What is the only constant on a construction project? - ✅✅-Change.
What are the key players of a successful project management team? - ✅✅-The
project manager, superintendent, and the owner (usually an owner's rep)
Who supports the Project Manager and all field operations? - ✅✅ -The central
office supports the PM and field operations by taking care of the accounting, payroll,
and purchasing.
What are the PM's responsibilities? - ✅✅ -The PM organizes, plans, schedules,
and controls all aspects of the project. The PM is responsible for completing the
project on time and within budget.
What are the responsibilities of the project superintendent? - ✅✅ -The project
superintendent's responsibilities include that they work close with the PM, runs all
on-site day to day operations.
What does the owner's representative do? - ✅✅ -This person acts on behalf of the
owner. The person is on staff for the entire project and ensures that the contractual
rights of the owner during the construction process are protected.
What are the duties/responsibilities of an owners representative? - ✅✅ -The
owner's representative is responsible for daily inspections, quality control, checking
of shop drawings, maintaining all job records,
checking and verifying pay requests, attending project meetings, checking change
orders, and daily/weekly status reports.
, What is key to every project? - ✅✅ -The project schedule and budget, which
together make a plan. Every day the daily activity is monitored and compared to the
schedule and budget. The schedule and budget are updated based on previous
activities.
What are the aspects of "poor management"? - ✅✅ -These include demotivated
workers, lack of material management, poorly trained supervisors, poor
communication, lack of teamwork. Very few companies properly train foreman and
superintendents.
Is overtime a problem? - ✅✅ -Overtime can be a problem. When workers are
working overtime, they are being extended and not as productive. Efficiency in
workers that work overtime can drop 20% - 50%. More accidents happen to tired
workers.
What do pre-construction meetings accomplish? - ✅✅ -In order for pre-construction
meetings to work, every player must be present. These meetings set the ground
rules and procedures of the construction project, establishes a schedule, sets lines
of of communication, confirms the completion date, confirms if there are any
bonus/penalty clauses, and all or any questions from players can be answered.
What do regular job site meetings accomplish? - ✅✅ -These meetings are held
weekly & monthly. They are used to review job progress and any problems that
arise. It is important to bring two or three solutions to these meetings when there is a
problem. These meetings also focus on how to fix the problem first, the focus on who
is responsible later.
What is a schedule of values? - ✅✅ -This is a schedule provided by the contractor
for the owners payments to the contractor. It is provided before construction can
begin and lets the owner know when cash must be available
What are the key players of a successful project management team? - ✅✅-The
project manager, superintendent, and the owner (usually an owner's rep)
Who supports the Project Manager and all field operations? - ✅✅ -The central
office supports the PM and field operations by taking care of the accounting, payroll,
and purchasing.
What are the PM's responsibilities? - ✅✅ -The PM organizes, plans, schedules,
and controls all aspects of the project. The PM is responsible for completing the
project on time and within budget.
What are the responsibilities of the project superintendent? - ✅✅ -The project
superintendent's responsibilities include that they work close with the PM, runs all
on-site day to day operations.
What does the owner's representative do? - ✅✅ -This person acts on behalf of the
owner. The person is on staff for the entire project and ensures that the contractual
rights of the owner during the construction process are protected.
What are the duties/responsibilities of an owners representative? - ✅✅ -The
owner's representative is responsible for daily inspections, quality control, checking
of shop drawings, maintaining all job records,
checking and verifying pay requests, attending project meetings, checking change
orders, and daily/weekly status reports.
, What is key to every project? - ✅✅ -The project schedule and budget, which
together make a plan. Every day the daily activity is monitored and compared to the
schedule and budget. The schedule and budget are updated based on previous
activities.
What are the aspects of "poor management"? - ✅✅ -These include demotivated
workers, lack of material management, poorly trained supervisors, poor
communication, lack of teamwork. Very few companies properly train foreman and
superintendents.
Is overtime a problem? - ✅✅ -Overtime can be a problem. When workers are
working overtime, they are being extended and not as productive. Efficiency in
workers that work overtime can drop 20% - 50%. More accidents happen to tired
workers.
What do pre-construction meetings accomplish? - ✅✅ -In order for pre-construction
meetings to work, every player must be present. These meetings set the ground
rules and procedures of the construction project, establishes a schedule, sets lines
of of communication, confirms the completion date, confirms if there are any
bonus/penalty clauses, and all or any questions from players can be answered.
What do regular job site meetings accomplish? - ✅✅ -These meetings are held
weekly & monthly. They are used to review job progress and any problems that
arise. It is important to bring two or three solutions to these meetings when there is a
problem. These meetings also focus on how to fix the problem first, the focus on who
is responsible later.
What is a schedule of values? - ✅✅ -This is a schedule provided by the contractor
for the owners payments to the contractor. It is provided before construction can
begin and lets the owner know when cash must be available
