Quiz Planning

If a worker works 9 hours a day for 6 days per week, what is the productivity loss per week (in percentage)? 20% 0% 10% 5%

10%

What is a common period for short interval schedules? 2 week period 4 week period 3 week period 2 or 3 week period

2 or 3 week period

What activity of the following is the last one to be completed? 1. Site mobilization 2. Foundation 3. Roof 4. Closing temporary utilities 3 1 4 2

4

If a worker works 8 hours a day for 6 days per week, what is the productivity loss per week (in percentage)? 10% 5% 2% 0%

5%

Compared to the master project schedule, short interval schedules show____. A lower level of details A higher level of details

A higher level of details

Assume that A is a predecessor of B. Which statement is correct? A occurs before B A and B occur simultaneously B occurs before A

A occurs before B

CSI format is: A standard hierarchy of activities To determine activity relation type To determine activity duration All of them

A standard hierarchy of activities

What is true about increasing the number of starting point method? Work overtime Adding more workers into the same Add another crew to work the same task in another area

Add another crew to work the same task in another area

When you expected that the activity is likely to be performed during the raining season, what will you do with the estimated duration based on RS Means? Subtract some time from the estimated duration Add some time to the estimated duration. Nothing

Add some time to the estimated duration.

A critical activity has: Zero float The same early start and early finish All of them No flexibility

All of them

A good updated schedule shows: Responsibility All of them Delays Effects of changes

All of them

What are the reasons to accelerate a project? Avoid impact of bad seasonal weather All of them Completion time bonuses To do other projects

All of them

What information to should included in short interval schedules? Drawing approvals Material testings Material delivery Number of workers All of them

All of them

What are possible causes of schedule update? Bad weather All of them Design changes Logic changes

All of them bih

Which is an appropriate match between schedule type and project stages? Baseline - Detailed design As built schedule - Feasibility Milestone schedule - Preliminary design As-planned schedule - Construction

Baseline - Detailed design

Which information is needed to estimate duration? Estimated productivity Both Work quantity

Both

What formats of a schedule file are commonly accepted by a 4D scheduling platform? Both of them .csv (comma separated values) .mpp (MS Project)

Both of Them

To request for a time extension, what you need to do is: Both of them Prove that the event directly affects critical activities. Prove that the delay is out of control of the contractor.

Both of them

Which statement is true about a compensable delay? Both of them Caused by the owner. Time extension will be granted if requested.

Both of them

WBS can be used to: Calculate duration of activity Break a complex project into manageable and quantifiable work Determine start and finish dates

Break a complex project into manageable and quantifiable work

What to do if an activity is too long? It is fine Present it as one single bar Break it into multiple activities

Break it into multiple activities

Project finish milestone is when: Certificate of Occupancy is received Whenever the contract requests Punch list is developed Major works are completed

Certificate of Occupancy is received

Activity logics is dependent on: Review time Activity names Construction methods

Construction methods

What is not true about permit activities? Consume resources Consume time Controlled by government agencies

Consume resources

Which are the reasons why the owner does not want to grant a time extension? Just want to stick with the contract. Cost increase Create difficulties to the project.

Cost Increase

When reducing project duration, we need to... Crash one or more critical activities at a time. Crash the longest activity. Crash only one critical activity at a time.

Crash one or more critical activities at a time.

Select the correct statements. Crashing always increases project cost. Crashing increases labor cost. Crashing does not impact overhead cost

Crashing increases labor cost.

Which statements are true about crashing? Crashing always increases the total project cost. Crashing is the process of reducing activity duration Working overtime does not necessarily help crash an activity All of them

Crashing is the process of reducing activity duration

Select the correct statements. Direct cost does not include equipment cost. Project overhead is the indirect cost that is not related to the project. Salary for administrative staff is not a part of the project cost. Direct cost includes labor, equipment, and materials.

Direct cost includes labor, equipment, and materials.

