STUDY GUIDE 2026/ 2027 |
100% VERIFIED WITH
CORRECT QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
1. Question: A CM's role and responsibilities are governed
solely by the Owner/CM Agreement.
Choices: True; False
CORRECT ANSWER: True
2. Question: There are two basic forms of CM, agency and
at-risk. Each form provides for the basic services of
construction management practice. However, there are
some key differences. Which of the following do not
apply to both CM forms?
Choices:
, A) Both forms provide advice to the owner on
constructibility, budget and the schedule.
B) Both require that the liabilities and risks assumed by
the parties be clearly understood, coordinated, and stated
in the respective contracts.
C) Both forms allow the CM to function in an advisory
role for the entire engagement of the CM.
D) Services can vary based on the contractual
relationships of the parties and the risks that are assumed.
CORRECT ANSWER: C) Both forms allow the CM to
function in an advisory role for the entire engagement of
the CM.
3. Question: Construction management had its beginnings
in the early to mid-1960's. Which of the following factors
contributed to the initial use of this delivery system?
Choices:
A) The need to reduce the overall time and cost
associated with project delivery.
B) The increasing cost of money and the unpredictability
of project funding streams.
C) The changing role of the general contractor and the
increasing numbers of specialty trade contractors.
, D) All of the above.
CORRECT ANSWER: D) All of the above.
4. Question: The General Services Administration was the
first federal agency to use construction management.
Choices: True; False
CORRECT ANSWER: True
5. Question: The General Services Administration, the
Department of Health, Education and Welfare (now
HHS), and the Veterans Administration ran into similar
difficulties in the use of construction management.
Which of the following was/were common problems for
all three agencies?
Choices:
A) Funding restrictions
B) Claims
C) Change conditions
D) All of the above
CORRECT ANSWER: D) All of the above
6. Question: CMAA was formed and incorporated 1982
with its primary focus being the growth and development
of the construction management profession.
, Choices: True; False
CORRECT ANSWER: True
7. Question: The CMAA Construction Management
Standards of Practice is intended as a guide to the range
of services that constitute professional construction
management. They seek to meet the documented need
for definitions of what construction management services
are, without unduly structuring the methodologies by
which those services are provided by the CM.
Choices: True; False
CORRECT ANSWER: True
8. Question: The goals of the Construction Management
Association of America (CMAA) include:
Choices:
A) Setting standards and developing contract documents
for construction management practice.
B) Expanding the understanding of the construction
management concept and its use in the marketplace.
C) Advocacy for construction management in the
legislative, regulatory, and judicial arenas of federal,
state, and local governments.