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Planning correct answers determining "what" is going to be done, "how," "where," and by "whom" When did Management of time and cost evolve as a science? correct answers After the Industrial Revolution Another name for the "science" of scheduling correct answers Critical Path Method (invented ) PERT correct answers Program Evaluation Review Technique (developed by US Navy) Difference between ADM and PERT correct answers ADM was deterministic and PERT was probabilistic What led to the increase in computer based scheduling systems? correct answers Advent of PCs in the 1980s Difference between planning and scheduling correct answers The planning portion of a construction project relates to developing the logic of how a project will be constructed Scheduling consists of integrating that plan with a calendar or specific time frame How we do planning and scheduling on a regular, informal basis correct answers To-Do list When does planning and scheduling begin for construction projects? correct answers Notice of Award Scheduling correct answers consists of determining the time needed for each of the planned tasks and the overall length of the project schedule Who developed a method of relating a list of activities to a timescale in a very effective manner, by drawing bar charts? correct answers Henry Gantt What is the most commonly employed and readily recognized scheduling model in use today? correct answers Bar/Gantt Charts Why are bar charts the most popular way to communicate scheduling info in the construction industry? correct answers the ease with which they can be understood with a cursory examination What are the shortcomings of bar charts? correct answers 1. Bar charts begin to fail to provide valuable information when projects become more complex 2. They do not show clear dependencies between activities