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Exam : AACE-PSP

Title : Planning & Scheduling

Professional (PSP) Exam

Vendor : AACE International

Version : V12.35

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NO.1 Which of the following project planning situations is the most frequent contributor to cost
overruns?
A. lack of detailed planning for operational start-up
B. Insufficient planning for change management
C. Inappropriate definition of work breakdown structure
D. Inadequate definition of scope at the estimate (budget) stage
Answer: D

NO.2 Project delays are best analyzed

A. After either the contractor or the owner acknowledges ^responsibility for the delay.
B. Contemporaneously with the delay.
C. By an expert after the project is finished when complete records are available and the impact is
known.
D. Late in the project.
Answer: C

NO.3 If a cost estimate assumes that 240 hours will be expended on a given activity, and the
projected crew size expected to perform that activity is 5 personnel working and 8-hour workday,
what is the calculated duration for the activity?
A. 8 days
B. 6 days
C. 4 days
D. 5 days
Answer: B

NO.4 There is only enough room for a maximum of 4 cranes to be placed on-site. Assuming that a
single crane can perform 35 lifts per day and that a column pour requires 60 lifts, what is the
minimum number of tower cranes that should be used for the above described column pours?

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A. 2 cranes
B. 1 crane
C. 4 cranes
D. 3 cranes
Answer: A

NO.5 Using the "crashed" schedule, if you start Activity 2002 on August 12, 2001, what is the finish
date for Activity 2002?

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A. 09-28-01.
B. 09-08-01.
C. 09-15-01.
D. 09-18-01.
Answer: B

NO.6 Midway through the project you received an executed change order for this project, adding
thirty-three days to the contract for weather delays. In its simplest form, how would your next
project update display the changed condition?

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A. After Activity 1000, add a new Activity 1050 with a start-to-start relationship to Activity 1000, and
tie the end of this new activity with a finish-to-finish relationship to the final activity of the project.
B. After Activity 1000, add a new Activity 1010 with a finish-to-start relationship to Activity 1000, and
tie the end of this new activity with a finish-to-start relationship to the final activity of the project.
C. After Activity 1001, add a new Activity 1011 with a finish-to-start relationship to Activity 1000, and
tie the end of this new activity with a finish-to-start relationship to the final activity of the project.
Answer: C

NO.7 Determine the driving activity for Activity 10001.

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A. Activity 11001.
B. Activity 10002.
C. Activity 9005.
D. There is no driving activity for Activity 10001 in the backward pass.
Answer: B

NO.8 If Activity E's duration changes to 4 months, what is the overall duration of the project.

A. 19 months.
B. 20 months.
C. 22 months.
D. 21 months.
Answer: B

NO.9 Determine the correct formula and date for the late start for the Activity 11001:

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A. LF.1001 + DUR.10001 -> 01-14-04.

B. LF.11001 - Dur.11001 -> 01-16-04.
C. LF.11001 - 27 days + 1 day -> 01-14- 04.
D. LF.10001 + 1 day -> 01-16-04.
Answer: D

NO.10 What method would be the best way to determine the most likely as-built critical path of a
project that is underway, and the schedule of which has been partially progressed?
A. Use the progressed portion of the critical path of all the updates previous to the current update.
B. Use the progressed portion of the critical path of the baseline schedule.
C. Interview the project personnel for their perceptions and opinions because the schedule is usually
inadequate.
D. Use the forward-looking critical path of the most current updates.
Answer: D

NO.11 Constraints control events or activities that __________________.

A. Affect only the forward pass.
B. Are not based on project relationships.
C. Affect only the backward pass.
D. May be over-ridden by activity logic.
Answer: D

NO.12 A driving relationship is _____________________.

A. A critical relationship.
B. A finish-to-start relationship.
C. The link between two related activities.
D. The link between a predecessor and the activity whose dates it controls.
Answer: D

NO.13 By subtracting a measured unit productivity rate during an impacted period from the unit
productivity rate during an unimpacted period, the resulting value represents:
A. Acceleration.
B. Production output.
C. Productivity loss.
D. Productivity efficiency.
Answer: C

NO.14 Using the "normal" schedule, theoretically construct a hammock for activities 2001 through
2004. What is the duration of the hammock?

