CQM STUDENT STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

CQM STUDENT STUDY GUIDE


Inmconstruction,mwhatmestablishesmqualitymrequirements?m-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmmThemDesign

WhatmismthempurposemofmCQM?m-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmmassuremthatmthemqualitymsetmbymthemplansmandmspecifications
mismachieved

DefinemCQMm-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmmThemperformancemofmtasks,mwhichmensuremthatmconstructionmi
smperformedmaccordingmtomplansmandmspecifications,monmtime,mwithinmamdefinedmbudget,
mandmamsafemworkmenvironment

WhatmaremthemtwomprinciplemareasmofmCQMmactivity?m-m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmm

WhatmaremthembenefitsmofmCQMmtomthemcontractor?TomthemGovernment?m-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmmEnablesmcontractormandmGovernmentmpersonnelmtombemproacti
vemand,mthereby,mpreventmmishapsmandmdeficienciesmfrommoccurring

Whatmtwomfactorsmhavemcausedmthemconstructionmindustrymtombecomemhighlymspecialized?
m-m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmmIncreasedmtechnologymandmregulation

Whymaremconstructionmprojectsmdifficultmtommanage?m-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmmConstructionmprojectsmaremuniquembymnature,mmakingmstandar
dizationmdifficultm

•mConstructionmoperationsminvolvemmanymskillsmthatmaremnonrepetitivemandmdomnotmlend
mthemselvesmtomanmassemblymlinemapproachm

•mConstructionmprojectsmare,mtomamlargemdegree,mdependentmuponmenvironmentalmconditi
onsmwhichmarembeyondmthemcontractor'smcontrolm

•mSubjectmtomvariedmregulationsmfrommnumerousmgovernmentmagencies

WhatmfactorsmwillminfluencembothmthemGovernmentmandmthemconstructionmindustryminmth
emfuture?m-m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmm

Whatmismdifferencembetweenminspectionmandmcontrol?m-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmmControlmismamsystemmofmfuturemplanning.mInspectionmisminspe
ctingmongoingmormcompletedmwork

IsmthemfollowingmstatementmTruemormFalse:m"CQCmismprincipallymconcernedmwithminspectio
n?"mExplain.m-m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmm

HowmdoesmthemcontractormbenefitmfrommeffectivemCQC?m-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmmreducemthemlargestmunnecessarymcostmtomthemcontractor--
themtearmoutmandmreplacementmcostmstemmingmfrommdeficientmworkmanshipmandmmateria
ls

Whomhasmcontractualmresponsibilitymformqualitymcontrol?m-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmmContractor