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49 Cards in this Set
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what are 3 reasons to take less money on a project
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-get your foot in the door
-market yourself -keep workers working |
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3 goals for successful completion
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-meets owner's needs and requirements
-on time -within budget |
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the __________ ________ ________ helps to communicate the construction plan, establish production goals, monitor and measure progress, and manage change
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construction project schedule
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what is the best way to communicate
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the construction project schedule
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what are the 4 project management objectives
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-time mgmt
-resource mgmt -quality mgmt -risk (safety) mgmt |
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what are the 4 project management functions
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-planning
-scheduling -monitoring -controlling |
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what are the only activities that don't consume time
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milestones (start, finish etc.)
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what are the 5 activity categories
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-administration
-mobilization/demobilization -procurement -construction -start-up and testing |
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what is a change prior to the bid
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addenda
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F/R/P concrete stands for...
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form, reinforce, place
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nature of the work, quality of work, mgmt and skill, work restrictions, and seasonal conditions are all...
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factors affecting productivity
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what are the 6 uniformat 2 categories
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-substructure
-superstructure -services -interiors -special const and demo -equip and furnishings |
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the minimum overall duration of the project is also known as the
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critical path
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earliest time each activity can start and finish
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forward pass
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all time on the schedule is at the end of the day in what type of construction
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end-of-day construction
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latest time that an activity can start and finish while maintaining minimum overall duration of the project
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backward pass
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forward pass
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earliest time each activity can start and finish
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backward pass
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latest time that an activity can start and finish while maintaining minimum overall duration of the project
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total float is also known as
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project float
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the time span in which the completion of an activity may occur and not delay the completion of the project
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total float
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total float
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the time span in which the completion of an activity may occur and not delay the completion of the project
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can total float be negative
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yes
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free float is also known as
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managerial float
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the time span in which the completion of an activity may delay and not delay the start of any successive activity
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free float
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free float
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the time span in which the completion of an activity may delay and not delay the start of any successive activity
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can free float be negative
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no
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definition of critical path
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path through the network that establishes minimum overall project duration
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if any activity on the critical path is delayed, then...
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the completion of the project will be delayed
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PDM stands for
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precedence diagram method
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an example of a generic assignment would be...
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"workers"
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an example of a trade specific assignment would be...
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"carpenters, laborers, finishers" etc
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a daily resource usage histogram using _____ start has more activities at the end
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late start
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a daily resource usage histogram using _____ start has more activities at the beginning
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early start
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a larger quantity of resources is required in the beginning of the project and the curve of the cumulative resource usage graph's slope is greater at the beginning in a ____ start schedule
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early start
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a larger quantity of resources is required at the end of the project and the curve of the cumulative resource usage graph's slope is greater at the end in a ____ start schedule
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late start
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the ______ schedule falls in between the early start and late start curves on the graph
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target schedule
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the ideal graph of the target schedule is...
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a straight diagonal line going between the early and late start curves
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when the assigned resources exceed the available resources, solutions are to...
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-extend planned completion date
-obtain more resources for excess periods -shift non-critical activities within the schedule |
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what is the tool used to CONCEPTUALIZE and BUILD the schedule
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schedule board
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what is the tool to PROCESS the logic, duration and resources of the tasks
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computerized master schedule
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what should be developed as the outcome of the scheduling meeting be
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the preliminary construction schedule
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most projects are ____ constrained schedules
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time
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the type of scheduling where there is a fixed end date for project completion that must be met
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time constrained scheduling
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_______ constrained schedules are not common in construction schedules except perhaps in labor shortage areas or equipment shortage areas
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resource
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the type of scheduling where there is a shortage of available resources and the project has to be adjusted accordingly
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resource constrained scheduling
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when you attempt to keep the requirements for a construction resource as constant as possible over the duration of the project
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resource leveling
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do most firms resource load?
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no
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the leveling of one or more resource is not practical without the use of a
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program
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in automated resource leveling, the algorithms used are ____-based
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rule
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