BCM Construction Project Management 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which scheduling technique uses activity durations, dependencies, and float to determine the longest project path?
- Critical Path Method (CPM) (Correct answer)
- Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT)
- Gantt Chart
- Resource Leveling
Correct answer: Critical Path Method (CPM)
CPM identifies the critical path—the longest sequence of dependent activities—determining the minimum project duration.
Question 2: In construction project management, what does the acronym WBS stand for?
- Work Breakdown Structure (Correct answer)
- Weekly Budget Summary
- Workflow Based Scheduling
- Work-Based Standard
Correct answer: Work Breakdown Structure
A Work Breakdown Structure hierarchically decomposes a project into manageable work packages for planning and control.
Question 3: Earned Value Management (EVM) uses which formula to calculate Cost Performance Index (CPI)?
- Earned Value ÷ Actual Cost (Correct answer)
- Actual Cost ÷ Planned Value
- Earned Value ÷ Planned Value
- Budgeted Cost ÷ Earned Value
Correct answer: Earned Value ÷ Actual Cost
CPI = EV/AC; a value above 1.0 indicates the project is under budget relative to work completed.
Question 4: Which contract delivery method requires the owner to hire separate design and construction firms sequentially?
- Design-Bid-Build (Correct answer)
- Design-Build
- Construction Management at Risk
- Integrated Project Delivery
Correct answer: Design-Bid-Build
Design-Bid-Build is the traditional method where design is fully completed before contractors competitively bid the construction.
Question 5: Float (or slack) in a project schedule represents:
- The amount of time an activity can be delayed without delaying the project finish (Correct answer)
- Extra budget allocated for contingencies
- The buffer between construction phases
- Overtime hours available to workers
Correct answer: The amount of time an activity can be delayed without delaying the project finish
Float is the scheduling flexibility an activity has before it impacts the project's critical path or completion date.
Question 6: A construction project's baseline schedule is best described as:
- The approved, original project schedule used as a reference for performance measurement (Correct answer)
- The most recent updated project schedule
- A schedule created after project completion for lessons learned
- The contractor's internal planning document
Correct answer: The approved, original project schedule used as a reference for performance measurement
The baseline schedule is the approved version against which actual progress is measured throughout project execution.
BCM Construction Project Management 1
Which scheduling technique uses activity durations, dependencies, and float to determine the longest project path?