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A. 91 days
B. 183 days
C. 193 days
D. 168 days
Answer: B

NO.15 These are the activities on the critical path:

A. A, D, & I.
B. A, C, E, & H.
C. A, B, G, & H.
D. A, B, F, & J
Answer: C

NO.16 If no time extensions are granted and all actual delays are as described above, what will the

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total float calculation be at the end of the project?

A. 0 calendar days.
B. -14 calendar days.
C. -20 calendar days.
D. 10 calendar days.
Answer: B

NO.17 What is the actual duration as of the status date or data date of Activity B?

A. 7.
B. 3.
C. 0.
D. 4.

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Answer: B

NO.18 Of the following update procedures, which is the least important in achieving an accurate
forecast for completion of a construction schedule?
A. Estimating remaining durations of activities.
B. The correct recording of actual start dates.
C. Making "downstream" logic revisions as required.
D. Entering the time impacts of delays and change orders.
Answer: C

NO.19 For the late finish for Activity 11001, select the most appropriate response for transitioning
from the forward pass.

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A. LS.11001 + 25 days.
B. 02-19-04.
C. EF.11001.
D. EF.11001 + 1 day.
Answer: B

NO.20 In a "crashed" schedule, which is a chain of activities that precede activity 2004?

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A. 1001, 2001, 2002, 2003

B. 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007
C. 1001, 2002, 2003
D. 1001, 2002, 2002, 2003, 3001
Answer: A

NO.21 The sum of all budgets for work scheduled to be accomplished within a given time period is
the
____________.
A. Estimate at completion (EAC)
B. Budget at completion (BAC)
C. Budgeted cost of work performed (BCWP)
D. Budgeted cost of work scheduled (BCWS)
Answer: B

NO.22 The amount of time that an activity can be delayed from its early start date without delaying
project completion is called
A. Negative float.
B. Free float.
C. Total float.
D. Interfering float.
Answer: C

NO.23 Project schedules help control all of the following EXCEPT for_____________________.
A. Quality
B. Cost
C. Resources
D. Time
Answer: A

NO.24 If someone wanted to constrain a project's end date so that any project slippage would cause
negative float, they would do so by using
A. Finish-no-earlier constraint on the first activity
B. Finish-no-earlier constraint on the last activity
C. Finish-no-later constraint on the last activity
D. Start-no-later constraint on the first activity
Answer: C

NO.25 Theoretically construct a summary activity for activities 2001 through 2004. Using the
"normal" schedule, what is the cost of the hammock?

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A. $271,000
B. $299,000
C. $139,000
D. $289,000
Answer: D

NO.26 You are retained by a contractor who asks you to perform a simple as-planned versus as-built
analysis (APAB) of a large hydro-electric dam project that took more than five years to complete.
Your analysis will form the basis of a change order that requests a time extension. You suggest using
a different methodology for quantifying the delay. Which of the following reasons for recommending
a different analysis does NOT apply to a simple APAB analysis?
A. Not suitable for complicated projects with multiple planned critical paths.
B. Accuracy is increased by inserting delaying events into the as-planned schedule.
C. Not suitable for projects with long durations.
D. Less accurate as the analysis advances through the project.
Answer: B

NO.27 Activity durations are normally estimated in an intuitive and subjective way. All of the
following will improve duration accuracy EXCEPT
A. Use gross building square footages. The pluses and minuses all average out.
B. Look at each activity independently and don't follow specific logic paths when assigning activity
durations.
C. Divide activities into smaller activities. This will increase activity detail and duration estimate
accuracy.
D. Use the people responsible for performing the work as a resource to assign activity durations.
Answer: A

NO.28 Assuming conventional finish-to-start relationships, to calculate a schedule retaining the

existing logic means that
A. It is calculated using the original logic.
B. It is calculated using logic reflecting out-of-sequence progress.
C. An out-of-sequence activity cannot resume until all predecessors are finished.
D. There is no such thing.
Answer: A

NO.29 At the end of month one, did the delay to the parking structure foundation delay the project?
A. NO.
B. Yes, by 4 calendar days.
C. Yes, by 14 calendar days.
D. Yes, by 9 calendar days.
Answer: B

NO.30 Which of the following is NOT required when performing weekly or monthly schedule

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updates?
A. Percent complete.
B. Remaining duration of activities.
C. Actual finish of activities.
D. Original duration of activities.
Answer: B

NO.31 If drafting of the product manual overruns its planned duration by 5 days, how many days
may the manufacturing be delayed without affecting release of the product?

