Construction Management
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Course Introduction
Construction Management is an interdisciplinary course that equips students with the knowledge and skills required to effectively oversee construction projects from inception to completion. The course covers fundamental concepts such as project planning, cost estimation, scheduling, contract administration, safety management, quality control, and leadership practices. Students learn to integrate technical principles with management strategies to optimize resource allocation, meet deadlines, maintain budgets, and address challenges in construction environments. Emphasis is also placed on understanding industry standards, legal and ethical considerations, and emerging technologies shaping modern construction practices.
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Contemporary Project Management 4th Edition by Timothy Kloppenborg
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Project Management
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Q1) The Project Management Office (PMO)is comprised of the top leader in the organization (CEO or other officer)and his or her direct reports.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Communications Management,one of the ten PMBOK Guide Knowledge Areas,entails the processes to identify the people,groups,or organizations,that could impact or be impacted by the project,analyze their expectations and impact,and develop strategies for engaging them in project decisions and execution.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) Some projects are considered successful if they reap business benefits like increased profitability,even if completed late or over budget.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: Project Selection and Prioritization
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Q1) Many writers have stated that for strategic objectives to be effective,they should be:
A) broad - to cover many dimensions of the business
B) measurable - to track progress
C) unachievable - to inspire maximum performance
D) resource based - to focus on the inputs
Answer: B
Q2) Project scoring models are very useful in providing performance data that can be used to terminate a project.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) The organization's leadership should establish the flow-down objectives to set the stage for establishing the guiding principles such as the vision and mission.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: Chartering Projects
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Q1) One purpose of the project charter is to help the project team and sponsor personally and formally commit to doing their best to achieve the agreed-upon project results.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) A charter can be used to quickly screen out obviously poor projects.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) A project charter can vary in its length from one-page to multiple pages,depending on the size and complexity of the project.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) The project charter serves as a formal legal contract between the project team and the project sponsor.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Organizational Capability: Structure, Culture and Roles
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Q1) Hallmarks of "personal cultures" are skill-based assignments,self-motivated workers,and more deference paid to knowledge than to formal authority.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following are among the challenges faced by project managers?
A) They frequently have more authority than responsibility.
B) They must effectively deal with networks of people both within and outside the parent company.
C) They must learn how to accomplish project work unilaterally - on their own.
D) They are not allowed to be flexible about how the project should be accomplished.
Q3) Describe the role of the steering team with respect to projects.
Q4) A functional organization is an organization structure in which staff is grouped by areas of specialization,and the project manager has limited authority to assign work and apply resources.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: Leading and Managing Project Teams
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Q1) Which of these is NOT one of the capabilities that will help project team members develop team synergy?
A) activity-specific knowledge and skills
B) personal learning
C) insensitivity towards others
D) organizational understanding
Q2) Describe at least three approaches that project managers can use to build individual and project team capability.
Q3) All of the following are among the steps of the negotiation process EXCEPT:
A) clarify both parties' interests
B) work toward a common goal
C) use "good cop / bad cop" technique
D) clarify and confirm agreements
Q4) The ideal time to on-board core team members is when the project charter is being written.
A)True
B)False
Q5) All project teams progress uniformly through five stages of team development.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Stakeholder Analysis and Communication Planning
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Q1) Stakeholders include those affected by the result of the project,but not those affected by the process of performing the project.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Project relationship building activities include encouraging open communications and using shared learning.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The primary output of the "Identify Stakeholders" process is the project communications plan.
A)True
B)False
Q4) A situation that requires a decision to be made,but one that the team that cannot make now,usually due to needing more information or time, is called a(n)_____:
A) constraint
B) issue
C) risk
D) assumption
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Chapter 7: Scope Planning
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Q1) Since work packages provide the basis for future project planning activities,they should be as detailed as possible.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Failure to include project management in the WBS will increase the likelihood that the project will not be completed on time and within budget.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The project scope planning processes include all of the following EXCEPT:
A) how the project scope will be defined
B) how the requirements will be collected
C) how the work breakdown structure will be created
D) how the business case will be created
Q4) The work component at the lowest level of the WBS for which cost and duration can be estimated and managed is called the ______:
A) work element
B) work package
C) activity
D) control account
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Chapter 8: Scheduling Projects
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Q1) The most common type of logical dependency to determine the sequence of project activities is "finish-to-finish" (FF).
A)True
B)False
Q2) Except in rare circumstances,project teams should not attempt to decompose work packages into project activities because work packages provide sufficient detail to develop a project schedule.