Building permit will allow the contractor to: Do electrical and mechanical work Deliver equipment Test equipment

Do electrical and mechanical work

Which statement is NOT true? Activity duration determination is an estimate process. Activity duration is the best guess you can have. Duration estimate is alway accurate.

Duration estimate is alway accurate.

A 4D-BIM is the integration of cost into a 3D model. False True

False

Acceleration increases indirect cost. True False

False

An activity can be presented as two bars in a bar chart schedule. False True

False

Doubling a crew size can double productivity. True False

False bih

Which is an appropriate activity for a small housing project? East footing formwork Footing formwork West footing formwork

Footing Formwork

Which is an construction activity? As-built preparation Formwork All of them Purchasing concrete

Formwork

Activity duration ____ preparation time. Does not include Correct! Includes

Includes

What is NOT true about contingency? Higher contingency should be assigned to activities with high risks. It helps to avoid extending working time of an activity. It reduces the risk of exceeding the total contract time.

It helps to avoid extending working time of an activity.

What reason for using PDM for scheduling? It has a timescale integrated It is easy to develop even for complex projects It is easy to understand It shows logics

It shows logics

Which of the following is NOT a reason to do a schedule? Keep the scheduler busy Because the contract requires it Identify problems on paper Determine completion date

Keep the scheduler busy

Which statement is TRUE? Quantity estimates are very uncertain. None of them Productivity is exactly the same as the national average, no adjustment is needed.

None of Them

Who is not a project stakeholder? Subcontractor Contractor Owner None of them Designer

None of Them

What states are not true about crowding? Can not help to reduce duration. None of them Can maintain production rate while accelerate project.

None of them

With an unavoidable (excusable) delay, a time extension can be granted only if the delay was on critical activities. None of them. It is dependent on the contract provisions. True False

None of them. It is dependent on the contract provisions.

What document typically defines the start date of a contract? Notice to Proceed Contract Drawings Proposal

Notice to Proceed

Which are common ways to specify contract duration? Number of non-working days Number of allowed calendar days Both of them

Number of allowed calendar days

RS Means can provide us with the national ___ averages. Project delay Activity quantity Productivity

Productivity

What happens if you delay one activity on the critical path? Project is accelerated Nothing happens Project is delayed

Project is delayed

What types of projects tend to use a working-day schedule? Private projects Public projects Both of them

Public Projects

Which action is recommended when the project is delayed? Try to accelerate the project and not need to inform the owner that issue. Report the delays to the client. Do nothing.

Report the delays to the client.

Who estimates the duration of activities performed by a subcontractor? General contractor The owner Subcontractor

Subcontractor

When should you use your own company data instead of RS Means? The company data is sufficient and reliable. Never. RS Means is always more accurate.

The company data is sufficient and reliable.

The primary criticism of bar charts is that: They can't be used to compare actual progress with planned They don't indicate duration They do not show clear dependencies between activities They don't show activities occurring at the same time

They do not show clear dependencies between activities

For an avoidable (non-excusable) delay, ____. Time extension is not likely to be granted. Time extension can mostly be granted.

Time extension is not likely to be granted.

A 3-week schedule can show those tasks accomplished in the previous week. False True

True

A 4D-BIM is the integration of schedule into a 3D model. False True

True

Daily crew planning schedule can show the utilization of each worker on an hour-by-hour basis. True False

True

Daily schedules can show the use of equipment for every hour during the day. True False

True

Lag time is the period that an activity must be delayed after it's predecessor finish. True False

True

Lead time is the period that an activity can start earlier before it's predecessor finish. False True

True

Liquidated damages are based on a reasonable estimate of actual damages. False True

True

Navisworks is a 4D-BIM modeling tool. True False

True

Project time has a linear relationship with indirect cost. True False

True

4D scheduling can .... Visualize the work sequence in a 3D environment. Show project payment overtime.

Visualize the work sequence in a 3D environment.

When doing time-cost tradeoff problem, when to stop the iteration process? When cost exceeds saving. when the project time reaches minimum.

When cost exceeds saving.