A. 15 days.
B. 10 days.
C. 0 days.
D. 5 days.
Answer: C

NO.32 How many work days does it take to move the product from testing to sale?

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A. 60.
B. 70.
C. 100.
D. 90.
Answer: C

NO.33 How could the structural steel drawing delay have been prevented?
A. Add a time buffer at the end of structural steel activities.
B. Allow adequate time for review and resubmittal in the baseline schedule.
C. Release the structural steel for fabrication concurrent with review of structural steel shop
drawings.
D. Switch to post-tensioned concrete construction.
Answer: A

NO.34 What problems can a soils engineer deal with on a project?

A. Survey error.
B. Hidden subsurface conditions.
C. Archeological findings.
D. Toxic soils.
Answer: B

NO.35 What method offers the best chance of the schedule being used effectively to implement the
project in the field?

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A. Issue detailed schedule updates as frequently as possible.

B. Obtain consent and agreement to the schedule from the key project personnel.
C. Include detailed and stringent set of scheduling specifications in the contract.
D. Allow large time contingencies on milestones and completion deadlines.
Answer: B

NO.36 Determine the correct formula and date for the late finish for Activity 2001.

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A. LF.2001 - 1 day -> 08-28-01.

B. LS.2002- 1 day-> 08-29-01.
C. LS.2002 + 1 day -> 08-30-01.
D. LS.2002 - 1 day -> 08-28-01.
Answer: D

NO.37 If the administrative constraints for developing the precedence diagram, as provided in the
contract documents, indicate that no individual construction activities shall have a longer duration of
two months, how many activities in the "normal" schedule would be affected?

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A. 12.
B. 14.
C. 13.
D. Cannot be determined.
Answer: A

NO.38 What owner action could have mitigated the late completion of the project?
A. Hire a more senior project manager.
B. Self-perform more of the work.
C. Use a procurement agent to monitor and expedite equipment deliveries.
D. Prepare better structural steel drawings.
Answer: C

NO.39 What is the remaining work duration of Active D?

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A. 4.
B. 11
C. 8.
D. 3.
Answer: A

NO.40 In its simplest form, what is the main drawback of critical path method scheduling?
A. It requires a backward pass to calculate late dates.
B. It assumes that resources are unlimited.
C. It doesn't account for interdependent between activities.
D. It allows for Precedence Diagramming Method to be used in place of Arrow Diagramming Method.
Answer: B

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NO.41 Theoretically construct a summary activity for activities 6001 through 6003. Identify the
governing predecessor and successor activities for the hammock:

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A. Predecessor is activity 5001, successor is activity 8001

B. Predecessor is activity 4001, successor is activity 8001
C. Predecessor is activity 9001, successor is activity 9002
D. Predecessor is activity 5001, successor is activity 8002
Answer: A

NO.42 As a change to the network for the current update, activity 6002 is required to begin ten days
after the beginning of activity 6001. Which is the simplest logic organization?

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A. A start-to-start relationship with a ten-day lag assigned to activity 6001; activity 6002 will be
dependent on activity 6001
B. A start-to-start to relationship for both activities 6001 and 6002 with a ten-day lag assigned to
activity
6002.
C. A start-to-finish relationship with both activities 6001 and 6002 having a ten-day lag
D. A finish-to-start relationship with a ten-day lag assigned to activity 6002; activity 6001 will be
dependent on activity 6002
Answer: D

NO.43 What does the narrow band at "Y" represent?

A. Resource limitation period.

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B. A rework period.
C. Activity inactivity.
D. You cannot tell with the information supplied.
Answer: C

NO.44 What is the result of a forward pass calculation?