A)True
B)False
Q3) While the lowest level of decomposition in a WBS is the work package,work packages can still be decomposed further into work activities.
A)True
B)False
Q4) GANTT refers to the Generalized Activity Network Tracking Technique which was developed to better understand how variability in the duration of individual activities impacts the expected project duration.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Resourcing Projects
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Q1) Consider the project crashing information presented in Figure 8-4.What is the cost to complete this project in the normal time?
A) $ 40
B) $ 120
C) $ 145
D) $ 405
Q2) What is a responsibility assignment matrix (RAM)? Describe how you might use a responsibility assignment matrix to manage the resources assigned to your project.
Q3) Critical chain project management is an alternate scheduling technique that modifies the project schedule by taking resource constraints into account.
A)True
B)False
Q4) What methods could a project manager use to resolve resource overloads?
Q5) When resource overloads are extreme,project managers may need to consider the acquisition of additional resources,reductions in scope or extensions to the project schedule.
A)True B)False
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Chapter 10: Budgeting Projects
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Q1) A project manager needs to ensure that the cumulative amount of cash coming into the project either from internal budgeting or from customer payments meets or exceeds the demands for paying cash out.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following terms best describes extra money in the project budget to be used if necessary - usually if a risk event occurs?
A) reserve
B) insurance
C) padding
D) discretionary fund
Q3) The _________is the approved budget,usually in a time distribution format,that is used to estimate,monitor,and control the overall cost performance of the project.
A) management baseline.
B) cost baseline.
C) cost benchmark
D) control account
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Chapter 11: Project Risk Planning
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Q1) All of the following activities illustrate a risk response strategy designed to exploit an opportunity EXCEPT:
A) identify trigger condition
B) assign more or better resources
C) purchase insurance
D) give the project more visibility
Q2) The process of defining how to conduct risk management activities for a project is known as Project Risk Absorption Methodology (PRAM).
A)True
B)False
Q3) Identify five common project risk strategies employed to address threats that your project may face.Give an example of each.
Q4) Plan Risk Responses is the process of developing options and actions to enhance opportunities and reduce threats to project objectives.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Identify and describe three risk identification techniques.What are some of the benefits of each technique?
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Chapter 12: Project Quality Planning and Project Kick-Off
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Q1) All of the following items are valid reasons to conduct a project kick-off meeting EXCEPT:
A) to give team members a chance to see how all the parts fit together
B) to convince stakeholders that the project leaders will be good stewards of the customer's and organization's assets
C) to help involved workers to understand the touch points where work exchanges hands
D) to emphasize that all decisions will be made exclusively by the project manager
Q2) The formality of a kick-off meeting can vary considerably depending on the size and type of project.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Crosby,a well known quality management thought leader,asserts that quality is meeting requirements,not exceeding them.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: Project Supply Chain Management
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Q1) Time & Materials refers to a manufacturing context where just-in-time (JIT)tools are used to ensure that every step in the supply process adds value,while costs are kept to a minimum.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Project partnerships can be advantageous to both the client and the vendor,in terms of improved project execution,flexibility,and reduced bid administration.
A)True
B)False
Q3) All of the following entities are typically included in the supply chain EXCEPT:
A) suppliers
B) public relations
C) consumers
D) project team
Q4) Supply chain management focuses exclusively upon the parties directly involved in providing supplies to the project team.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 14: Determining Project Progress and Results
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Q1) Define integrated change control and briefly explain how it is accomplished in an organization.
Q2) Consider the project performance report presented in figure 14.1.Your analyst has determined that your estimate to complete (ETC)is $226,000.Based on your performance to date and assuming future performance will proceed at the same level of efficiency as past performance,what is your estimate at completion (EAC)?
A) $542,000
B) $550,000
C) $568,000
D) It can not be determined from the information provided.
Q3) A quality audit is a project management and quality tool that is a structured process to ensure project activities comply with organizational policies. A)True B)False
Q4) Describe the three different categories of risk events that occur during the Monitor Risks process,and some of the risk resolution strategies that might be used for each.
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Chapter 15: Finishing the Project and Realizing the Benefits
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Q1) Any of the following attributes can serve as a useful factor for coding lessons learned EXCEPT:
A) type of project
B) stage in project life cycle
C) issue it concerns
D) lessons learned owner
Q2) Lessons learned can include significant project successes. A)True B)False
Q3) Early termination can be either for default or for the convenience of the seller. A)True B)False
Q4) When a project is no longer needed or viable,the project manager,as primary advocate for the project,should recommend early termination. A)True B)False
Q5) Sometimes a project is terminated before its normal completion. A)True B)False
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