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QCM Certification Examination, 2026/2027 -Question
Practice Exam with Detailed Rationales||Newest
Exam!!
The General Services Administration, the Department of
Health, Education and Welfare (now HHS), and the
Veterans Administration ran into similar difficulties in the
use of construction management. Which of the following
was/were common problems for all three agencies?
A) Funding restrictions
B) Claims
C) Change conditions
D) All of the above - Answer-D) All of the above
CMAA was formed and incorporated 1982 with its primary
focus being the growth and development of the
construction management profession. - Answer-True
The CMAA Construction Management Standards of
Practice is intended as a guide to the range of services
that constitute professional construction management.
They seek to meet the documented need for definitions of
what construction management services are, without
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unduly structuring the methodologies by which those
services are provided by the CM. - Answer-True
The goals of the Construction Management Association of
America (CMAA) include:
A) Setting standards and developing contract documents
for construction management practice.
B) Expanding the understanding of the construction
management concept and its use in the marketplace.
C) Advocacy for construction management in the
legislative, regulatory, and judicial arenas of federal, state,
and local governments.
D) All of the above. - Answer-D) All of the above
The fact that an individual is certified or licensed in any
other profession does not, per se, establish him/her as a
qualified CM.
True False - Answer-True
Certification as a CM means the construction
management practitioner has "state of the art" knowledge
and capability to practice construction management.
True False - Answer-False
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Recruiting and training are business matters and normally
do not involve ethical concerns.
True False - Answer-False
Construction management is a concept that is susceptible
to overselling.
True False - Answer-True
Failure to provide quality services is a business and not an
ethical question.
True False - Answer-False
Contracting for adequate fees is both a business and an
ethical issue.
True False - Answer-True
The ethics of the CM profession focus primarily on a CM's
relationships in dealing with its clients.
True False - Answer-True
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The possible approaches for delivering a project are
virtually unlimited. A key reason for such variations is:
A) The different roles that can be assumed by project
participants.
B) Different forms of contracts and methods of
compensation that can be used.
C) The different levels of care, responsibility, and risks
assumed by the parties involved.
D) All of the above. - Answer-D) All of the above
A CM's role and responsibilities are governed solely by the
Owner/CM Agreement.
True False - Answer-True
There are two basic forms of CM, agency and at-risk.
Each form provides for the basic services of construction
management practice. However, there are some key
differences. Which of the following do not apply to both
CM forms?
A) Both forms provide advice to the owner on
constructibility, budget and the schedule.
B) Both require that the liabilities and risks assumed by
the parties be clearly understood, coordinated, and stated
in the respective contracts.
QCM Certification Examination, 2026/2027 -Question
Practice Exam with Detailed Rationales||Newest
Exam!!
The General Services Administration, the Department of
Health, Education and Welfare (now HHS), and the
Veterans Administration ran into similar difficulties in the
use of construction management. Which of the following
was/were common problems for all three agencies?
A) Funding restrictions
B) Claims
C) Change conditions
D) All of the above - Answer-D) All of the above
CMAA was formed and incorporated 1982 with its primary
focus being the growth and development of the
construction management profession. - Answer-True
The CMAA Construction Management Standards of
Practice is intended as a guide to the range of services
that constitute professional construction management.
They seek to meet the documented need for definitions of
what construction management services are, without
,2|Page
unduly structuring the methodologies by which those
services are provided by the CM. - Answer-True
The goals of the Construction Management Association of
America (CMAA) include:
A) Setting standards and developing contract documents
for construction management practice.
B) Expanding the understanding of the construction
management concept and its use in the marketplace.
C) Advocacy for construction management in the
legislative, regulatory, and judicial arenas of federal, state,
and local governments.
D) All of the above. - Answer-D) All of the above
The fact that an individual is certified or licensed in any
other profession does not, per se, establish him/her as a
qualified CM.
True False - Answer-True
Certification as a CM means the construction
management practitioner has "state of the art" knowledge
and capability to practice construction management.
True False - Answer-False
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Recruiting and training are business matters and normally
do not involve ethical concerns.
True False - Answer-False
Construction management is a concept that is susceptible
to overselling.
True False - Answer-True
Failure to provide quality services is a business and not an
ethical question.
True False - Answer-False
Contracting for adequate fees is both a business and an
ethical issue.
True False - Answer-True
The ethics of the CM profession focus primarily on a CM's
relationships in dealing with its clients.
True False - Answer-True
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The possible approaches for delivering a project are
virtually unlimited. A key reason for such variations is:
A) The different roles that can be assumed by project
participants.
B) Different forms of contracts and methods of
compensation that can be used.
C) The different levels of care, responsibility, and risks
assumed by the parties involved.
D) All of the above. - Answer-D) All of the above
A CM's role and responsibilities are governed solely by the
Owner/CM Agreement.
True False - Answer-True
There are two basic forms of CM, agency and at-risk.
Each form provides for the basic services of construction
management practice. However, there are some key
differences. Which of the following do not apply to both
CM forms?
A) Both forms provide advice to the owner on
constructibility, budget and the schedule.
B) Both require that the liabilities and risks assumed by
the parties be clearly understood, coordinated, and stated
in the respective contracts.