A. Value of total float for individual activities
B. Early start and early finish date for individual activities
C. Value of free float for individual activities
D. Critical path
Answer: B

NO.45 Time-scaled logic diagrams are

A. Only calculated using a computer.
B. The same as a pure-logic diagram.
C. Used to calculate the most probable activity duration.
D. Logic networks that are drawn to match the calendar.
Answer: D

NO.46 The work breakdown structure is used to organize

A. "Smart activity ID codes" representing similar items of scheduled work
B. The chart of accounts
C. Similar activity coding of schedule activities
D. The smallest defined work packet
Answer: D

NO.47 In order for a claimant to be entitled to an extension of contract time for a delay event (and
further to be considered compensable):
A. The delay must affect the critical path.
B. The delay must be concurrent with the delay attributable to both parties.
C. The delay must not cause monetary harm to the defendant.
D. The delay must affect the contractor's planned construction schedule.
Answer: A

NO.48 An early start constraint dictates

A. An activity's remaining duration.
B. The planned start of a successor activity
C. The planned start of an activity.
D. The actual start of an activity.
Answer: B

NO.49 Scenario:
The entire network consists of the following activities and relationships. Activity A is twenty days long

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and is tied to Activity B, a ten-day activity, with a finish-to-finish tie with a lag value of five Activity B
is tied to Activity C, a twenty-day activity, with a start-to-start relationship with a lag value of five.

PSP Activities Table

Scope Known about Rock-Filled Dam Project:
The dam requires river diversion and work over two or more rainy seasons. The contract is lump sum,
competitively bid, and will be self-performed. The owner has attempted to shift all risk to the
contractor by employing "no differing sit conditions" and "no damage for delay" clauses. There is a
bonus/penalty provision of $2,500 per calendar day for early or late delivery. The early completion
bonus is capped at $500,000, with no cap for late delivery penalty.
Liquidated damages end at the finish of demobilization. Indirect costs per calendar day are $2,800 for
the
"normal" schedule and $3,200 for the "crashed" schedule. The winter/wet weather season is 151
days between October 15 and March 25 of each year, reduces the efficiency of the contractor's
operations by 20% and costs the contractor $10,000 per day. Assume a start date of March 5, 2001
and use a 7-day work week.
The following table lists work activities as planned by the contractor.

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Theoretically construct a summary activity for only those activities with a finish-to-start relationship
for Activities 8001 through 10001. Using the "normal" schedule, what is the cost of this hammock?
A. $420,000.
B. $307,000.
C. $524,000.
D. $552,000.
Answer: D

NO.50 What was the original planned duration for Activity A through Activity G?

A. 26.
B. 28.
C. 24.
D. 25.
Answer: B

NO.51 During proofing of the product manual, a problem was discovered requiring 15 days
additional time to effect a correction. How can the date of availability be maintained?

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A. Delay product release by 5 days.

B. Expedite packaging by 5 days.
C. Expedite printing by 5 days.
D. Delay manufacturing by 5 days.
Answer: A

NO.52 Total float is defined as the amount of time an activity can be delayed without impacting
A. The overall project completion
B. The buoyancy of a successor activity
C. The next activity
D. The end of that activity
Answer: A

NO.53 Determine the correct formula and date for the late start for Activity 9001.

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A. The early finish is required in order to determine the answer.

B. LS.6001 Dur.6001 -> 11-20-02.
C. There is insufficient data provided to calculate the answer.
D. LF.9001 Dur.9001 -> 11-20-02.
Answer: D

NO.54 Activity 1001 started on the scheduled date but has slipped 10 days. Activity 10002 will slip 35
days. All remaining activities retain their original duration. What is the revised completion date?

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A. 02-19-04
B. 03-21-04
C. 03-11-04
D. 03-20-04
Answer: C

NO.55 What is the primary difference between the arrow diagramming method (ADM) and the
precedence diagramming method (PDM)?
A. ADM is limited to finish-to-start logic relationships, while PDM is not.
B. PDM is a bar chart with network logic, while ADM is a pure logic network.
C. ADM is manual CPM calculations, while PDM is computerized.
D. ADM uses arrows, while PDM uses boxes.
Answer: A

NO.56 If all other work proceeds according to the Baseline plan, how many times will the critical
path change?

