit analysis, which of the following is NOT a consideration?

Options:

A.  

SUBCO direct labor and equipment rates

B.  

BILCO liquidated damages in the SDOT contract

C.  

Pending negotiations with GOUGE.

D.  

The distance of SUBCO to your project

Discussion 0
Questions 59

As a change to the network for the current update, activity 6002 is required to begin ten days after the beginning of activity 6001. Which is the simplest logic organization?

Options:

A.  

A start-to-start relationship with a ten-day lag assigned to activity 6001; activity 6002 will be dependent on activity 6001

B.  

A start-to-start to relationship for both activities 6001 and 6002 with a ten-day lag assigned to activity 6002.

C.  

A start-to-finish relationship with both activities 6001 and 6002 having a ten-day lag

D.  

A finish-to-start relationship with a ten-day lag assigned to activity 6002; activity 6001 will be dependent on activity 6002

Discussion 0
Questions 60

For the late finish for Activity 11001, select the most appropriate response for transitioning from the forward pass.

Options:

A.  

LS.11001 + 25 days.

B.  

02-19-04.

C.  

EF.11001.

D.  

EF.11001 + 1 day.

Discussion 0
Questions 61

Activity durations are normally estimated in an intuitive and subjective way. All of the following will improve duration accuracy EXCEPT

Options:

A.  

Use gross building square footages. The pluses and minuses all average out.

B.  

Look at each activity independently and don't follow specific logic paths when assigning activity durations.

C.  

Divide activities into smaller activities. This will increase activity detail and duration estimate accuracy.

D.  

Use the people responsible for performing the work as a resource to assign activity durations.

Discussion 0
Questions 62

Considering the information provided for the project, what is the factor that most influences the successful crashing of the schedule?

Options:

A.  

Avoiding a late delivery penalty from the owner

B.  

Maximizing the $500,000 bonus

C.  

Avoiding the 2023-2024 winter/wet weather season

D.  

Minimizing the indirect expenditure chargeable to the contractor

Discussion 0
Questions 63

Baseline schedule can be submitted only__________.

Options:

A.  

at the beginning or the construction

B.  

once the project gets impacted try change

C.  

once the design for the construction gets approved

D.  

once the safety quality and insurance requirements are met

Discussion 0
Questions 64

Determine the driving activity for Activity 10001.

Options:

A.  

Activity 11001.

B.  

Activity 10002.

C.  

Activity 9005.

D.  

There is no driving activity for Activity 10001 in the backward pass.

Discussion 0