ARE 5.0 Project Management

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Formed in 1990 and states business with 15+ employees cannot discriminate against disabled.

Age Discrimination in Employment Act

1967 law that prohibits discrimination of employees 40 years and up. Businesses with 20+ employees must comply.

Work Plan

A document that firms use to organize a project. It outlines the plan by which the company plans to complete a quality project within a given amount of time and in compliance with a set budget.

Cost of Quality (COQ)

A framework for quantifying the total cost of quality-related efforts and deficiencies. The Cost of Good Quality plus the Cost of Poor Quality equals the Cost of Quality. CoQ = CoGQ + CoPQ

Unpaid Internships

According to the Dept. Of Labor's Wage and Hour Division, a company may legally hire an unpaid intern if all six of the criteria are met: 1. The internship, even though it includes actual operation of the facilities of the employer, is similar to training which would be given in an educational environment; 2. The internship experience is for the benefit of the intern; 3. The intern does not displace regular employees, but works under close supervision of existing staff; 4. The employer that provides the training derives no immediate advantage from the activities of the intern; and on occasion its operations may actually be impeded; 5. The intern is not necessarily entitled to a job at the conclusion of the internship; and 6. The employer and the intern understand that the intern is not entitled to wages for the time spent in the internship.

Types of quality costs

Appraisal costs, Internal failure costs, External failure costs, Prevention costs

Appraisal Costs (Cost of Good Quality)

Associated with measuring and monitoring activities related to quality. These costs are associated with the suppliers' and customers' evaluation of purchased materials, processes, products, and services to ensure that they conform to specifications. Costs of activities designed to ensure quality or uncover defects. Can include: Verification- Incoming Material Inspections, Process Controls, Check Fixtures Quality Audits - confirmation that the quality system is functioning correctly Supplier Rating - Assessment and approval of suppliers of products and services

IRC (International Residential Code)

Code appropriate to use in one-family dwellings, two-family dwellings, and townhomes three stories or less.

Methods of compensation available for an architect

Cost plus fee Stipulated Sum (fixed fee) Percentage of construction cost Unit cost

External Failures (Cost of Poor Quality)

Costs associated with defects found after the customer receives the product or service. May include: Services and Repair Costs Warranty Claims Customer Complaints Product or Material Returns Incorrect Sales Orders Incomplete BOMs Shipping Damage due to Inadequate Packaging

Internal Failures (Cost of Poor Quality)

Costs associated with defects found before the product or service reaches the customer. May include: Excessive Scrap Product Re-work Waste due to poorly designed processes Machine breakdown due to improper maintenance Costs associated with failure analysis

Prevention Costs (Cost of Good Quality)

Costs incurred to prevent mistakes from occurring. Can include: Establishing product specifications "Quality Planning" New Product Development and Testing Development of a Quality Management System (QMS) - "Quality Assurance" Proper employee "Training"

4 Stages of effective work plan development

Plan - What tasks and deliverables need to be developed to complete the project. In what timeframe will tasks be completed and by whom. This is the creation of the work plan. Do - Put the work plan into action. Check - To see if the work plan is being adhered to, to see what's next, and see where the project is on the work plan. Adjust - The work plan as new information arises and circumstances change or develop.

Civil Rights Act, Title VII

Prohibits discrimination on basis of race, color, religion, national origin, or sex. Employers with 15+ employees must comply.

RFI Types

RFI Type 1: Graphic/Confirming RFI count as 2-hour points RFI Type 2: Coordination/Missing Information RFI count as 5-hour points RFI Type 3: Code/Contact Information RFI count as 10-hour points

Instruments of Service

Representations, in any medium of expressions of the creative work performed by the Architect and the Architect's consultants.

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)

Required to be filed at 50+ employees. The survey requires company employment data to be categorized by race/ethnicity, gender and job category.

Corporate memory (organizational memory or institutional memory)

The accumulated body of data, information, and knowledge created over the lifetime of the organization.

Total Working Fee

The fee left to pay participants of a team after profits, consultant's fees and other expenses are deducted.

RFIs

Used when the construction team discovers an unforeseen condition or circumstance, an omission, or a conflict or discrepancy.

internal failure costs

costs resulting from defects that are discovered during the production of a service or product.