LARE SECTION 1 - PROJECT MANAGEMENT 100% VERIFIED

OSHA - ANSWEROccupational Safety & Health Administration ERISA - ANSWEREmployee Retirement Income Security Act ADA - ANSWERThe American with Disabilities Act EEOC - ANSWEREqual Employment Opportunity Commission ADEA - ANSWERAge Discrimination in Employment Act NEPA - ANSWERNational Environmental Policy Act FWPCA - ANSWERClean Water Act RCRA - ANSWERResource Conservation and Recovery Act CSI - ANSWERConstruction Specifications Institute MasterFormat - ANSWERA specifications index created by the Construction Specifications Institute to provide guidelines for construction specifications. A series of digits (ex: 01 24 30) that calls out the specific material. PERT Diagrams - ANSWERProgram Evaluation and Review Technique - a project management tool that diagrams the task and uses statistics and probabilities to calculate the probabilities of task durations, based on best, worst, and most likely case scenarios. WBS - ANSWERWork Breakdown Structure - a project management tool that is a tree-like diagram or list of project tasks and subtasks with associated budgets and durations. Tasks are defined by objective, duration, and level of effort. Then they are used in the firm's accounting system to track budgets and completion of tasks and relate the contract requirements. CPM - ANSWERCritical Path Method - a project management SCHEDULING tool that is a network diagram that graphically shows a project, predicts the time needed to complete the project, and highlights those tasks that are critical to maintaining a project schedule. It allows you to see and manage INTERDEPENDENCIES among tasks of a project. Float - ANSWERAnother word for "slack time" in project management scheduling, meaning there is extra time or flexibility in each of the tasks OR between the tasks. A task that only takes up 1 day in a 3 day slot period, is said to have a "total float" of 3 days. After 3 days, it will become critical. The ownership of the float will determine if a time extension or compensation is allowed for the contractor - this should be written in the contract. The Work Task - ANSWERAn effective method of project management that involves planning out the work on a task-by-task basis and by improving the efficiency of each task. Also stringing the more efficient tasks together in a logical order. Gantt Chart - ANSWERA bar chart. An effective project management SCHEDULING tool. A chart or graph with horizontal axis representing a timescale - the vertical axis lists the work TASKS and bars are used to represent the durations of the tasks plotted on the timescale. Best for small to medium size projects. The P