CAC Construction Scheduling and Planning 3

Question 1

Crashing a schedule involves:

Accepted Answer

Adding resources to critical path activities to shorten their duration

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Removing scope from the project to meet a deadline

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Resequencing activities to eliminate float

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Accepting a later completion date due to unforeseen delays

Question 2

An activity has an Early Start (ES) of Day 5, an Early Finish (EF) of Day 12, a Late Start (LS) of Day 9, and a Late Finish (LF) of Day 16. What is its total float?

Accepted Answer

4 days

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7 days

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0 days

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3 days

Question 3

What scheduling deliverable is typically required by owners within 30 days of Notice to Proceed?

Accepted Answer

A detailed CPM schedule showing all activities, durations, and logic ties

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A preliminary bar chart showing major milestones only

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A cost-loaded schedule with monthly payment projections

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A resource-loaded schedule with subcontractor breakdowns

Question 4

Which of the following best describes 'free float'?

Accepted Answer

The amount of time an activity can be delayed without delaying the early start of any successor

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The amount of time an activity can be delayed without delaying the project finish

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The difference between early finish and late finish of an activity

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The overlap time between two parallel activities

Question 5

A schedule that has been loaded with cost information for each activity is called a:

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Cost-loaded schedule

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Resource-loaded schedule

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Earned value schedule

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Baseline progress curve

Question 6

What is the primary purpose of a Time Impact Analysis (TIA) on a construction project?

Accepted Answer

To quantify the schedule delay resulting from a specific change or unforeseen event

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To measure the productivity of field crews over a given time period

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To determine the optimal sequence for completing remaining work

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To project the final cost at completion based on current performance

Question 7

Which of the following is a leading indicator of schedule performance rather than a lagging indicator?

Accepted Answer

Constraint removal rate in the 3-week lookahead

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Percent of planned activities completed to date

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Schedule Performance Index (SPI) from earned value analysis

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Number of change orders processed this month