What do the numbers under the arrows in a CPM chart represent?

Duration of the activity in days

Which of the following is not an important task to complete during the post occupancy follow-up phase?

Provide finished imagery and final photography for marketing purposes

What is the projected timeline of a project based off of?

Scope of work jointly defined by client & ID generally divided into phases

Makes sure finished products correct before delivered to end user. Reviewing, redlining, & correcting dwgs before issued

Achieving quality through checking

Due to project perfection syndrome or incomplete or unclear instructions from the project manager to the staff members

Personnel issue: People doing work are spending too much time on project

How can the original fee projections be monitored?

By comparing weekly timesheets with the original estimate

What statement should meeting mins include at end of form for protection against future disagreements between proj. team

If there are any add corrections please notify this office within X days

Which of the following is not one of the factors that determines the amount of time required for each design phase?

Current construction lead times and contractor projections of the project

May be the result of inexperience or may just be people not being diligent about their work effort

Personnel issue: The people doing the work are not keeping pace

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1
What should a project manager monitor weekly to compare actual hours expended against the budgeted time and take?
Process-based systems
Contract
Time sheets
Quality circle
2
When should ID verify very detailed code requirements for application?
During SD
During DD
During CD
During Programming
3
What do the numbers under the arrows in a CPM chart represent?
Critical path/sequence of events must happen as scheduled to meet deadline
Activity with beginning and end point (represented by numbered circles)
Non-critical activities can be finished anytime without effecting deadline
Duration of the activity in days
4
T/F: Everything done in a project must be documented electronically and in writing
True
Everything documented only needs to be done so electronically
5
Which of the following is not an important task to complete during the post occupancy follow-up phase?
Establish long term follow-up meetings for next 6 months
Set up regular meetings with client to answer questions & discuss problems
Ensure client has manual of operating info, maintenance procedures, etc
Provide finished imagery and final photography for marketing purposes
6
Who is creates a preliminary construction schedule during the programming phase to give some idea of project timeline?
The contractor
The interior designer
The Project manager
The owner
7
What is the projected timeline of a project based off of?
Amount of money spent on the project and the expected quality per client
The number of people working on a project
Scope of work jointly defined by client & ID generally divided into phases
The current shipping/leadtimes for project to be delivered on site
8
# of participants range from 6-10 Gen. meet weekly w/ members being from same work group to focus on specific problem
A Quality Circle
Task Force
A Process-based System
Corporate Knowledge
9
In proj notebook: Construction budget, furnishings budget, other special items, and updated
Budget
Job Communications
Construction Administration
Fees and Schedules
10
What does "G" say?
Time
Phase
Fee($)
Total (cumulative)
11
Whos responsible for telling appropriate consultants about applicable code req's & design decisions that may impact code
Owner
Interior Designer
Architect
Contractor
12
What are the main sources of information for project monitoring charts?
Checklists
Quality Circles
Timesheets
Fee projections
13
Documentation of information that a firm has gained through work it has done that can then be applied to new projects.
Corporate Knowledge
A Process-based System
A Quality Circle
Task Force
14
Combonation of what is expected of ID with what is req'd by client like cost, design, and other aspects of project
Fee Projection
Project Estimating
Quality Control
Time Planning
15
Defines sequence of critical tasks that must be started and finished exactly on time if the total schedule is to be met
CPM Chart
Fee Project Chart
Gantt Chart
Project Monitoring Chart
16
When should ID check basic exiting req's of min exit separation, max travel distance, common path of egress travel, etc
During CD
During SD
During DD
During Programming
17
T/F: When assigning PM should define problem, outline thought & req' specific # of concepts in specific time & fee limit
True
A PM should not limit a specific # of concepts to solve a problem
18
What does "A" say?
Gantt Chart
Fee projection chart
Project Monitoring Chart
CPM Chart
19
Activities of schedule listed along vert. axis w/ timeline along horiz. axis each activity given staring and finish date
Fee Project Chart
Project Monitoring Chart
Gantt Chart
CPM Chart
20
Can be used to remind ID, project manager, or job captain of what must be reviewed & shown correctly on CDs to meet code
A Quality management form
A building code checklist
A Timesheet
A written record defining client goals, needs, and expectations
21
Who is the prime consultant and liable to the owner for the consultants' work?
Owner
Architect
Interior Designer
Contractor
22
Used to establish filing system for smaller projects for immediate access to info for planning and monitoring by the PM
Project Notebook
Master Filing System
Correspondence Catalog
