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Question # 4

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

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

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Question # 5

For activity 11001. why would the crashed direct cost be greater than the direct cost of the normal schedule?

A.

Additional extended overhead is also being shown in this activity

B.

Some costs resulting from the crashed efforts were forgotten in previous activities

C.

Generally, more equipment is used for a crashed project; therefore, it costs more to demobilize

D.

Management bonuses for early completion were included in this activity

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Question # 6

If drafting of the product manual overruns its planned duration by 5 days, how many days may the manufacturing be delayed without affecting release of the product?

A.

15 days.

B.

10 days.

C.

0 days.

D.

5 days.

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Question # 7

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

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.

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Question # 8

Which of the following are NOT considerations or constraints of the planning process for construction scheduling?

A.

Consideration of all stakeholders.

B.

Value engineering.

C.

Project variables.

D.

Interest rate of owner's construction bonds.

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Question # 9

Each of the following accurately describes total float in a schedule EXCEPT:

A.

The amount of time an activity can be delayed without delaying the overall project completion time.

B.

Can be positive or negative.

C.

The amount of time an activity can be delayed without delaying the start or occurrence of any other activity or event in the network.

D.

Computed for an activity by subtracting its early finish from its late finish, or its early start from its late start.

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Question # 10

Activity 1001 started on the scheduled date but has slipped 10 days. Activity 10002 will slip 35 days. All remaining activities retain their original duration. What is the revised completion date?

A.

02-19-04

B.

03-21-04

C.

03-11-04

D.

03-20-04

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Question # 11

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

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.

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Question # 12

Is activity 7001 pictured correctly in the precedence diagram?

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.

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Question # 13

Using the "crashed" schedule, if you start Activity 2002 on August 12, 2001, what is the finish date for Activity 2002?

A.

09-28-01.

B.

09-08-01.

C.

09-15-01.

D.

09-18-01.

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Question # 14

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

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.

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Question # 15

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

A.

NO.

B.

Yes, by 4 calendar days.

C.

Yes, by 14 calendar days.

D.

Yes, by 9 calendar days.

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Question # 16

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

A.

Non-excusable delay

B.

Compensable delay

C.

Non-compensable delay

D.

Excusable delay

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Question # 17

Which of the following is NOT true?

A.

Remaining durations can exceed original durations.

B.

Constraints can interfere with the longest path calculation.

C.

Multiple calendars can affect the total float calculation.

D.

A network must contain only one Critical Path.

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Question # 18

Which of the following will always describe the critical path? The path with

A.

The longest duration through the network.

B.

Zero float.

C.

Negative float.

D.

The shortest duration and negative float.

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Question # 19

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

A.

Location and crew size

B.

Time and location

C.

Time and rate of progress

D.

Time and crew size

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Question # 20

Identify the minimum project duration.

A.

20 months.

B.

16 months.

C.

19 months.

D.

21 months.

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Question # 21

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?

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

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Question # 22

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?

A.

263 CY

B.

368 CM

C.

201 CY

D.

306 CY

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Question # 23

Assumptions made during the planning stage should be_____________.

A.

a risk that is shifted to the implemented in the field

B.

replaced with facts as soon as they are known

C.

solely based on a solid experiential database

D.

clearly stated as such in an internal memo

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Question # 24

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

A.

Negative float.

B.

Free float.

C.

Total float.

D.

Interfering float.

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Question # 25

Select the most appropriate explanation for use of a winter/wet weather seasonal calendar for use in this project?

A.

to highlight a time when there are more holidays and work therefore will be slower and there will be more absenteeism

B.

to denote a time during which work may not progress as fast as planned and cost and risk may be elevated

C.

to provide a key to co-a weather for safety meetings

D.

to show a difference in the calendar year

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Question # 26

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

A.

24 Nov 2023. and 24 days of tree float

B.

24 Dec 2023. and 24 days of tree float

C.

17 Dec 2023. and 4 days of total float

D.

21 Dec 2023. and 4 days of total float

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Question # 27

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

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.

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Question # 28

Constraints control events or activities that __________________.

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.

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Question # 29

What is the remaining work duration of Active D?

A.

4.

B.

11

C.

8.

D.

3.

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Question # 30

Using the crashed schedule, if you start Activity 2002 on 12 August 2021. what is the finish date for Activity 2002?

A.

19 Sep 2021

B.

08 Sep 2021

C.

09 Sep 2021

D.

27 Aug 2021

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Question # 31

Determine the driving activity for Activity 10001.

A.

Activity 11001.

B.

Activity 10002.

C.

Activity 9005.

D.

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

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Question # 32

Which of the following risks CANNOT be estimated by BILCO with only a resource-loaded schedule?

A.

Delay due to SDOT's other projects

B.

Delay due to labor shortage

C.

Liquidated damages on the SDOT contract

D.

Cost overruns due to cement shortage

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Question # 33

What is accurate about Activity 7001 in the precedence diagram?

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

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Question # 34

In the "normal" schedule, excluding Activity 1000, what activity(s) are concurrent with Activity 3001?

A.

2003 and 7001.

B.

2004.

C.

4001, 5001 and 6001.

D.

4001 and 5001.

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Question # 35

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

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.

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Question # 36

What portion of Activity B is on the critical path?

A.

Last half of the activity

B.

None of it

C.

First half of the activity

D.

The whole activity

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Question # 37

Which of the following parties is NOT a stakeholder of the Spring Highway project?

A.

ALPHA

B.

GOUGE

C.

BILCO

D.

DEVCO

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Question # 38

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

A.

3.9% (1 : 25.708)

B.

2.3% (1 : 43.501).

C.

9.1% (1 : 11.000).

D.

8.6% (1 : 11.591)

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Question # 39

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?

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

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Question # 40

What is the result of a forward pass calculation?

A.

Value of total float for individual activities

B.

Early start and early finish date for individual activities

C.

Value of free float for individual activities

D.

Critical path

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Question # 41

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

A.

Delay product release by 5 days.

B.

Expedite packaging by 5 days.

C.

Expedite printing by 5 days.

D.

Delay manufacturing by 5 days.

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Question # 42

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

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.

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Question # 43

Determine the correct formula and date for the late finish for Activity 2001.

A.

LF.2001 - 1 day -> 08-28-01.

B.

LS.2002- 1 day-> 08-29-01.

C.

LS.2002 + 1 day -> 08-30-01.

D.

LS.2002 - 1 day -> 08-28-01.

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Question # 44

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

A.

Home office expenses

B.

CPM processing and updating

C.

Materials used in the construction

D.

Job site quality control

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Question # 45

Resource planning must take all of the following into account except for:

A.

Types of materials, equipment and labor skills required to complete the project.

B.

Earned value techniques established for the project.

C.

Time available to complete the project.

D.

Cash flow (expenditure) limitations for completing work on the project.

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Question # 46

Using the normal schedule, what is the owner's total cost of the project?

A.

S13.990.600

B.

S12.990.000

C.

S13.102.900

D.

S12.953.600

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Question # 47

Which is NOT an industry-recognized methodology for quantifying critical delay?

A.

Gantt Chart.

B.

Periodic Windows.

C.

Collapsed As-Built.

D.

Time Impact.

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Question # 48

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

A.

Monthly.

B.

As requested by the project manager.

C.

As requested by the owner.

D.

As specified in the contract documents.

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