A. 2.
B. 1.
C. Does not change.
D. 3.
Answer: C

NO.57 Under which circumstance should one perform resource-leveling calculations?

A. When the contract contains a provision for float-banking.
B. When you believe that known resource limitations may override schedule logic.
C. Never, unless required by the contract.
D. When the schedule is resource-loaded.

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Answer: B

NO.58 Activity C is a
A. Contentious activity.
B. Continuous activity.
C. 1-day activity.
D. Milestone.
Answer: D

NO.59 Which of the following is NOT input data to the construction planning process?
A. Input from the owner
B. The contract
C. Bonding capacity of subcontractors
D. Input from the contractor
Answer: C

NO.60 The linear scheduling velocity diagram has the following two-axis:
A. Location and crew size
B. Time and location
C. Time and rate of progress
D. Time and crew size
Answer: C

NO.61 Which of the following is NOT required when initially planning a project?
A. Resource Identification and leveling.
B. The duration of each task.
C. A schedule that identifies tasks required on a project.
D. Logical relationships between the tasks.
Answer: B

NO.62 Which of the following will always describe the critical path? The path with
A. The longest duration through the network.
B. Zero float.
C. Negative float.
D. The shortest duration and negative float.
Answer: B

NO.63 Using the "normal" schedule, given Activity 3001 and the relationship with Activity 4001,
what is indicated?

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A. These activities are concurrent with Activity 4001 starting 15 days after the start of Activity 3001.
B. These activities are concurrent with Activity 4001 starting 15 days earlier than the start of Activity
3001.
C. The activities occur in series with a 15-day lag.
D. The activities run concurrently.
Answer: C

NO.64 Using the "normal" schedule, and assuming you are billing on the last day of the month for
previous month and for appropriate partial months, how many invoices will you have for this project
?
A. 42.
B. 36.
C. 40.
D. 37.
Answer: B

NO.65 Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Remaining durations can exceed original durations.
B. Constraints can interfere with the longest path calculation.
C. Multiple calendars can affect the total float calculation.
D. A network must contain only one Critical Path.
Answer: A

NO.66 How much Total Float does drafting the product manual have?

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A. 15 workdays.
B. 0 workdays.
C. 10 workdays.
D. 5 workdays.
Answer: C

NO.67 When resource leveling craft labor for a critical path schedule, the scheduler
A. Must consider breaks in continuity of work for subcontractors, thereby possibly incurring
additional subcontractor mobilization and demobilization costs.
B. Can depend on the results of the resource leveling operation to reflect a useful realignment of all
schedule activities without 'further analysis.
C. Need not consider its effects, as it is a theoretical concept with limited application to construction
projects.
D. Need only consider the non-union crafts persons.
Answer: B

NO.68 Due to a testing delay, release of the product for manufacture is delayed by 5 workdays and
the product manual misses its print window at the printer. If the printer is delayed by 10 workdays,
what is the delay to produce release?
A. 15 days.
B. 0 days.
C. 5 days.
D. 10 days.

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Answer: C

NO.69 If after calculating a schedule an activity exhibits negative total float, which of the following is
certain? The activity
A. Is a milestone.
B. It is on the critical path.
C. Was completed in the past.
D. Has yet to be completed.
Answer: D

NO.70 Using the "normal" schedule, theoretically construct a hammock for activities 6001-6003.
What is the duration of the hammock?

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A. 407 days
B. 362 days
C. 255 days
D. 267 days
Answer: A

NO.71 The expected remaining cost needed to complete an activity, group of activities or the project
is the____________.
A. Budget at completion (BAC)
B. Budgeted cost of work performed (BCWP)
C. Estimate to complete (ETC)
D. Estimate at completion (EAC)
Answer: C

NO.72 Assuming that you had only one crane capable of 30 lifts per day, 3 column pours requiring
28 lifts each, plus associated assorted work requiring an additional 150 lifts, what is the minimum
planned working duration for this work?