Submittal Log
23
Automates a procedure so that a task can be performed accurately and consistently with little or no human intervention
A Quality Circle
A Monitoring Procedure
An Automated Systems Analog
A Process-based System
24
T/F: A job is over once the client moves in
False
True
25
What does "A" say?
Gantt Chart
Fee Project Chart
CPM Chart
Project Monitoring Chart
26
What does "B" say?
Fee Allocation by phase or task
Phase or task
% of total fee
Budgeted fees per period
27
What does "C" say?
% of total fee
Fee Allocation by phase or task
Phase or task
Budgeted fees per period
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Makes sure finished products correct before delivered to end user. Reviewing, redlining, & correcting dwgs before issued
Achieving quality through a process-based system
Achieving quality through checking
Achieving quality through process
Achieving quality through monitoring
29
Which document source can checklists be obtained from if not developed in house by a firm?
AIA Document D200
AIA Document D503
AIA Document E204
AIA Document B152
30
Due to project perfection syndrome or incomplete or unclear instructions from the project manager to the staff members
Personnel issue: The people doing the work are not keeping pace
Personnel issue: People doing work are spending too much time on project
Personnel issue: The wrong people are working on the project
Personnel issue: Timesheets are not being filled out properly
31
Keeping track of the progress of the job to see if the planned aspects of time, fee, and quality are being accomplished.
Monitoring
Checking
Planning
Reviewing
32
Responsible for work related to building like fire rated vertical shafts, exterior walls, life safety system, elevators
Mechanical Engineer
Architect
Structural Engineer
Contractor
33
How can the original fee projections be monitored?
By planning for unexpected issues in the budget
By comparing weekly timesheets with the original estimate
By checking for budget inaccuracies or mistakes made by a consultant
By reviewing documentation vs. what contractor has installed on site
34
Who is responsible for construction scheduling?
The owner
The contractor
The interior designer
The Project manager
35
Should be compiled in a fixed tangible form so that it can be shared with present and future employees.
A Quality Circle
Corporate Knowledge
A Process-based System
Task Force
36
All info related to each project in office files with a separate project notebook for the project manager's use.
Correspondence Catalog
Submittal Log
Master Filing System
Detailed Schedule
37
In proj notebook: Goal statement, program or program summary, code and zoning search, special equip needs & utility info
Budget
Fees and Schedules
Job Communications
Programming
38
Who is responsible for developing the schedule for the design of the job and production of contract documents?
The owner
The contractor
The interior designer
The Project manager
39
Small group of employees who meet regularly to identify, analyze, and solve problems related to their specific work
Task Force
A Quality Circle
A Process-based System
Corporate Knowledge
40
In proj notebook: Punch list, certificate of substantial completion, summary of construction cost, consultant evaluation
Closeout
Budget
Construction Administration
Job Communications
41
What does "F" say?
Fee($)
Time
Total (cumulative)
Phase
42
In proj notebook: Preliminary and detailed schedule, time projection, budget, task assignment, & financial manage report
Job Communications
Fees and Schedules
Budget
Programming
43
What statement should meeting mins include at end of form for protection against future disagreements between proj. team
Please disperse minutes to the rest of your team to review in timely manner
Send your set of meeting mins to ensure full understanding between parties
If there are any add corrections please notify this office within X days
Review of these minutes assumes that everything noted is correct per ID
44
What does "E" say?
Time
Phase
Total (cumulative)
Fee($)
45
Procedures & systems established by firm aid in meeting client expectation, maintain profess. service & reduce liability
Quality Control
Fee Projection
Project Estimating
Time Planning
46
In proj notebook: Shop dwg/sample log, bulletin, change order, field order & report, application & certificate for pay
Budget
Job Communications
Construction Administration
Closeout
47
T/F: If meeting mins are handwritten, they should be typed & distributed to everyone on the project team immediately
Only need to be distributed to whoever was on the call
True
48
Which of the following is not one of the factors that determines the amount of time required for each design phase?
The type of client and the decision making and approval process of client
The number of people working on the project and their capabilities
Current construction lead times and contractor projections of the project
The size and complexity of the project
49
Which is the most valuable specifically to large firm where communication between management and staff may be difficult
A Quality Circle
Corporate Knowledge
A Process-based System
Task Force
50
Fee ID receives for schedule & staff members working on project after deducting amounts for profit overhead & expenses
Time Planning
Project Estimating
Quality Control
Fee Projection
51
May be the result of inexperience or may just be people not being diligent about their work effort
Personnel issue: People doing work are spending too much time on project
Personnel issue: The people doing the work are not keeping pace
