CPM Test Study Guide
Managementrbyrexceptionr(MBE)ris
A.rdesignedrtorlocaterbottlenecks
B.rdesignedrtorpinpointrsuperiorrperformance
C.rarformrofrindexrlocating
D.rarformrofrvariancerreportingr-rans-D.rarformrofrvariancerreporting
Inrmanagerialrterms,rgapranalysisrisrusefulrprimarilyrin
A.rproblemrsolvingr
B.rsettingrstandards
C.rinventoryrcontrolr
D.rlocatingrbottlenecksr-rans-A.rproblemrsolving
ABCranalysisrinvolves
A.rproblemrsolving
C.rbrainstorming
B.rindexing
D.rinventoryrcontrolr-rans-D.rinventoryrcontrol
TherFederalrDiscriminationrinrEmploymentrActrasramendedrinr1978rprohibitsrjobrdis
criminationrbasedronragerforrpersonsrbetweenrtheragesrof
A.r35randr60r
B.r40randr65r
C.r45randr65r
D.r40randr70r-rans-D.r40randr70
Inspectorsrshouldrberfamiliarrwithrthercontractor'srCPMrchartsrforrarconstructionrjobr
primarily
tordeterminerif
A.rtherjobrisronrschedule
B.rthercontractorrisrusingrtherchartsrcorrectly
C.rmaterialrisronrhandrtorkeeprtherjobronrschedule
D.rthererisrarpotentialrsourcerofrdelayr-rans-A.rtherjobrisronrschedule
Thervaluerengineeringrapproachrisrfrequentlyrfoundrinrpublicrworksrcontracts.rValuer
engineeringris
A.ranreffortrtorcutrdownrorreliminaterextrarworkrpayments
B.rarteamrapproachrtoroptimizerthercostrofrtherproject
C.rtorinsurerthatrmaterialrandrequipmentrwillrperformrasrspecified
,D.rtorinsurerthatrinsurancercostsronrtherprojectrcanrberminimizedr-rans-
B.rarteamrapproachrtoroptimizerthercostrofrtherproject
Historically,rmostrcostlyrclaimsrhaverbeenreitherrfor
A.runreasonablerinspectionrrequirementsrorrunforeseenrweatherrconditions
B.runreasonablerspecificationrrequirementsrorrunreasonablercompletionrtimerforrther
contract
C.raddedrcostsrduertorinflationrorrunavailabilityrofrmaterial
D.rdelaysrorrallegedrchangedrconditionsr-rans-
D.rdelaysrorrallegedrchangedrconditions
Arclaimrisra
A.rdisputerthatrcannotrberresolved
B.rdisputerarisingrfromrambiguityrinrtherspecifications
C.rdisputerarisingrfromrtherqualityrofrtherwork
D.rrecognitionrthatrthercourtsrarerthersolerarbitersrofrardisputer-rans-
A.rdisputerthatrcannotrberresolved
Disputesrarisingrbetweenrarcontractorrandrtherowningragencyrarer
A.rtherresultrofrinflexibilityrofreitherrorrbothrpartiesrtortherdispute
B.rmainlyrtherresultrofrshortcomingsrinrtherdesign
C.rtherresultrofrshortcomingsrinrtherspecifications
D.rinevitabler-rans-D.rinevitable
DIRECTIONS:rQuestionsr10rthroughr13,rinclusive,rrefersrtortherarrayrofrnumbersrlist
edrbelow.