A. 8 work days
B. 18 work days
C. 7 work days
D. 15 workdays
Answer: A

NO.73 What does the heavy, vertical line at "X" represent?

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A. Delay fault line.

B. The status or data date.
C. Change-over limits.
D. International Date Line.
Answer: B

NO.74 What activities are concurrent to Activity 2001 in the "normal" schedule?

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A. 7001.
B. 1001.
C. 1000.
D. 2003.
Answer: A

NO.75 Using the "normal" schedule, what is the early finish date of activity 10002 and its total float?

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A. 12-27-03 and 24 days of float

B. 12-18-03 and 4 days of float
C. 12-17-03 and 4 days of float
D. 12-18-03 and 25 days of float
Answer: C

NO.76 Which of the following are NOT normally included in the project scope statement, either
directly or by reference?
A. Project objectives in terms of cost, schedule and quality measures
B. Project contract between the contractor and owner
C. Project justification
D. Project deliverables
Answer: C

NO.77 An earned value-based project control system can use either of which two budgets as the
basis of its calculations?
A. Labor hours or dollars.
B. Direct or indirect cost.
C. Earned or budgeted cost yearly.
D. Linear feet or dollars.
Answer: C

NO.78 Each of the following accurately describes total float in a schedule EXCEPT:
A. The amount of time an activity can be delayed without delaying the overall project completion
time.
B. Can be positive or negative.
C. The amount of time an activity can be delayed without delaying the start or occurrence of any
other activity or event in the network.
D. Computed for an activity by subtracting its early finish from its late finish, or its early start from its
late start.
Answer: C

NO.79 Why does activity 1001 have two successor activities?

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A. Because the late finish of 1001 and the late start of 7001 require two successors
B. Because the problem could not effectively work with only one successor
C. Because there are two defined logic paths for the work
D. Because the duration of activities 2001, 2002 and 200.f require two successors
Answer: C

NO.80 What is the workweek period for this project?

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A. Monday through Friday

B. Sunday through Friday
C. Monday through Saturday
D. Sunday through Saturday
Answer: D

NO.81 Management has determined the need to release the product 20 days earlier than planned.
What tasks need to be expedited?

A. Drafting and Proofing the Manual.

B. Packaging only.
C. Printing the Manual.
D. Testing, Manufacturing and Packaging.
Answer: D

NO.82 In analyzing a logical chain of activities in a critical path method (CPM) schedule, what do
differing total float values within that chain typically indicate?
A. The schedule has too much detail to reflect an accurate critical path.
B. Different calendars are assigned to certain activities in the logical chain.
C. The schedule is projecting an "early completion".
D. Certain activities in the critical path have no successors.
Answer: D

NO.83 Which of the following is NOT input data to the construction planning process?

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A. The contract
B. Bonding capacity of subcontractors
C. Input from the owner
D. Input from the contractor
Answer: B

NO.84 You are developing a detailed critical path schedule for a proposed petrochemical plant. The
schedule will become a part of the project baseline document, which will be sent to the company's
board of directors for its consideration. What document or resource is likely to be MOST valuable in
determining the schedule's work activity durations?
A. Industry publications.
B. Critical path schedules prepared by you for similar completed projects.
C. The Petrochemical Industry New Plant Task Duration Handbook.
D. The cost estimate for the plant prepared by your firm's estimating department.
Answer: B

NO.85 Which of the following are NOT considerations or constraints of the planning process for
construction scheduling?
A. Consideration of all stakeholders.
B. Value engineering.
C. Project variables.
D. Interest rate of owner's construction bonds.
Answer: D

NO.86 Which letter of the alphabet best approximates the graphical shape of a project's cumulative
cost baseline, or budgeted cost of work scheduled?
A. C.
B. B.
C. S.
D. W.
Answer: C

NO.87 Determine the correct formula and date for the late finish for Activity 2002.

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A. LS.2003 - 1 day -> 11.06.01.

B. LS.2003 - 1 day -> 10-06-01.
C. LS.2003 + 1 day -> 10-07-01.
D. LS.2003 - 1 day -> 10-05-01.
Answer: D

NO.88 Assuming a total of 30 lifts per crane per day, what is the maximum number of lifts that could
be accomplished using 3 small tower cranes over a 5-day period?