Personnel issue: The wrong people are working on the project
Personnel issue: Timesheets are not being filled out properly
52
Provide basis of billing to decide important financial ratios for financial planning like overhead rate & net multiplier
Quality Circles
Fee projections
Checklists
Timesheets
53
dates indicated w/ overlapping bars for each activity Simple to make & understand but cant show every sequence of proj
Project Monitoring Chart
Fee Project Chart
Gantt Chart
CPM Chart
54
If interior design firm wants to implement a very formal quality control program, the firm can follow which guidelines
ISO 3953
BIFMA 235
ISO 9000
BIFMA 800
55
Firm may have step-by-step procedure for completing floor plan used by everyone to make sure dwgs have necessary info
Achieving quality through checking
Achieving quality through monitoring
Achieving quality through a process-based system
Achieving quality through process
56
In proj notebook: Major correspondence, meet min, phone/email log, transmittal log, design review note & client approval
Budget
Closeout
Job Communications
Construction Administration
57
What are the four basic kinds of communication in a design office
Clarification, Motivational, Reward, and Presentational
Assignment, Instructional, Reward, and Punishment
Motivational, Assignment, Instructional, and Educational
Punishment, Presentational, Educational, and Clarification
58
T/F: A single purpose communication method is less likely to be communicated/understood.
True
It is more likely to be communicated/understood
59
What does "C" say?
Budgeted
Actual
Total (cumulative)
Estimated
60
What does "B" say?
Fee($)
Total (cumulative)
Phase
Time
61
Inexperienced staff need more guidance & cant work as fast as experienced staff, w/ experience comes higher billing rate
Personnel issue: The people doing the work are not keeping pace
Personnel issue: People doing work are spending too much time on project
Personnel issue: Timesheets are not being filled out properly
Personnel issue: The wrong people are working on the project
62
Staff are not filling our their timesheets daily, at 15-minute increments for accurate tracking and billing
Personnel issue: Timesheets are not being filled out properly
Personnel issue: People doing work are spending too much time on project
Personnel issue: The people doing the work are not keeping pace
Personnel issue: The wrong people are working on the project
63
What do the heavy lines in a CPM chart represent?
Non-critical activities can be finished anytime without effecting deadline
Duration of the activity in days
Critical path/sequence of events must happen as scheduled to meet deadline
Activity with beginning and end point (represented by numbered circles)
64
In proj notebook: Index, project directory-consultant contact info, names & code numbers of office filing system for job
Programming
Contracts
General Reference
Fees and Schedules
65
What are the two major parts of a project schedule
Design time and construction/installation time
Construction/Installation Time and construction administration time
Design time and Documentation time
Documentation time and construction administration time
66
What does "E" say?
% of total fee
Fee Allocation by phase or task
Budgeted fees per period
Phase or task
67
Integral part of quality control is is meeting the expectations of the client, when should these be clearly defined?
During the schematic phase
During the Design Development Phase
During the construction document phase
During the programming phase
68
What does "D" say?
Phase or task
Budgeted fees per period
Fee Allocation by phase or task
% of total fee
69
What do the arrows in a CPM chart represent?
Critical path/sequence of events must happen as scheduled to meet deadline
Non-critical activities can be finished anytime without effecting deadline
Duration of the activity in days
Activity with beginning and end point (represented by numbered circles)
70
What kind of document must ARCH & ID have to direct project & judge whether achieves level of quality expected by client
Timesheet to record the amount of time spent working on a specific project
Quality management form that has written procedure for construction quality
A written record defining client goals, needs, and expectations
A checklist of building codes to remind design team what must be reviewed
71
In project notebook: Owner-architect agreement, work authorization, and lease provisions if (ID is on project)
Contracts
Fees and Schedules
Programming
General Reference
72
Vert. lines drawn 5" apart on wall each representing a week. Each task written on business card labeled start and finish
Project Monitoring Chart
Full Wall Schedule
Gantt Chart
PERT Chart
73
Making sure tasks are performed correctly the first time so that there is no need to redo them later.
Achieving quality through process
Achieving quality through checking
Achieving quality through a process-based system
Achieving quality through monitoring
74
Scheduling work required and making sure there are enough fees and staff to complete it
Project Estimating
Quality Control
Fee Projection
Time Planning
75
Depicts tasks req'd to complete proj, sequence they must occur, duration, earliest or latest starting and finishing time
Fee Project Chart
Gantt Chart
CPM Chart
Project Monitoring Chart
76
Useful technique to develop a schedule while involving all members of the design and construction team including client
Project Monitoring Chart
Gantt Chart
PERT Chart
Full Wall Schedule
77
What does "D" say?
Budgeted
Total (cumulative)
Actual
Estimated

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