COSC 475 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE
Critical Thinking step 1 - Answer -Problem Identification
-Visualization
-Fact Finding
Critical Thinking step 2 - Answer -Creative Thinking
-Green light thinking
-Brainstorming
Critical Thinking step 3 - Answer -Logical Analysis
-Red light thinking
-Reasoning
Critical Thinking step 4 - Answer -Decision Making
-Gaining consensus
-Decision Matrixes
Critical Thinking step 5 - Answer -Coordination
-Plan Implementation
-Control Stress
Planning - Answer -asks Who? What? Where? How?
Scheduling - Answer -Determines the When?
Stakeholders in Planning - Answer --Owner
-Design Team
-Builders
-Agencies
-Providers
Stakeholders in Scheduling - Answer -"Practitioners"
- Contractor
- Owners Rep
Notice to Proceed - Answer -"The construction phase shall be deemed to commence"
which is another way to say start or date.
, Substantial Completion - Answer -That point where what was constructed is fit for
occupancy and ready to be used for its intended purpose.
Issued by the Architect & Owner.
Liquidated Damages - Answer -damages that parties to a contract agree in advance
should be paid if the contract is breached
Activity - Answer -the performance of a task required to complete the project, such as
design of the steel frame, procure steel fabrication, delivery of the fabricated steel, and
erecting of the steel frame.
Duration - Answer -the estimated time required to perform an activity, the time should
include all resources assigned to the activity.
Relationships - Answer -Model the logical flow the work, showing each activity and one
or more activities that follow each activity.
Lag - Answer -is the amount of wait time between two tasks. Or in other words, it is the
amount of time by which a successor activity will be delayed.
Float = Slack - Answer -the amount of time an activity may be delayed without delaying
the completion date of the project
Milestones - Answer --Important items to watch
-Zero Duration (0 days)
-May trigger the beginning or end of a phase
-Examples: Contract signed, Construction start, Dry-in, Top-out, Substantial Completion
Productivity Factor - Answer -Production Rates can be affected by multiple factors:
Weather, congested space, area layout, material handling, crew expertise, safety
requirements, complexity
FS (finish to start) - Answer -typical activity relationship
SS (start to start) - Answer -where the start of two activities are tied together.
FF (finish to finish) - Answer -where the finish of two activities are tied together
A logical relationship in which a successor activity cannot finish until a predecessor
activity has finished.
Calendars - Answer -Assigning these to projects ands tasks, defines the working and
non-working days on the project. They can help account for:
Weekends, Holidays, Shifts, Special Events, Weather
Critical Thinking step 1 - Answer -Problem Identification
-Visualization
-Fact Finding
Critical Thinking step 2 - Answer -Creative Thinking
-Green light thinking
-Brainstorming
Critical Thinking step 3 - Answer -Logical Analysis
-Red light thinking
-Reasoning
Critical Thinking step 4 - Answer -Decision Making
-Gaining consensus
-Decision Matrixes
Critical Thinking step 5 - Answer -Coordination
-Plan Implementation
-Control Stress
Planning - Answer -asks Who? What? Where? How?
Scheduling - Answer -Determines the When?
Stakeholders in Planning - Answer --Owner
-Design Team
-Builders
-Agencies
-Providers
Stakeholders in Scheduling - Answer -"Practitioners"
- Contractor
- Owners Rep
Notice to Proceed - Answer -"The construction phase shall be deemed to commence"
which is another way to say start or date.
, Substantial Completion - Answer -That point where what was constructed is fit for
occupancy and ready to be used for its intended purpose.
Issued by the Architect & Owner.
Liquidated Damages - Answer -damages that parties to a contract agree in advance
should be paid if the contract is breached
Activity - Answer -the performance of a task required to complete the project, such as
design of the steel frame, procure steel fabrication, delivery of the fabricated steel, and
erecting of the steel frame.
Duration - Answer -the estimated time required to perform an activity, the time should
include all resources assigned to the activity.
Relationships - Answer -Model the logical flow the work, showing each activity and one
or more activities that follow each activity.
Lag - Answer -is the amount of wait time between two tasks. Or in other words, it is the
amount of time by which a successor activity will be delayed.
Float = Slack - Answer -the amount of time an activity may be delayed without delaying
the completion date of the project
Milestones - Answer --Important items to watch
-Zero Duration (0 days)
-May trigger the beginning or end of a phase
-Examples: Contract signed, Construction start, Dry-in, Top-out, Substantial Completion
Productivity Factor - Answer -Production Rates can be affected by multiple factors:
Weather, congested space, area layout, material handling, crew expertise, safety
requirements, complexity
FS (finish to start) - Answer -typical activity relationship
SS (start to start) - Answer -where the start of two activities are tied together.
FF (finish to finish) - Answer -where the finish of two activities are tied together
A logical relationship in which a successor activity cannot finish until a predecessor
activity has finished.
Calendars - Answer -Assigning these to projects ands tasks, defines the working and
non-working days on the project. They can help account for:
Weekends, Holidays, Shifts, Special Events, Weather