16,r7,r9,r5,r10,r8,5,r1,2
10.rThermeanrofrthernumbersris
A.r2rB.r5rc.r7rD.r8
11.rThermedianrofrthernumbersrisr
A.r2rB.r5rc.r7rD.r8
12.rThermoderofrthernumbersrisr
A.r2rB.r5rc.r7rD.r8r-rans-10.r7r(Average)
11.r7r("middle"rvaluerinrtherlistrofrnumbers)
12.r5r(valuerthatroccursrmostroften)
Inrstatisticalrmeasurements,rarsubgrouprthatrisrrepresentativerofrtherentirergrouprisr
a
A.rcommutativergroupr
B.rsample
C.rcentralrindexr
D.rAbelianrgroupr-rans-B.rsample
Productivityrisrtherratiorofr
A.rproductrcosts/laborrcosts
B.rcostrofrfinalrproduct/costrofrmaterials
,C.routputs/inputs
D.routputsrcost/timerneededrtorproductrtheroutputr-rans-C.routputs/inputs
Downtimerisrthertimerarpiecerofrequipmentris
A.ridlerwaitingrforrotherrequipmentrtorbecomeravailable
B.rnotrbeingrusedrforrtherpurposeritrwasrintended
C.rbeingrusedrinefficiently
D.runavailablerforruser-rans-D.runavailablerforruse
Indexrnumbers
A.rrelatesrtorthercostrofrarproductrasrmaterialrcostsrvary
B.rallowsrtheruserrtorfindrthervariationrfromrthernorm
C.rarerarwayrofrcomparingrcostsrofrdifferentrapproaches.rtorarproblem
D.rarwayrofrmeasuringrandrcomparingrchangesroverrarperiodrofrtimer-rans-
D.rarwayrofrmeasuringrandrcomparingrchangesroverrarperiodrofrtime
TherunderlyingridearbehindrManagementrbyrObjectivesrisrtorproviderarmechanismrf
orrmanagersrto
A.rcoordinaterpersonalrandrdepartmentalrplansrwithrorganizationalrgoals
B.rmotivateremployeesrbyrhavingrthemrparticipaterinrjobrdecisions
C.rmotivateremployeesrbyrtrainingrthemrforrthernextrhigherrposition
D.rsetrobjectivesrthatrarerreasonablerforr-rans-
A.rcoordinaterpersonalrandrdepartmentalrplansrwithrorganizationalrgoals
Therultimaterobjectiverofrtherprojectrmanagerrinrplanningrandrschedulingrarprojectri
srto
A.rmeetrthercompletionrdatesrofrtherproject
B.rusertherleastramountrofrlaborronrtherproject
C.rusertherleastramountrofrmaterialronrtherproject
D.rpreventrinterferencerbetweenrtherdifferentrtradesr-rans-
A.rmeetrthercompletionrdatesrofrtherproject
Schedulingrwithrrespectrtorthercriticalrpathrmethodrusuallyrdoesrnotrinvolve
A.rcostrallocation
B.rstartingrandrfinishingrtime
C.rfloatrforreachractivity
D.rprojectrdurationr-rans-A.rcostrallocation
WhenrCPMrisrusedronrarconstructionrproject,rupdatesrarermostrcommonlyrmade
A.rweeklyr
B.reveryrtworweeks
C.rmonthlyr
D.reveryrtwormonthsr-rans-C.rmonthly
Ganttrrefersrto
A.rbarrcharts
, B.rmilestonercharts
C.rPERTrnetworks
D.rManagementrbyrObjectivesr-rans-A.rbarrcharts
PERTrisranrabbreviationrfor
A.rProgressrEvaluationrinrRealrTime
B.rPreliminaryrEvaluationrofrRunningrTime
C.rProgramrEvaluationrReviewrTechniques
D.rProgramrEstimationrandrRepairrTimesr-rans-A.rProgressrEvaluationrinrRealrTime
Inrprojectrmanagementrterms,rslackrisrequivalentrto
A.rtarer
B.roffrtimer
C.rdelayr
D.rfloatr-rans-D.rfloat
TherFIRSTrsteprinrplanningrandrprogrammingrarroadwayrpavementrmanagementrsy
stemrisrtorevaluate
A.rprioritiesrforrtherworkrtorberdone
B.rtherconditionrofryourrequipment
C.rtherconditionrofrtherroadsrinrthersystem
D.rtherstoragerandrmaintenancerfacilitiesr-rans-
C.rtherconditionrofrtherroadsrinrthersystem
Managersraccomplishrtheirrworkrinranreverrchangingrenvironmentrbyrintegratingrthre
ertime-testedrapproaches.rTheronerofrtherfollowingrthatrisrNOTrartime-
testedrapproachris
A.rscientificradaptation
B.rscientificrmanagement
C.rbehaviorrmanagement
D.rmanagementrsciencesr-rans-A.rscientificradaptation
Thermostreffectivermanagersrmanagerforroptimumrresults.rThisrmeansrthatrtherman
agerrisrseekingrtor_____rargivenrsituation.
