CPM Terms
"Base can finish 3 days after the subgrade finishes.” is an example of which relationship type
What is Finish-to-Finish?
The calculation for Total Float.
What is
Total Float= Late Finish - Early Finish?
Per FDOT Specs the schedule should be organized......
What is a MOT plan? The work breakdown structure (WBS) for the Contract Schedule shall be consistent with the Contract MOT plan, showing activities for each discrete Contract activity
Delay events that occurred during overlapping time periods or within the same period are called?
What is Concurrent Delay?
The maximum amount of time an activity can be delayed without delaying the entire project
What is Total Float?
This formula :
Early Start = Early Finish (predecessor) + lag
Early Finish = Early Start + Duration
is used to calculate what?
What is Forward Pass?
Per FDOT specs sequence shall be corrected on each monthly update by modifying the schedule logic so that the logic accurately depicts the actual sequence of the work.
What is Out of Sequence progress?
Some Example of Contractor Delays may include....
What are Construction errors; Equipment malfunction; Material delivery delays (not an industrywide shortage) ; Slow production; Bad luck; Non-performance of a Subcontractor; Material quality issues; Labor shortages?
This type of activity is a summary activity.
What is Level of Effort (LOE)?
This approach & calculation is a conservative one.
It also holds schedule logic constant during calculations of in-progress schedules.
What is Retained Logic?
Besides contract activities Per FDOT Specs what OTHER activities should be included in the schedule?
What is the utility work schedules?
UWS included in the Contract Documents and Show the interdependence (logic) of the utility work schedule activities with other schedule activities.
Per FDOT Spec 4-3.2.1 this is defined as the combined total number of calendar days granted as time extensions due to either extra work, excluding overruns to existing contract items, that extend the duration of the project or delay of a controlling work item solely by the Department
What is Cumulative Calendar Day?
This path is the longest logical path through the remaining activities, resulting in the earliest calculated completion date.
What is the Critical Path?
On this date, the backward pass begins, or this date can also show the Allowable Contract Date of the project.
What is the "Must Finish By” Date?
When reviewing a schedule, what calendars are permitted in the schedule.
Global or Project Schedule
What is Project calendars?
***Bonus Question***
What are your instructors' names?
Who is Joy?
Who is Ayana?
Who is Bill?
Who is Al?
An original schedule that has not been updated.
What is a Baseline Schedule?
This approach ignores or overrides the predecessor activity relationships and results in an optimistic representation of the project status.
What is Progress Override?
This is a set of actions or strategies put in place to overcome delays or setbacks in the project timeline
What is a Recovery Plan?
For this request, documents must be submitted within ten calendars days after the commencement of a delay to a controlling item of work. If not submitted the Contractor fully, completely, absolutely and irrevocably waives any entitlement.
What is Preliminary Time Extension Request (PTER)?