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Questions and Answers of Construction Project Management

It is important to receive accurate and complete information from the construction job site. Name two specific construction management functions where this information is used.
What is a cost code, and how is it used in project controls?
Name at least three factors that can impact project performance.
What is an escalation clause, and how is it used in the construction contract?
What is the riskiest element of project planning and project control?
What does it mean to crash the schedule?
Regarding project controls, what does it mean to forecast in construction management?
What are the three fundamental objectives of a quality management plan?
What is the difference between quality control and quality assurance?
Name three quality control mechanisms typically mandated by the construction contract that are used to check for conformance to the plans and specifications.
Explain the concept behind a zero-punch list.
What is an FOR?
What is the name of the agency responsible for establishing safety standards and enforcing them through inspections conducted at construction job sites?
Identify the four primary components of an effective safety management plan.
What are the four primary causes of injuries in the construction industry?
Identify at least five items of personal protection equipment that might be utilized by workers on the job site.
What is an MSDS?
Name the six different categories that most risk factors generally fall under.
What is a contingency?
Name at least three types of construction risks.
What is a latent design defect?
Name at least three prebid risk factors.
Name one estimate preparation risk factor.
What two factors must be considered when trying to determine the risk rating for any given risk?
Name the five most common risk mitigation strategies.
Give one example of a risk allocation technique that contractors might use on a large, complex project when they think they have exceeded their risk tolerance.
What is a BIM model?
What is the difference between 3D CAD modeling and BIM?
How is virtual reality different from augmented reality?
What is the difference between a design-intent model and a construction model?
What is the difference between the central repository approach and the distributed repository approach to implementing BIM?
What is clash detention?
What are the fourth and fifth dimensions of BIM?
What are the sixth and seventh dimensions of BIM?
What does the term interoperability mean?
Name at least three common ways that contractors use BIM.
What is the life cycle of building products?
Define life-cycle cost analysis (LCCA).
What are the six fundamental principles of sustainable building design?
Name three ways we can reduce and optimize energy use.
Name four types of green materials.
How can construction waste be minimized?
What is the triple bottom line?
Name four common types of environmental performance measurements.
What does the acronym LEED stand for?
How do buildings earn LEED certification?
Are you a leader? If not now, what would it take for you to become a leader?
What motivates you as a student? What motivates you as an employee? What do you think motivates your favorite boss?
Of our top 10 leadership traits, which one do you feel should rank first?
Was your favorite boss a manager or a leader or both?
What did you dislike about a former or current boss, and what did you like the most about a former or current boss?
Other than our list of construction leadership myths, what stereotype do you know of?
Of all of the “traditional” leadership theories, which one applies to construction leaders the best?
Who is one of your favorite famous political, military, or sports leaders? Why them?
Why do you feel there have not been any books written specific to construction leadership?
Our example list of construction leaders is very brief. Whom do you feel should be added to a list of design and construction leaders?
Looking back at Figure 19.1, how do you see the circles overlapping with respect to (a) construction CEO, (b) project engineer, (c) structural engineer, (d) journeyman carpenter, and/or (e) yourself?
Develop an inner-circle diagram similar to Figure 19.2 above for (a) project manager, (b) CEO, (c)project engineer, (d) the client, and/or (e) yourself.
How would you prepare an individual development plan for a subordinate employee?
Who prepares the performance appraisal, and what is it used for?
What are performance standards, and what are they used for?
What type of written documentation would you use when selecting applicants for interviews?
What are job specifications, and what are they used for?
What is a job description, and what is it used for?
What is the process for determining the monthly cash flow requirements on a construction project?
Why is a liquidity assessment important when analyzing a prospective subcontractor’s balance sheet?
Why do general contractors typically require prospective subcontractors to submit current financial statements during the prequalification process?
What is the project team’s role in winning a construction contract awarded using a negotiated procurement process?
What are the primary responsibilities of the business development staff of a construction company?
Prepare a performance standard for a field engineer.
Prepare a job description for a field engineer.
Determine the current ratio, return-on-assets ratio, and the debt-to-equity ratio for Eastside Excavating using the financial statements shown in Box 18.1 and Box 18.2. What is your assessment of the
Why is warranty response an important customer service?
What is a warranty claim?
Where would you determine which components require warranties that are longer than the 1 year required in the general conditions?
From whom should the PM obtain written warranties?
When does the warranty period begin?
What does the warranty provision in a construction contract cover?
What type of post-project analyses are performed as part of the project manager’s close-out activities on a project?
What items are tracked by the PM on a close-out log?
Where does the PM obtain the information for the O & M manuals that are submitted to the designer for approval?
Why do some owners require that project managers submit final and unconditional lien releases from subcontractors?
What are final and unconditional lien releases?
Who issues a certificate of occupancy?
What is a certificate of occupancy?
Why is substantial completion a significant contractual milestone?
What does substantial completion mean in the context of a construction contract?
What action should the PM take if he or she believes that some of the punch list items are outside the scope of the contract?
What is a punch list? When is it developed?
Draw a flow chart of the material procurement process starting at the selection of the supplier and ending with receipt of the product warranty.
Assume you were the PM for the construction of a new high school. The school principal has made a warranty claim regarding the failure of a ventilating unit. You have notified the mechanical
Prepare a request for release for retention on the NanoEngineering Building.
Prepare a final and unconditional lien release for Richardson Electrical for the NanoEngineering Building.
Prepare a close-out log for a project. Include at least 10 subcontract and supplier categories.
Assume you are the project manager for a construction company with an average annual volume of $500 million, which spends 1 percent on home office overhead and routinely realizes 2 percent in pre-tax
As project manager for Northwest Construction Company for the NanoEngineering Building, you have been asked to prepare an agenda for the quarterly site meeting of the dispute resolution board. What
As project manager for Northwest Construction Company for the NanoEngineering Building, you are required to nominate a member for the dispute resolution board. What criteria would you use to select
Assume you are the project manager for Northwest Construction Company on the NanoEngineering Building and have a dispute with the owner. You and the owner have decided to use mediation to attempt to
How can the partnering techniques discussed in Chapter 5 be used to resolve issues between the contractor and the owner?
Assume a contractor has a contract for the construction of an elementary school. Assume our sample contract applies here. The contractor’s project manager believes the contractor is owed additional

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