COSC 475 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Critical Thinking Pathway - Answer -1) Problem Identification- visualization & fact
finding
2) Creative Thinking- green light thinking & brainstorming
3) Logical Analysis- red light thinking & reasoning
4) Decision Making- gain consensus & decision matrixes
5) Coordination- Plan Implementation & control stress
Planning vs Scheduling - Answer --planning is about the who, what, where, and how
-scheduling is the when
Stakeholders in planning - Answer --Owner
-Design Team
-Builders
-Agencies (inspectors, AHJ, gov.)
-Providers (utilities)
Stakeholders in Scheduling - Answer -"practitioners are needed"
-Builders
-Owners Representative
Work days vs Calendar Days - Answer --Work days are any day that you preform work
on, typically during the week
-Calendar days is every day in the year
**Non-working days, whenever you don't preform work, typically holidays and the
weekends
Notice to Proceed - Answer -implies that the site id free of encumbrances and the
contractor can occupy the site
Date of the NTP establishes the reference date from which the beginning of the project
is calculated
Substantial Completion - Answer -date provided in the contract and represents the
earliest day that the owner can use the facility "for its intended purpose"
this date specifies when liquidated damages will begin
Liquidated Damages - Answer -an assessment against the contractor for late
completion
-the two dates that control the initiation of LD are the NTP and sub comp.
Activity/Task - Answer -smaller components included in an overall schedule that are
identified for the purpose of planning, scheduling, monitoring, and controlling the project
-are described in terms of time and will consume resources
, milestone - Answer -marks a significant point in time for reference or measurement
**has zero duration, often a single date
Lag - Answer -planned delay between tasks
Types of Relationship - Answer --Finish to Start (FS), standard
-Finish to Finish (FF)
-Start to Start (SS)
-Start to Finish (SF), not ever used
Critical path - Answer -longest continuous path to complete the project, establishes the
minimum overall project duration
Summary Task - Answer -a single line task which summarizes all the tasks indicated
within its groups (usually shown to indicate the total duration of a phase)
Slack (aka float) - Answer -the time a task can be delayed without affecting the
interdependent activities
Slack is Microsoft /P6 is float
Free Float - Answer -the amount of time that a task can slip before it impacts the start
of the successor task
Total Float - Answer -amount of time that an activity's start can be delayed without
affecting the planned project completion date based upon critical path calculations
TF= LF-EF or LS-ES
Data Date/ Status Date - Answer -the actual date from which the updated schedules
are calculated from
4 Levels of Construction - Answer -1) Proposal
2) Pre-Construction
3) Construction
4) Look Ahead
Five Keys to Successful Teams - Answer -1) Established Roles and Responsibilities
2) Defined Goals and objectives
3) Know the system in which you are working
4) Identify problems and barriers
5) KNOW YOUR PEOPLE!!!
Level 1 Proposal Schedules - Answer -goal to summarize the overall project for client
and management
Critical Thinking Pathway - Answer -1) Problem Identification- visualization & fact
finding
2) Creative Thinking- green light thinking & brainstorming
3) Logical Analysis- red light thinking & reasoning
4) Decision Making- gain consensus & decision matrixes
5) Coordination- Plan Implementation & control stress
Planning vs Scheduling - Answer --planning is about the who, what, where, and how
-scheduling is the when
Stakeholders in planning - Answer --Owner
-Design Team
-Builders
-Agencies (inspectors, AHJ, gov.)
-Providers (utilities)
Stakeholders in Scheduling - Answer -"practitioners are needed"
-Builders
-Owners Representative
Work days vs Calendar Days - Answer --Work days are any day that you preform work
on, typically during the week
-Calendar days is every day in the year
**Non-working days, whenever you don't preform work, typically holidays and the
weekends
Notice to Proceed - Answer -implies that the site id free of encumbrances and the
contractor can occupy the site
Date of the NTP establishes the reference date from which the beginning of the project
is calculated
Substantial Completion - Answer -date provided in the contract and represents the
earliest day that the owner can use the facility "for its intended purpose"
this date specifies when liquidated damages will begin
Liquidated Damages - Answer -an assessment against the contractor for late
completion
-the two dates that control the initiation of LD are the NTP and sub comp.
Activity/Task - Answer -smaller components included in an overall schedule that are
identified for the purpose of planning, scheduling, monitoring, and controlling the project
-are described in terms of time and will consume resources
, milestone - Answer -marks a significant point in time for reference or measurement
**has zero duration, often a single date
Lag - Answer -planned delay between tasks
Types of Relationship - Answer --Finish to Start (FS), standard
-Finish to Finish (FF)
-Start to Start (SS)
-Start to Finish (SF), not ever used
Critical path - Answer -longest continuous path to complete the project, establishes the
minimum overall project duration
Summary Task - Answer -a single line task which summarizes all the tasks indicated
within its groups (usually shown to indicate the total duration of a phase)
Slack (aka float) - Answer -the time a task can be delayed without affecting the
interdependent activities
Slack is Microsoft /P6 is float
Free Float - Answer -the amount of time that a task can slip before it impacts the start
of the successor task
Total Float - Answer -amount of time that an activity's start can be delayed without
affecting the planned project completion date based upon critical path calculations
TF= LF-EF or LS-ES
Data Date/ Status Date - Answer -the actual date from which the updated schedules
are calculated from
4 Levels of Construction - Answer -1) Proposal
2) Pre-Construction
3) Construction
4) Look Ahead
Five Keys to Successful Teams - Answer -1) Established Roles and Responsibilities
2) Defined Goals and objectives
3) Know the system in which you are working
4) Identify problems and barriers
5) KNOW YOUR PEOPLE!!!
Level 1 Proposal Schedules - Answer -goal to summarize the overall project for client
and management
