WIGS & Milestones
What does WIG stand for?
Wildly Important Goal
What is the purpose of submittals?
a) To appease the architect
b) To check a box
c) For the EBCO team and partners to learn what is being installed in the project.
c) For the EBCO team to be familiar with what is going into the project.
SIP (Short Interval Plan) / 3 Week Look Ahead
How many days should a milestone task be in a project schedule?
a) 0 days
b) 1 day
c) 5 days
a) 0 days
During what stage of a project should a schedule be developed?
During bidding – a preliminary schedule should be developed during bidding as a reference and starting point for the construction schedule.
How do WIGs and milestones relate?
WIGS are the smaller achievements leading up to a milestone.
Can 100% submittals be considered a milestone?
Yes.
What needs to be considered to create an SIP that works?
a) Subcontractor capabilities
b) GC's needs
c) Inspection requirements
d) All of the above
d) All of the above.
True or False. In Microsoft Projects, it is best to use the “Manually Schedule” Button because you can make your own adjustments with little issues affecting other tasks.
False, Use Auto Schedule, along with Predecessors and Successors!
A copy of the up-to-date project schedule is not required for which of the following EBCO meetings:
a) Budget Updates
b) Project Recaps
c) 1/3 & 2/3 Meetings
d) Stand & Deliver Meeting
e) Required for all of the above
a) Budget Updates
How many project milestones should be on the schedule each month?
1 per month.
A procurement list should be developed from places such as:
a) Plans
b) Spec book
c) Owner specified Items
d) All of the above
d) All of the above
(True or False) You should show milestones on your baseline schedule and WIGs on your Short Interval Plan.
False. Both should be shown on your project schedule
True or False. As a rule of thumb, you never want to include major delivery items in your master schedule because it clutters up your schedule and adds an unnecessary amount of information that stays the same anyways, it creates extra work and owners don’t care about the little things like this.
False, Include long lead items such as elevators, equipment, FFE, Steel, etc.
Short interval scheduling takes into account that planning in the field is ______ changing.
a) Constantly
b) Occasionally
c) Never
a) Constantly
How many WIGs should be provided on monthly project recaps?
2
Because 2 WIGs per milestone.
Procurement is a component of the __________ stage of construction.
Pre-planning
Short interval planning makes it easy for supervisors to compare work completed against what was initially planned and to figure out how to:
a) eat lunch faster
b) run about the jobsite instead of walking
c) adjust the schedule
d) order more small tools
c) adjust the schedule
At a minimum how often should you update your project schedule?
Weekly
What is the purpose of tracking milestones?
To simplify the schedule in larger portions and give an overall picture of how the project is progressing.
What was Mike Harwig dressed as for Halloween in the photo we used to illustrate WIGS?
a) Dolly Parton
b) A Female Boy Scout
c) A Male Girl Scout
d) UPS Driver
b) A Female Boy Scout
True of False. Re-procuring products that are lost due to rework, damage, or weather exposure affects the project's efficiency.
True.
Fill in the blank: Scheduling at short intervals __________ productivity and ___________ wasted time due to delays.
a) decreases/increases
b) increases/reduces
c) reduces/decreases
d) increases/increases
Scheduling at short intervals __________ productivity and ___________ wasted time due to delays.
b) increases / reduces
At minimum, the ___________ and ____________ should participate in your weekly schedule update.
a) Project Administrator & Superintendent
b) Accounts Payable clerk & Project Executive
c) Project Executive & Project Manager
d) Superintendent & Project Manager
d) Superintendent & Project Manager
True or False. You should establish your WIGs when you do your baseline schedule and don't ever change them.
False