Chapter 2: What is Construction
Management? Questions With Certisfied
Answers
Job of the Construction Manager - ANSWERSTake a set of written plans and
specifications and a raw piece of land and then coordinate all of the materials,
manpower, and equipment necessary to guarantee the set price, schedule, and quality
of the project- without any accidents or errors, regardless of weather conditions, interest
rate fluctuations, acts of God, or any other unforeseen conditions
Construction Management - ANSWERSThe planning, scheduling, evaluation, and
controlling of construction tasks or activities to accomplish specific objectives by
effectively allocating and utilizing appropriate labor, material, and time resources in a
manner that minimizes costs and maximizes customer/owner satisfaction
Three-Legged Stool - ANSWERSTime, Cost, and Quality (and safety)
CPI - ANSWERSCollaborative Process Institute
A group of owners, architects, contractors, and engineers
Came up with six dials of project value
Six Dials of Project Value - ANSWERSCost, Time, Quality, Safety, Scope, Function
Scope of Work - ANSWERSThe parameters defining the overall extent of work to be
included in a construction contract. The project scope is commonly communicated
through construction plans and written specifications.
Architectural Programming - ANSWERSThe research and decision-making process,
initiated by an owner, usually with the help of an architect or other programming
specialist, that identifies the basic needs of the client and the parameters of the project
to be designed and ultimately built by a construction professional.
Project Delivery - ANSWERSThe process where all procedures and components of
designing and building a facility are organized and put together in an agreement that
results in a completed project.
Design-Bid-Build/ The Traditional Project Delivery Method - ANSWERSA project
delivery method in which the owner holds two separate contracts for design and
construction.
Agency CM - ANSWERSThe construction manager acts in the owner's best interests at
every stage of the project from design through construction. The construction manager
Management? Questions With Certisfied
Answers
Job of the Construction Manager - ANSWERSTake a set of written plans and
specifications and a raw piece of land and then coordinate all of the materials,
manpower, and equipment necessary to guarantee the set price, schedule, and quality
of the project- without any accidents or errors, regardless of weather conditions, interest
rate fluctuations, acts of God, or any other unforeseen conditions
Construction Management - ANSWERSThe planning, scheduling, evaluation, and
controlling of construction tasks or activities to accomplish specific objectives by
effectively allocating and utilizing appropriate labor, material, and time resources in a
manner that minimizes costs and maximizes customer/owner satisfaction
Three-Legged Stool - ANSWERSTime, Cost, and Quality (and safety)
CPI - ANSWERSCollaborative Process Institute
A group of owners, architects, contractors, and engineers
Came up with six dials of project value
Six Dials of Project Value - ANSWERSCost, Time, Quality, Safety, Scope, Function
Scope of Work - ANSWERSThe parameters defining the overall extent of work to be
included in a construction contract. The project scope is commonly communicated
through construction plans and written specifications.
Architectural Programming - ANSWERSThe research and decision-making process,
initiated by an owner, usually with the help of an architect or other programming
specialist, that identifies the basic needs of the client and the parameters of the project
to be designed and ultimately built by a construction professional.
Project Delivery - ANSWERSThe process where all procedures and components of
designing and building a facility are organized and put together in an agreement that
results in a completed project.
Design-Bid-Build/ The Traditional Project Delivery Method - ANSWERSA project
delivery method in which the owner holds two separate contracts for design and
construction.
Agency CM - ANSWERSThe construction manager acts in the owner's best interests at
every stage of the project from design through construction. The construction manager
