ENCE 325 EXAM 4 COMPREHENSIVE STUDY
SHEET 2026 SOLVED QUESTIONS PREMIUM
BUNDLE
◉ What is scheduling
Answer: Schedules are timetables
◉ What do the timetables in a schedule entail? (5)
Answer: 1. identify specific activities
2. list them in a sequence
3. identify when the activities will start.
4. identify how long each activity will take
5. link interpendent activities.
◉ What stage does scheduling happen in?
Answer: From feasibility to the construction stage 1-5
◉ What is the master construction schedule?
Who is it prepared by and when?
,Answer: The most precise schedule. Required by the terms of the
construction contract.
Prepared by the contractor during pre-construction
◉ What are the resources used to develop the schedule? (5)
Answer: 1. contract documents
2. owners rough schedule/milestones
3. personal experience
4. historical experience of the company
5. purchased data
◉ How is the schedule used? (6)
Answer: 1. As a communication tool
2. To plan for the work and control the job
3. to provide timeframe for entire project and evaluate the progress
4. to evaluate impacts of changes in the work
5. as a tool to identify inefficiencies
6. to provide historical record that can be used in court
◉ What are the three most common schedule types?
Answer: 1. bar charts
, 2. network diagrams
3. combined
◉ What are bar charts?
Answer: List activities on a vertical axis and their durations along
the horizontal axis
◉ Bar charts: Advantages
Answer: Low level of detail provides quick overview
shows planned overall project length and duration of specific
activities
good for comparisons
◉ Bar charts: disadvantages
Answer: do not show relationships and interdependencies between
activities
◉ What are network diagrams?
Answer: Show dependencies between activities
SHEET 2026 SOLVED QUESTIONS PREMIUM
BUNDLE
◉ What is scheduling
Answer: Schedules are timetables
◉ What do the timetables in a schedule entail? (5)
Answer: 1. identify specific activities
2. list them in a sequence
3. identify when the activities will start.
4. identify how long each activity will take
5. link interpendent activities.
◉ What stage does scheduling happen in?
Answer: From feasibility to the construction stage 1-5
◉ What is the master construction schedule?
Who is it prepared by and when?
,Answer: The most precise schedule. Required by the terms of the
construction contract.
Prepared by the contractor during pre-construction
◉ What are the resources used to develop the schedule? (5)
Answer: 1. contract documents
2. owners rough schedule/milestones
3. personal experience
4. historical experience of the company
5. purchased data
◉ How is the schedule used? (6)
Answer: 1. As a communication tool
2. To plan for the work and control the job
3. to provide timeframe for entire project and evaluate the progress
4. to evaluate impacts of changes in the work
5. as a tool to identify inefficiencies
6. to provide historical record that can be used in court
◉ What are the three most common schedule types?
Answer: 1. bar charts
, 2. network diagrams
3. combined
◉ What are bar charts?
Answer: List activities on a vertical axis and their durations along
the horizontal axis
◉ Bar charts: Advantages
Answer: Low level of detail provides quick overview
shows planned overall project length and duration of specific
activities
good for comparisons
◉ Bar charts: disadvantages
Answer: do not show relationships and interdependencies between
activities
◉ What are network diagrams?
Answer: Show dependencies between activities
