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CM 1011 Terms Final Test Questions and Answers
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CM 1011 Terms FinalSchedule - Answer -primary tool for project planning; addresses "how long?"
Types of Schedules - Answer -Gantt Charts, Network Diagrams
Gantt Chart - Answer -*uses bars to show length of each activity*
adv: easy to understand because relates duration to calendar days;
disadv: doesn't show relationships btw activities
Network Diagrams - Answer -*aka Critical Path Method (CPM)*
Adv: shows relationships btw activities and durations
Disadvs: isn't as easy to understand as Gantt Chart
Types of Network Diagrams - Answer -AOA-Activity on the Arrow
AON-Activity on the Node
AOA Network Diagram
O------------------------> O
start Activity end - Answer -nodes btw activity arrows show start and end of connected activities
,AON Network Diagram
[A]------------------------------>[B]
activity relationship activity - Answer --method of choice for the industry
-also called precedence diagramming
-Activity is noted on the node and arrows show relationships
Detailed Schedules - Answer --Break major activities down into smaller tasks so the overall schedule can
be analyzed in greater detail
-used at the field office
Summary Schedules - Answer --Group activities under broad headings
Ex. mobilization, site work, foundation
-most often used for management reports and presentations
Mini- Schedules - Answer --broken down into even finer detail
Ex. showing plumbing, heating, ventilation and air conditioning
Short-Interval Schedules
(Look ahead schedules) - Answer --created by superintendents and foremen to manage work over short
period of time typically 3 week schedule
-acts as work plan for work crews on site
Special-Purpose Schedule - Answer -keep track of activities that support the work. ex materials being
delivered
3 stages of Building Your Schedule - Answer -The planning stage
The sequencing stage
The scheduling stage
, The Planning Stage - Answer --read project plans and specs
-use WBS to create activity list
WBS - Answer -Work Breakdown Structure
-grouped by the activities performed by a single subcontractor
Sequencing Stage - Answer -After determining what activities must take place you determine in what
order they will take place
-usually use AON network diagrams
Scheduling Stage - Answer -Once activities and order of those activities are determined assign durations
to each activity
Activity - Answer -any task, function, or decision that has a time commitment or duration
Three types of Activities - Answer -Production
Procurement
Administrative
Production Activities - Answer -building of the project ex. install structural steel in concrete slab
Procurement Activities - Answer -obtaining materials and equipment for the project
Administrative Activities - Answer -contract administration
such as permitting, submittals, inspections, & testing
Critical Path - Answer -the activities that must stay on track in order to meet the planned schedule
Float - Answer -activities that have some flexibility and won't jeopardize overall schedule
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