Project Management Quiz

What is NOT one of the fundamental steps that is included in the project control cycle?

• Update technology

• Develop the project plan

• Establish the project benchmarks

• Monitor the project performance

What is essential in an effective project control system?

• Both A and B

• Information

• Good reporting system

• None of answers are correct

What is NOT an example of a source where you might gather field information needed to develop your project controls?

• Requests for information

• Material invoices

• Time cards

• Subcontractor billing statements

Tags

CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

What is an example of a factor that can impact project performance?

• All of the answers are correct

• Weather

• Defective material

• Overcrowded job sites

Tags

CCSS.HSS.MD.B.5

What is an escalation clause?

• It is usually negotiated into the construction contract when there is suspicion that some pricing component of the estimate is in a high state of flux

• It is the same thing as a contingency and tries to account for unforeseen conditions

• It is a clause that covers risks associated with underground utilities, grading, and excavation

• None of the answers are correct

What is the riskiest element of the project control and project planning?

• Estimating productivity

• Cost control

• Scheduling

• None of the answers are correct

Tags

CCSS.HSS.MD.B.5

What does it mean to crash the schedule?

• To compress the overall schedule by accelerating certain activities within it so that they finish sooner

• Lengthening the overall schedule

• Taking out one task

• Combining tasks

What does it mean to forecast in project management?

• To predict the final cost and schedule outcomes on a project while the work is still in progress

• To estimate the weather delays

• Predict the startup cost of the project

• None of the answers are correct

Tags

CCSS.HSS.MD.A.2

CCSS.HSS.MD.A.3

CCSS.HSS.MD.B.5

What are the three primary tracking elements when monitoring project performance?

• Quality, cost, and time

• Quality, performance, and owner satisfaction

• Cost, schedule, and risk issues

• Owner satisfaction, subcontractor delays, material deliveries

What is the cost code chart usually made up of?

• All of the answers are correct

• Activity

• Code

• Project number