Construction Project Management: Key
Elements, Phases, and Industry
Standards Questions and Answers.
What are the 5 key elements of construction - Answer Scope, Budget, Schedule, Method,
Safety
What are a few examples of scope issues that could come up - Answer Inadequate scope
creek, unrealistic timeline and budget, scope creek
What are some budget issues that could come up in a project? - Answer Initial cash flow, poor
financial structure, ability to keep labor, suppliers and where they are located
What are some schedule issues that could come up? - Answer Productivity, suppliers, weather,
management
What are some method issues that could come up? - Answer Inefficient
machinery/technology, labor shortage, materiel delays, inadequate labor training
4 types of construction? - Answer Residential, Heavy Highway, Commercial, Industrial
AISC? - Answer American Institute of Steel Construction, standards and codes of steel
construction
ASCE? - Answer American Society of Civil Engineers, ASCE 37 - design loads on structures
during construction
ABC? - Answer Associated Builders and Development - Construction Education
AGC - Answer American General Contractors - Safety, health, networking events
What can the GC control? - Answer Schedule, cost, and the subcontractors
What is a major difference between public works and private industry? - Answer Cost, public
works will go with the cheapest and lowest responsible and responsive bidder, private industry
will go with past performance and value
, What will be some issues that arise 10 years down the line - Answer Lack of labor, cost of
materiel, and technology changes
What does being the lowest responsive and responsible bidder mean? - Answer Followed all
bidding procedures, and has submitted the lowest cost
Assuming design bid build, what is the life cycle of a project? - Answer Project planning and
design, bid package prep, bid submission, contract award, pre con, construction, and project
close out
Which phase is known as the paper phase - Answer Pre-con, planning, operations, material,
equipment
What phase is known as the realization phase - Answer Construction, materials are assembled
following logical operations using equipment
What phase is known as the utilization phase - Answer Project close out, project is now
handed over to the owner
Step one in actual life cycle steps - Answer Defining project scope - owner identifies what is
constructed
Step two in actual life cycle steps - Answer Identifying stakeholders - Owner, representatives,
architect, engineers, GC
Step three in actual life cycle steps - Answer Zoning, permitting, and approvals - confirm
project location, zoning, NPDES permit
Step four in actual life cycle steps - Answer Site assessment - Site Survey, geotechnical study,
environmental study
Step five in actual life cycle steps - Answer Design and engineering - Architectural, structural,
foundation, and civil design
Step six in actual life cycle steps - Answer Preliminary cost estimation - Based on scope, site
assessment, labor, and permits and fees
Step seven in actual life cycle steps - Answer Preliminary scheduling - Based on scope, site
conditions, materials, labor, utilities, and permits
Elements, Phases, and Industry
Standards Questions and Answers.
What are the 5 key elements of construction - Answer Scope, Budget, Schedule, Method,
Safety
What are a few examples of scope issues that could come up - Answer Inadequate scope
creek, unrealistic timeline and budget, scope creek
What are some budget issues that could come up in a project? - Answer Initial cash flow, poor
financial structure, ability to keep labor, suppliers and where they are located
What are some schedule issues that could come up? - Answer Productivity, suppliers, weather,
management
What are some method issues that could come up? - Answer Inefficient
machinery/technology, labor shortage, materiel delays, inadequate labor training
4 types of construction? - Answer Residential, Heavy Highway, Commercial, Industrial
AISC? - Answer American Institute of Steel Construction, standards and codes of steel
construction
ASCE? - Answer American Society of Civil Engineers, ASCE 37 - design loads on structures
during construction
ABC? - Answer Associated Builders and Development - Construction Education
AGC - Answer American General Contractors - Safety, health, networking events
What can the GC control? - Answer Schedule, cost, and the subcontractors
What is a major difference between public works and private industry? - Answer Cost, public
works will go with the cheapest and lowest responsible and responsive bidder, private industry
will go with past performance and value
, What will be some issues that arise 10 years down the line - Answer Lack of labor, cost of
materiel, and technology changes
What does being the lowest responsive and responsible bidder mean? - Answer Followed all
bidding procedures, and has submitted the lowest cost
Assuming design bid build, what is the life cycle of a project? - Answer Project planning and
design, bid package prep, bid submission, contract award, pre con, construction, and project
close out
Which phase is known as the paper phase - Answer Pre-con, planning, operations, material,
equipment
What phase is known as the realization phase - Answer Construction, materials are assembled
following logical operations using equipment
What phase is known as the utilization phase - Answer Project close out, project is now
handed over to the owner
Step one in actual life cycle steps - Answer Defining project scope - owner identifies what is
constructed
Step two in actual life cycle steps - Answer Identifying stakeholders - Owner, representatives,
architect, engineers, GC
Step three in actual life cycle steps - Answer Zoning, permitting, and approvals - confirm
project location, zoning, NPDES permit
Step four in actual life cycle steps - Answer Site assessment - Site Survey, geotechnical study,
environmental study
Step five in actual life cycle steps - Answer Design and engineering - Architectural, structural,
foundation, and civil design
Step six in actual life cycle steps - Answer Preliminary cost estimation - Based on scope, site
assessment, labor, and permits and fees
Step seven in actual life cycle steps - Answer Preliminary scheduling - Based on scope, site
conditions, materials, labor, utilities, and permits
