PTP - MODULE 1 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE 2026
What year was Ryan Homes founded? - Answers 1948
How many states does NVR operate? - Answers 14
Who is your division manager? Who do they report to and what is his/her title? - Answers Greg Knapp - Jesse Faisant (Regional Manager)
How many hours of work are you required to work weekly? - Answers 40 hours
List several items related to the production group that is in violation of NVR's Code of Ethics - Answers Access to confidential information, conflict of interest, corporate opportunities, competition and fair dealing, compliance with laws, rules and regulations
List three activities that are listed on a project managers job description and briefly explain what each entails - Answers 1. Managing build schedules & staying on time/track (within budget)
2. communicating and building relationships with vendors
3. Safety and E&S inspections & daily site management
What is a Key Results Area and why are KRA's important? - Answers 5-6 items that an employee can be evaluated on in relation to job performance and effect promotion opportunities along with bonus money
What are your KRA's - Answers 1. DUC's
2. Cost establishment control
3. Customer Ratings (overall quality on survey, completeness)
4. Sediment & erosion control
5. Quality assurance inspections
6. Production Training Program
Why is it important to establish a daily routine? - Answers Plan your day ahead of time and incorporate repetitive weekly talks to respective days
What planning tools do you use for time management? - Answers Outlook cal, task lists, phone reminders, SchedulePro, clipboard
List three daily activities that constitute good time management - Answers 1. Delegation
2. Daily Routine
3. Organized work area
Describe in your own words what an organized construction office and organized construction site should look like - Answers Professional apperance that is efficiently set up in order to do our job safely and proficiently
Describe your daily routine - Answers Arrive to site, unlock the trailer, drive the site, walk the houses, identify high, medium and low priority tasks that need to be taken care of, high priority tasks, computer work, medium/low priority tasks, walk all houses, lock up
Why should you deal with problems when they arise and not wait until later? - Answers Proactive work will eliminate "fire-drills", reduce stress, stay on schedule, no interruptions & improve contractor relationships
How can your enforcement of your schedule help you save time & money? - Answers Reduce multiple vendor trips and extra charges, identify/audit deliveries to get missing/broken items shipped at no charge
Why is it important to have everything ready when you receive a start? - Answers To eliminate additional DUC's - being able to start the work ASAP
Describe the system you use for ordering miscellaneous materials - Answers Email: BP Customer Service & Ryan- ACK
Describe the system you use for calling in inspections - Answers City of Chesapeake website
Describe the system you use for handling quality control checklists - Answers Clipboard
List 3 key responsibilities or practices of a project manager for effective subcontractor relations - Answers 1. master contractor agreement
2. phase specifications
3. schedulePro
Define three responsibilities of a subcontractor per the phase specifications - Answers 1. Proper PPE
2. Execute to specification
3. Clean up their work at completion
Name three schdules that you use to ensure proper control - Answers 1. SchedulePro (daily building schedule)
2. Start schedule
3. Lumber/trim schedules
Define critical path - Answers the sequence of phases completed to keep the home "on track"
Schedule changes made within ________ of the task must be followed up with a phone call to subcontractor - Answers 72 hours
Why is it important to have a subcontractor adhere to the phase specifications - Answers Job completeness and not having to make multiple trips to get the original job done
List three items that are always included in the phase specifications - Answers 1. NVR Responsibilities
2. Contractor Responsibilities
3. Warranty
Where can you find the NVR phase specifications - Answers Production playbook/Center for Production Excellence
What things can you do to make sure that a subcontractor is complying with the phase specifications? - Answers Inspect their work regularly
Why is it important to NVR to enforce the safety of our subcontractors on our sites? - Answers To make sure workers return home in one piece and negate liability risks on site
As a project manager, who will you negotiate with regularly? - Answers Subcontractors, suppliers, coworkers, managers, customers
List three negotiation styles and some characteristics of each styles - Answers 1. Passive - shy, non-confrontational, nonchalant
2. Aggressive - demanding, confident, outspoken
3. Assertive - express concerns, wants/needs without pushing, listens to the other side (respectful, compromise, validate others feelings)
What type of negotiator would you like to be known as? - Answers Assertive
What are some things that should be considered when you are preparing for a negotiation? - Answers Goals/outcomes, fair and realistic, anticipate disagreement, collect data for your point, evaluate strengths/weaknesses, choose a place and time to talk
What would you consider to be a successful negotiation? - Answers When both parties feel they have been heard and the resolution is fair and realistic
A negotiation is not considered successful unless you achieve 100% of your goals (True/False) - Answers False
What is EPA - Answers Environmental Protection Agency