A.rgetrthermaximumrresultsrfrom
B.rgetrthermostrfavorablerresultsrfrom
C.rgetrthermostrreasonablerresultsrfrom
D.rsatisfyrtherconflictingrinterestsrinr-rans-B.rgetrthermostrfavorablerresultsrfrom
Ifrarmanagerrbelievesrthatranremployeerisrirresponsible,rtheremployee,rinrsubtlerres
ponsertorthermanager'srassessment,rwillrinrfactrprovertorberirresponsible.rThisrisran
rexamplerofra(n)
A.rconditionedrreflex
B.rself-fulfillingrprophecy
C.rFreudianrresponse
D.rautomaticrreactionr-rans-B.rself-fulfillingrprophecy
Managementrbyrexceptionr(MBE)ris
A.rdesignedrtorlocaterbottlenecks
B.rdesignedrtorpinpointrsuperiorrperformance
C.rarformrofrindexrlocating
D.rarformrofrvariancerreportingr-rans-D.rarformrofrvariancerreporting
Inrmanagerialrterms,rgapranalysisrisrusefulrprimarilyrin
A.rproblemrsolvingr
B.rsettingrstandards
C.rinventoryrcontrolr
D.rlocatingrbottlenecksr-rans-A.rproblemrsolving
ABCranalysisrinvolves
A.rproblemrsolving
C.rbrainstorming
B.rindexing
D.rinventoryrcontrolr-rans-D.rinventoryrcontrol
TherFederalrDiscriminationrinrEmploymentrActrasramendedrinr1978rprohibitsrjobrdis
criminationrbasedronragerforrpersonsrbetweenrtheragesrof
A.r35randr60r
B.r40randr65r
C.r45randr65r
D.r40randr70r-rans-D.r40randr70
Inspectorsrshouldrberfamiliarrwithrthercontractor'srCPMrchartsrforrarconstructionrjobr
primarily
tordeterminerif
A.rtherjobrisronrschedule
B.rthercontractorrisrusingrtherchartsrcorrectly
C.rmaterialrisronrhandrtorkeeprtherjobronrschedule
D.rthererisrarpotentialrsourcerofrdelayr-rans-A.rtherjobrisronrschedule
Thervaluerengineeringrapproachrisrfrequentlyrfoundrinrpublicrworksrcontracts.rValuer
engineeringris
A.ranreffortrtorcutrdownrorreliminaterextrarworkrpayments
B.rarteamrapproachrtoroptimizerthercostrofrtherproject
C.rtorinsurerthatrmaterialrandrequipmentrwillrperformrasrspecified
,D.rtorinsurerthatrinsurancercostsronrtherprojectrcanrberminimizedr-rans-
B.rarteamrapproachrtoroptimizerthercostrofrtherproject
Historically,rmostrcostlyrclaimsrhaverbeenreitherrfor
A.runreasonablerinspectionrrequirementsrorrunforeseenrweatherrconditions
B.runreasonablerspecificationrrequirementsrorrunreasonablercompletionrtimerforrther
contract
C.raddedrcostsrduertorinflationrorrunavailabilityrofrmaterial
D.rdelaysrorrallegedrchangedrconditionsr-rans-
D.rdelaysrorrallegedrchangedrconditions
Arclaimrisra
A.rdisputerthatrcannotrberresolved
B.rdisputerarisingrfromrambiguityrinrtherspecifications
C.rdisputerarisingrfromrtherqualityrofrtherwork
D.rrecognitionrthatrthercourtsrarerthersolerarbitersrofrardisputer-rans-
A.rdisputerthatrcannotrberresolved
Disputesrarisingrbetweenrarcontractorrandrtherowningragencyrarer
A.rtherresultrofrinflexibilityrofreitherrorrbothrpartiesrtortherdispute
B.rmainlyrtherresultrofrshortcomingsrinrtherdesign
C.rtherresultrofrshortcomingsrinrtherspecifications
D.rinevitabler-rans-D.rinevitable
DIRECTIONS:rQuestionsr10rthroughr13,rinclusive,rrefersrtortherarrayrofrnumbersrlist
edrbelow.