A. 450 lifts
B. 300 lifts
C. 45 lifts
D. 150 lifts
Answer: A

NO.89 What is the free float for Activity F?

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A. 3 months.
B. 0months.
C. 1months.
D. 2month.
Answer: B

NO.90 Resource planning must take all of the following into account except for
A. Types of materials, equipment and labor skills required to complete the project.
B. Earned value techniques established for the project.
C. Time available to complete the project.
D. Cash flow (expenditure) limitations for completing work on the project.
Answer: B

NO.91 Which activity is drawn in the incorrect position?

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A. Activity G.
B. Activity E.
C. Activity C.
D. Activity D.
Answer: D

NO.92 Budgeted cost of work scheduled is _______________________.

A. The value of the completed work expressed in terms of the budget assigned to that work
B. The total authorized budget for accomplishing the project scope
C. The expected total cost of an activity, group of activities or the project
D. The sum of all budgets for work scheduled to be accomplished within a given time period
Answer: C

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NO.93 What is a key first step in developing a critical path method schedule?
A. Drawing a bar chart of the key phrases of the work.
B. Defining the execution plan to meet the required scope of work.
C. Setting out the resource to be used and its limitations.
D. Drawing the logic diagram.
Answer: D

NO.94 The activity with the most total float is:

A. Activity I.
B. Activity C.
C. Activity F.
D. Activity D.
Answer: A

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NO.95 All the following describe the critical path of a schedule EXCEPT:
A. Determined by network logic and is the chain of activities that controls the overall project
completion time.
B. Frequently defined as the shortest path through the schedule.
C. Changed by redefining the network logic or changing activity durations or both.
D. The series of activities having the least amount of total float.
Answer: B

NO.96 In the "normal" schedule, excluding Activity 1000, what activity(s) are concurrent with
Activity 3001?

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A. 2003 and 7001.

B. 2004.
C. 4001, 5001 and 6001.
D. 4001 and 5001.
Answer: D

NO.97 Each column must be poured in one day. Each column requires 2,000 cubic feet of concrete.
The lift bucket has a capacity of 40 cubic feet. How many lifts will be required per column pour?

A. 80 lifts
B. 50 lifts
C. 5 lifts
D. 20 lifts
Answer: B

NO.98 Free float is the

A. Difference between the early dates and late dates of an activity.
B. Amount of time the early start of an activity can be delayed without impacting the early start of
the successor activity.
C. Difference between the early finish dates and late finish dates of an activity.
D. Difference In float value of the critical path activities and the float value of the specific activity
being analyzed.
Answer: B

NO.99 Which of the following is NOT a tool or technique used to perform scope planning?
A. Benefit cost analysis.
B. Schedule performance indexing.
C. Expert Judgment.

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D. Alternatives identification.
Answer: B

NO.100 Which statement is true?

A. Where compensability cannot be established, excusability is assumed.
B. Where compensability can be established, excusabltity cannot be assumed.
C. Where compensability cannot be established, excusability is a given.
D. Where compensability can be established, excusability is assumed.
Answer: A

NO.101 Which of the following documents is most likely to be of the LEAST value to a
planner/scheduler when planning a contractor's baseline critical path schedule for the construction
of a large high-clearance bridge located very near an airport? The contractor has been awarded the
contract.
A. The project plans and specifications
B. The project geotechnical report
C. The regulations published by the government aviation agency
D. The government's report on future high-clearance bridge projects
Answer: D

NO.102 Identify the minimum project duration.

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A. 20 months.
B. 16 months.
C. 19 months.
D. 21 months.
Answer: A

NO.103 Crane operators require 1 hour prep and 1 hour clean-up and inspection per day. There is
only 1 crane operator allocated per crane. Crane operators are not allowed to work more than 8
hours a day. Lunchtime break lasts 1 hour. Assuming a 10 minute cycle time, how many lifts per day
can be expected?