What is the EPA's primary purpose? - Answers Manage, enforce and protect all portions of clean water act and air pollution
List three E&S documents recorded or filled out weekly by NVR - Answers 1. E&S inspections
2. Lot ownership log
3. BMP map
What is super silt fence? - Answers 12 gauge steel chain link, 12 gauge steel poles, 4-5 ft silt fence (high side)
What is a designated concrete washout area? Describe the proper installation of a concrete washout area. - Answers 1 sheet of 10 mil poly, excavate 10-12" in depth
What two materials are required for the proper installation of a temp drive? - Answers 1. Filter cloth extending full width
2. Stone (2-3") at a 6" depth
At what point can a temporary silt controls be removed? - Answers When all above is stabilized and completed
List four items that must be included in the NVR E&S Community Binder: - Answers 1. Weekly E&S inspections
2. Lot ownership logs
3. Community contractors list
4. pre-construction inspection
Excess concrete should be disposed of in the concrete washout pit (true/false) - Answers False
What should the project manager do if an EPA inspector arrives at his/her jobsite? - Answers Notify manager, ask inspector to wait for PM to arrive, ask for business card/identification, answer questions only if asked (without over-sharing), take diligent notes
What measures should the project manager take if he/she witnesses a contractor violating an E&S procedure? - Answers Explain what they did wrong & how they could have done it differently/correctly, email notification for first account - back charges come from corporate
What is the minimum distance to place a portable toilet from an inlet? - Answers 50' uphill or 15' downhill
Whose responsibility is it to maintain a safe job site? - Answers Everyone on the site
What does OSHA stand for? - Answers Occupational Safety and Health Administration
What is OSHA's primary responsibility? - Answers Eminent danger
What types of accidents must be reported to OSHA? - Answers Death (8hrs)
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PTP - MODULE 1 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
LATEST UPDATE 2026
What year was Ryan Homes founded? - Answers 1948
How many states does NVR operate? - Answers 14
Who is your division manager? Who do they report to and what is his/her title? -
Answers Greg Knapp - Jesse Faisant (Regional Manager)
How many hours of work are you required to work weekly? - Answers 40 hours
List several items related to the production group that is in violation of NVR's Code
of Ethics - Answers Access to confidential information, conflict of interest, corporate
opportunities, competition and fair dealing, compliance with laws, rules and
regulations
List three activities that are listed on a project managers job description and briefly
explain what each entails - Answers 1. Managing build schedules & staying on
time/track (within budget)
2. communicating and building relationships with vendors
3. Safety and E&S inspections & daily site management
What is a Key Results Area and why are KRA's important? - Answers 5-6 items that
an employee can be evaluated on in relation to job performance and effect promotion
opportunities along with bonus money
What are your KRA's - Answers 1. DUC's
2. Cost establishment control
3. Customer Ratings (overall quality on survey, completeness)
4. Sediment & erosion control
5. Quality assurance inspections
6. Production Training Program
Why is it important to establish a daily routine? - Answers Plan your day ahead of
time and incorporate repetitive weekly talks to respective days
What planning tools do you use for time management? - Answers Outlook cal, task
lists, phone reminders, SchedulePro, clipboard
List three daily activities that constitute good time management - Answers 1.
Delegation
2. Daily Routine
3. Organized work area
, Describe in your own words what an organized construction office and organized
construction site should look like - Answers Professional apperance that is efficiently
set up in order to do our job safely and proficiently
Describe your daily routine - Answers Arrive to site, unlock the trailer, drive the site,
walk the houses, identify high, medium and low priority tasks that need to be taken
care of, high priority tasks, computer work, medium/low priority tasks, walk all
houses, lock up
Why should you deal with problems when they arise and not wait until later? -
Answers Proactive work will eliminate "fire-drills", reduce stress, stay on schedule,
no interruptions & improve contractor relationships
How can your enforcement of your schedule help you save time & money? -
Answers Reduce multiple vendor trips and extra charges, identify/audit deliveries to
get missing/broken items shipped at no charge
Why is it important to have everything ready when you receive a start? - Answers To
eliminate additional DUC's - being able to start the work ASAP
Describe the system you use for ordering miscellaneous materials - Answers Email:
BP Customer Service & Ryan- ACK
Describe the system you use for calling in inspections - Answers City of Chesapeake
website
Describe the system you use for handling quality control checklists - Answers
Clipboard
List 3 key responsibilities or practices of a project manager for effective subcontractor
relations - Answers 1. master contractor agreement
2. phase specifications
3. schedulePro
Define three responsibilities of a subcontractor per the phase specifications - Answers
1. Proper PPE
2. Execute to specification
3. Clean up their work at completion
Name three schdules that you use to ensure proper control - Answers 1. SchedulePro
(daily building schedule)
2. Start schedule
3. Lumber/trim schedules