CM 102 Final Exam questions and answers with solutions 2025
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What are the two most common types of schedules in construction? - ANSWER Gantt Chart (bar chart) and network diagram
What are the two techniques used to create a network diagram? - ANSWER Activity on arrow and activity on node
What is the other name for activity on node? - ANSWER Precedence ...
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with solutions 2025
What are the two most common types of schedules in construction? - ANSWER Gantt Chart (bar chart)
and network diagram
What are the two techniques used to create a network diagram? - ANSWER Activity on arrow and
activity on node
What is the other name for activity on node? - ANSWER Precedence diagram
What is a Look ahead schedule/ how is it used? - ANSWER Schedule used to coordinate work and
activities over a short period of time (2-4 week intervals).
What are the three stages of network diagram development? - ANSWER Planning stage, Sequencing
stage, and scheduling stage.
Name the three different types of activities that are included in the typical schedule, and give an
example of each. - ANSWER Production activities (installing siding), Procurement Activities (ordering
windows), Administrative activities (obtaining building permit)
What is the critical path, and why is it important? - ANSWER The path of activities that must remain on
time to finish on time
What is float, or slack, in the schedule? - ANSWER The amount of time that an activity's start can be
delayed before it impacts the projects planned completion.
What are the three scheduling calculations to determine project duration and critical path? - ANSWER
Forward pass, Backward pass, Total Float
After you complete a forward and backward pass, how do you know which activities are on the critical
path? - ANSWER They're the activities with 0 float.
, What are the seven fundamental steps included in the project control cycle? - ANSWER 1) Develop the
project plan
2) Establish project benchmarks
3) Monitor the project performance
4) Identify performance deviations
5) Evaluate corrective options
6) Make adjustments
7) Document, report and evaluate results
What are the two essentials of an effective project control system? - ANSWER Information and a good
reporting system
Name three sources where you might gather field information needed to develop your project controls. -
ANSWER Material invoices, time cards, and subcontractor billing statements.
Name two specific construction management functions where info from the job site is used. - ANSWER
Detect variances between a project regarding cost, time, and productivity. Also to develop historical
estimating data.
What is a cost code, and how is it used in project controls? - ANSWER A reference number assigned to
each activity based on CSI division number and is used to track all items of work contributing to overall
project costs including materials, labor, equipment, subcontracts, and overhead.
Name at least three factors that can impact project performance? - ANSWER Weather, quality of
workforce, inadequate tools, defective materials, overcrowded job sites.
What is an escalation clause, and how is it used in the construction contract? - ANSWER A clause
negotiated into the contract to allow for adjustments to be made to the estimate based on current
pricing of the item.
What is the riskiest element of project planning? - ANSWER Estimating productivity.
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