Minimum level of demand for a good or service required. (Grocery store needs more people than a jeweler.
100
Define early start, early finish, and float.
1. Earliest time an activity can start
2.Earliest time an activity can finish
3. amount of time an activity can be delayed before it impacts the project's completion
100
Name one of the three components of an estimate…
Quantities, pricing, productivity
100
Name one of the two indicators of a City of Super-Fluidity
Powerful elite class
Exploiters of others
200
Name four different disciplines of facility management...
planning, designing, leasing, space planning, project management, capital management, construction management, property management, facility marketing, building and operation management
200
Which has higher range, groceries or cars?
Cars
200
What are two factors impacting project performance?
Quality of Workforce
Quality of supervision
Incorrect Sequencing of Work
Change of Orders
Overcrowded Job site
Defective Materials
Inadequate tools and equipment
200
Differentiate direct and indirect costs
Direct Costs are costs that actually go into the building of the facility(materials, labor, equipment, subcontracts). Indirect Costs are expenses incurred in order to manage and deliver the materials, labor, equipment, and subcontracts employed on any job. Indirect(overhead) costs are the ones left over after the real(direct) costs have been computed.
200
How do construction companies land private jobs vs public jobs?
Private (who you know)
Public (qualified low bid)
300
What is CAFM and what is its purpose?
Computer-Aided Facility Management -- assist a facility manager in running a facility
300
Which has a higher frequency, toothpaste or jewelry?
Toothpaste
300
How do you incentivise contractors to complete work in a timely manner?
1)Pay by the project, not hourly.
2)offer bonuses/penalties for finishing by or failing to finish by a certain date
300
Name four factors (Interrelated elements of concern) that impact project costs…(any can be accepted)
Project Size
Complexity of the project
Site location
Time of construction
Quality of work
Market conditions
Management Factors
300
What is a Private-Public Partnership?
a private company that takes over a public entity and makes a profit (primarily roads/highways)
400
What are three of the seven ways to track job performance?
What is daily field reports
Time cards
Subcontractor billing statements
Delivery tickets
Material invoices
Equipment time tickets
job logs
400
Name two of the three indicators of a City of Death
Poor, exploited residents
No cultural activities
higher relative prices for basic services
400
What are the three stages/phases of building a schedule?
Develop the project plan
Establish the project benchmarks
Monitor the project performance
Identify performance deviations
Evaluate corrective options
Make adjustments as needed
Document, report, and evaluate results
500
Name and briefly describe the 4 types of plans:
Strategic: master plan, achieve the highest level of goals
Operational: help carry out strategic plan, may apply to a one-time event
Functional: focused on what operational plans are to accomplish
Contingency: plan to be used if one other fails or if another strategy must be pursued
500
Name one of the three indicators of a City of Need
Acts as a buffer
Union Labor class
Stable
500
Describe the difference between Gantt Charts and a Network Diagram.
Gantt Uses bars to show the length of each activity
Network shows relationships between activities