16,r7,r9,r5,r10,r8,5,r1,2
10.rThermeanrofrthernumbersris
A.r2rB.r5rc.r7rD.r8
11.rThermedianrofrthernumbersrisr
A.r2rB.r5rc.r7rD.r8
12.rThermoderofrthernumbersrisr
A.r2rB.r5rc.r7rD.r8r-rans-10.r7r(Average)
11.r7r("middle"rvaluerinrtherlistrofrnumbers)
12.r5r(valuerthatroccursrmostroften)
Inrstatisticalrmeasurements,rarsubgrouprthatrisrrepresentativerofrtherentirergrouprisr
a
A.rcommutativergroupr
B.rsample
C.rcentralrindexr
D.rAbelianrgroupr-rans-B.rsample
Productivityrisrtherratiorofr
A.rproductrcosts/laborrcosts
B.rcostrofrfinalrproduct/costrofrmaterials
,C.routputs/inputs
D.routputsrcost/timerneededrtorproductrtheroutputr-rans-C.routputs/inputs
Downtimerisrthertimerarpiecerofrequipmentris
A.ridlerwaitingrforrotherrequipmentrtorbecomeravailable
B.rnotrbeingrusedrforrtherpurposeritrwasrintended
C.rbeingrusedrinefficiently
D.runavailablerforruser-rans-D.runavailablerforruse
Indexrnumbers
A.rrelatesrtorthercostrofrarproductrasrmaterialrcostsrvary
B.rallowsrtheruserrtorfindrthervariationrfromrthernorm
C.rarerarwayrofrcomparingrcostsrofrdifferentrapproaches.rtorarproblem
D.rarwayrofrmeasuringrandrcomparingrchangesroverrarperiodrofrtimer-rans-
D.rarwayrofrmeasuringrandrcomparingrchangesroverrarperiodrofrtime
TherunderlyingridearbehindrManagementrbyrObjectivesrisrtorproviderarmechanismrf
orrmanagersrto
A.rcoordinaterpersonalrandrdepartmentalrplansrwithrorganizationalrgoals
B.rmotivateremployeesrbyrhavingrthemrparticipaterinrjobrdecisions
C.rmotivateremployeesrbyrtrainingrthemrforrthernextrhigherrposition
D.rsetrobjectivesrthatrarerreasonablerforr-rans-
A.rcoordinaterpersonalrandrdepartmentalrplansrwithrorganizationalrgoals
Therultimaterobjectiverofrtherprojectrmanagerrinrplanningrandrschedulingrarprojectri
srto
A.rmeetrthercompletionrdatesrofrtherproject
B.rusertherleastramountrofrlaborronrtherproject
C.rusertherleastramountrofrmaterialronrtherproject
D.rpreventrinterferencerbetweenrtherdifferentrtradesr-rans-
A.rmeetrthercompletionrdatesrofrtherproject
Schedulingrwithrrespectrtorthercriticalrpathrmethodrusuallyrdoesrnotrinvolve
A.rcostrallocation
B.rstartingrandrfinishingrtime
C.rfloatrforreachractivity
D.rprojectrdurationr-rans-A.rcostrallocation
WhenrCPMrisrusedronrarconstructionrproject,rupdatesrarermostrcommonlyrmade
A.rweeklyr
B.reveryrtworweeks
C.rmonthlyr
D.reveryrtwormonthsr-rans-C.rmonthly
Ganttrrefersrto
A.rbarrcharts
, B.rmilestonercharts
C.rPERTrnetworks
D.rManagementrbyrObjectivesr-rans-A.rbarrcharts
PERTrisranrabbreviationrfor
A.rProgressrEvaluationrinrRealrTime
B.rPreliminaryrEvaluationrofrRunningrTime
C.rProgramrEvaluationrReviewrTechniques
D.rProgramrEstimationrandrRepairrTimesr-rans-A.rProgressrEvaluationrinrRealrTime
Inrprojectrmanagementrterms,rslackrisrequivalentrto
A.rtarer
B.roffrtimer
C.rdelayr
D.rfloatr-rans-D.rfloat
TherFIRSTrsteprinrplanningrandrprogrammingrarroadwayrpavementrmanagementrsy
stemrisrtorevaluate
A.rprioritiesrforrtherworkrtorberdone
B.rtherconditionrofryourrequipment
C.rtherconditionrofrtherroadsrinrthersystem
D.rtherstoragerandrmaintenancerfacilitiesr-rans-
C.rtherconditionrofrtherroadsrinrthersystem
Managersraccomplishrtheirrworkrinranreverrchangingrenvironmentrbyrintegratingrthre
ertime-testedrapproaches.rTheronerofrtherfollowingrthatrisrNOTrartime-
testedrapproachris
A.rscientificradaptation
B.rscientificrmanagement
C.rbehaviorrmanagement
D.rmanagementrsciencesr-rans-A.rscientificradaptation
Thermostreffectivermanagersrmanagerforroptimumrresults.rThisrmeansrthatrtherman
agerrisrseekingrtor_____rargivenrsituation.
A.rgetrthermaximumrresultsrfrom
B.rgetrthermostrfavorablerresultsrfrom
C.rgetrthermostrreasonablerresultsrfrom
D.rsatisfyrtherconflictingrinterestsrinr-rans-B.rgetrthermostrfavorablerresultsrfrom
Ifrarmanagerrbelievesrthatranremployeerisrirresponsible,rtheremployee,rinrsubtlerres
ponsertorthermanager'srassessment,rwillrinrfactrprovertorberirresponsible.rThisrisran
rexamplerofra(n)
A.rconditionedrreflex
B.rself-fulfillingrprophecy
C.rFreudianrresponse
D.rautomaticrreactionr-rans-B.rself-fulfillingrprophecy
