Question 1

If someone wanted to constrain a project's end date so that any project slippage would cause negative float, they would do so by using

Options :

A : Finish-no-earlier constraint on the first activity

B : Finish-no-earlier constraint on the last activity

C : Finish-no-later constraint on the last activity

D : Start-no-later constraint on the first activity

Answer: C

Question 2

Constructability is NOT intended to:

Options :

A : optimize engineering and procurement

B : correct deficiencies in the project design

C : balance project and environment goals

D : integrate construction knowledge into the design

Answer: B

Question 3

Midway through the project you received an executed change order for this project, adding thirty-three days to the contract for weather delays. In its simplest form, how would your next project update display the changed condition?

Options :

A :

After Activity 1000, add a new Activity 1050 with a start-to-start relationship to Activity 1000, and tie the end of this new activity with a finish-to-finish relationship to the final activity of the project.

B :

After Activity 1000, add a new Activity 1010 with a finish-to-start relationship to Activity 1000, and tie the end of this new activity with a finish-to-start relationship to the final activity of the project.

C :

After Activity 1001, add a new Activity 1011 with a finish-to-start relationship to Activity 1000, and tie the end of this new activity with a finish-to-start relationship to the final activity of the project.

Answer: A

Question 4

In an earned value-based system, a schedule performance index of less than one for the project indicates the project is:

Options :

A : ahead of schedule

B : on schedule

C : complete

D : behind schedule

Answer: D

Question 5

How could the structural steel drawing delay have been prevented?

Options :

A : Add a time buffer at the end of structural steel activities.

B : Allow adequate time for review and resubmittal in the baseline schedule.

C : Release the structural steel for fabrication concurrent with review of structural steel shop drawings.

D : Switch to post-tensioned concrete construction.

Answer: B

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