CMIT EXAM (200 MULTIPLE CHOICE) (LATEST UPDATE)
REAL QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS |100%
CORRECT | ALREADY GRADED
A CM's role and responsibilities are governed solely by the Owner/CM
Agreement.
True False Ans✓✓✓ True
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?
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. Ans✓✓✓ C) Both forms allow the CM to
function in an advisory role for the entire engagement of the CM.
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?
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. Ans✓✓✓ D) All of the above.
The General Services Administration was the first federal agency to use
construction management. Ans✓✓✓ True
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?
A) Funding restrictions
B) Claims
C) Change conditions
D) All of the above Ans✓✓✓ D) All of the above
CMAA was formed and incorporated 1982 with its primary focus being
the growth and development of the construction management profession.
Ans✓✓✓ True
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. Ans✓✓✓ True
The goals of the Construction Management Association of America
(CMAA) include:
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.
D) All of the above. Ans✓✓✓ D) All of the above
The fact that an individual is certified or licensed in any other profession
does not, per se, establish him/her as a qualified CM.
True False Ans✓✓✓ True
Certification as a CM means the construction management practitioner
has "state of the art" knowledge and capability to practice construction
management.
True False Ans✓✓✓ False
Recruiting and training are business matters and normally do not involve
ethical concerns.
True False Ans✓✓✓ False
, Construction management is a concept that is susceptible to overselling.
True False Ans✓✓✓ True
Failure to provide quality services is a business and not an ethical
question.
True False Ans✓✓✓ False
Contracting for adequate fees is both a business and an ethical issue.
True False Ans✓✓✓ True
The ethics of the CM profession focus primarily on a CM's relationships
in dealing with its clients.
True False Ans✓✓✓ True
The possible approaches for delivering a project are virtually unlimited.
A key reason for such variations is:
A) The different roles that can be assumed by project participants.
B) Different forms of contracts and methods of compensation that can be
used.
C) The different levels of care, responsibility, and risks assumed by the
parties involved.
D) All of the above. Ans✓✓✓ D) All of the above
The traditional delivery system is characterized by executing the major
phases of a project in:
REAL QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS |100%
CORRECT | ALREADY GRADED
A CM's role and responsibilities are governed solely by the Owner/CM
Agreement.
True False Ans✓✓✓ True
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?
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. Ans✓✓✓ C) Both forms allow the CM to
function in an advisory role for the entire engagement of the CM.
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?
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. Ans✓✓✓ D) All of the above.
The General Services Administration was the first federal agency to use
construction management. Ans✓✓✓ True
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?
A) Funding restrictions
B) Claims
C) Change conditions
D) All of the above Ans✓✓✓ D) All of the above
CMAA was formed and incorporated 1982 with its primary focus being
the growth and development of the construction management profession.
Ans✓✓✓ True
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. Ans✓✓✓ True
The goals of the Construction Management Association of America
(CMAA) include:
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.
D) All of the above. Ans✓✓✓ D) All of the above
The fact that an individual is certified or licensed in any other profession
does not, per se, establish him/her as a qualified CM.
True False Ans✓✓✓ True
Certification as a CM means the construction management practitioner
has "state of the art" knowledge and capability to practice construction
management.
True False Ans✓✓✓ False
Recruiting and training are business matters and normally do not involve
ethical concerns.
True False Ans✓✓✓ False
, Construction management is a concept that is susceptible to overselling.
True False Ans✓✓✓ True
Failure to provide quality services is a business and not an ethical
question.
True False Ans✓✓✓ False
Contracting for adequate fees is both a business and an ethical issue.
True False Ans✓✓✓ True
The ethics of the CM profession focus primarily on a CM's relationships
in dealing with its clients.
True False Ans✓✓✓ True
The possible approaches for delivering a project are virtually unlimited.
A key reason for such variations is:
A) The different roles that can be assumed by project participants.
B) Different forms of contracts and methods of compensation that can be
used.
C) The different levels of care, responsibility, and risks assumed by the
parties involved.
D) All of the above. Ans✓✓✓ D) All of the above
The traditional delivery system is characterized by executing the major
phases of a project in:
