SMPS CPSM UTAH PREPARATION TEST
2026 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
● Alternative Project Delivery. Answer: A means to obtain upfront
capital financing fro the private sector and achieve cost efficiencies
throughout the full life cycle of an infrastructure asset, including design,
construction, maintenance, and operations.
● Building Information Modeling (BIM). Answer: The generation and
management of digital representations of physical and functional
characteristics of spaces.
● The Brooks Act. Answer: United States Federal Law passed in 1972
that requires that the U.S. Federal Government select engineering and
architecture firms based upon their competency, qualifications, and
experience rather than by price.
● CAD (Computer Aided Design). Answer: A computer system used to
assist in the creation, modification, analysis, or optimization of design.
● Cloud Computing. Answer: A type of internet-based computing where
different services, such as servers, storage, and applications, are
delivered to an organization's computers and devices through the
internet.
, ● Construction Manager (CM). Answer: Firm hired to manage a
construction project and serves as the intermediary between clients and
workers, between architects and subcontractors, and between the project
and regulatory personnel.
● Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR). Answer: Project deliver
method in which the construction manager acts as a consultant to the
owner in the development and design phases, but assumes the risk for
construction performance as the equivalent of a general contractor
holding all trade subcontracts in the construction phase.
● Content Marketing. Answer: Marketing technique of creating and
distributing valuable, relevant, and consistent content to attract and
acquire a clearly-defined audience.
● Construction Project Management (CPM). Answer: The overall
planning, coordination, and control of a project from beginning to
completion.
● Creative Brief. Answer: Document created through initial meetings,
interviews, readings, and discussions between a client and designer
before any work begins.
● Design-Build (DB). Answer: Delivery method where the private
partner provides both the design and and construction of a project.
2026 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
● Alternative Project Delivery. Answer: A means to obtain upfront
capital financing fro the private sector and achieve cost efficiencies
throughout the full life cycle of an infrastructure asset, including design,
construction, maintenance, and operations.
● Building Information Modeling (BIM). Answer: The generation and
management of digital representations of physical and functional
characteristics of spaces.
● The Brooks Act. Answer: United States Federal Law passed in 1972
that requires that the U.S. Federal Government select engineering and
architecture firms based upon their competency, qualifications, and
experience rather than by price.
● CAD (Computer Aided Design). Answer: A computer system used to
assist in the creation, modification, analysis, or optimization of design.
● Cloud Computing. Answer: A type of internet-based computing where
different services, such as servers, storage, and applications, are
delivered to an organization's computers and devices through the
internet.
, ● Construction Manager (CM). Answer: Firm hired to manage a
construction project and serves as the intermediary between clients and
workers, between architects and subcontractors, and between the project
and regulatory personnel.
● Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR). Answer: Project deliver
method in which the construction manager acts as a consultant to the
owner in the development and design phases, but assumes the risk for
construction performance as the equivalent of a general contractor
holding all trade subcontracts in the construction phase.
● Content Marketing. Answer: Marketing technique of creating and
distributing valuable, relevant, and consistent content to attract and
acquire a clearly-defined audience.
● Construction Project Management (CPM). Answer: The overall
planning, coordination, and control of a project from beginning to
completion.
● Creative Brief. Answer: Document created through initial meetings,
interviews, readings, and discussions between a client and designer
before any work begins.
● Design-Build (DB). Answer: Delivery method where the private
partner provides both the design and and construction of a project.