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A. 36 lifts
B. 24 lifts
C. 30 lifts
D. 48 lifts
Answer: A

NO.104 If a detailed estimate is NOT available to assist in the formulation of activity durations but
unit quantities have been identified, what information can be utilized to estimate work
package/activity durations?
A. The Eichleay formula
B. Historical production rates
C. Time impact analysis
D. Black-Scholes model
Answer: B

NO.105 At a minimum, periodic reporting must be done at what interval?

A. Monthly.
B. As requested by the project manager.
C. As requested by the owner.
D. As specified in the contract documents.
Answer: D

NO.106 Estimate to complete (ETC) is __________________.

A. The expected remaining cost needed to complete an activity, group of activities or the project
B. The costs actually incurred in accomplishing the work performed
C. The expected total cost of an activity, group of activities or the project
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Answer: A

NO.107 Which of the following types of delay will NOT result in a time extension and additional
compensation for a contractor?
A. Non-excusable delay
B. Compensable delay
C. Non-compensable delay
D. Excusable delay
Answer: C

NO.108 Based on the stated costs, what percentage of the total cost comes from the 2000 series of
activities?
A. 3.9% (1 : 25.708)
B. 2.3% (1 : 43.501).
C. 9.1% (1 : 11.000).
D. 8.6% (1 : 11.591)
Answer: B

NO.109 Is activity 7001 pictured correctly in the precedence diagram?

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A. No, the total float is not shown correctly.

B. Yes, except the early finish date is not shown.
C. No, the start-to-start and finish-to-finish relationships are backwards.
D. Yes, the duration is 48 days.
Answer: D

NO.110 Determine the correct formula and date for the late finish for Activity 9004.

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A. LS.10002 + 1 day -> 11-29-03.

B. LS.10002^ Lag.7 + i day -> 11-20-03.
C. LS.10002 - 1 day -> 11-27-03.
D. LS.10002 - Lag.7 - l day -> 11-20-03.
Answer: B

NO.111 Which of the following phases does NOT describe the commonly accepted construction life
cycle?
A. Claims and disputes phase.
B. Installation phase.
C. Planning and design phase.
D. Turnover and start-up phase.
Answer: C

NO.112 What is the cycle time?

A. 5 minutes
B. 17 minutes
C. 14 minutes
D. 6 minutes
Answer: B

NO.113 Which is NOT an industry-recognized methodology for quantifying critical delay?

A. Gantt Chart.
B. Periodic Windows.
C. Collapsed As-Built.
D. Time Impact.
Answer: A

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NO.114 What is the relationship depicted between Activity G and Activity H?

A. You cannot tell with the supplied information.

B. Start-to-start.
C. Finish-to-start.
D. Finish-to-finish.
Answer: B

NO.115 Identify the late finish to develop plans and specs.

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A. 9 months.
B. 10 months.
C. 8 months.
D. 7 months.
Answer: A

NO.116 When reconstructing a CPM schedule electronically from a hardcopy, which of the following
is NOT required to determine the critical path?
A. Detailed listing of working days for each calendar used
B. Predecessor and successor listing with logic type and lag duration, preferably sorted by activity ID
C. Assigned party responsibility for each work task
D. Tabular listing of activities showing duration, calendar ID, early and late dates
Answer: C

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NO.117 Using the "normal" schedule, if you start Activity 7001 on April 1, 2002, and using a 5-day
workweek, what the finish date for Activity 7001?

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A. 06-11-02.
B. 06-04-02.
C. 06-18-02.
D. 06-05-02.
Answer: D

NO.118 For which of these delays should an owner grant a time extension?
A. Structural steel shop drawings.
B. Shop drawings and centrifuge delay.
C. Differing site conditions at parking structure.
D. Differing site conditions and centrifuge delay.
Answer: C

NO.119 Which of the following will NOT affect the total float calculation of a non-resource leveled
schedule?
A. Multiple calendars.
B. Start and finish constraints.
C. Preferential logic.
D. Front end loading.
Answer: D

NO.120 Why does activity 11001 not show successor activities?

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A. The early finish and late finish are circular

B. It is the penultimate work required for the project
C. The scheduler forgot to add the successor activities
D. It is the final activity for the required work for the project
Answer: D

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