CFM 415 MIDTERM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Succesful Project Manager Skils
Believe...
Focus on great...
Raise the bar...
BE committed...
Focus on Breaking... - Answer -· Believe that their people are extraordinary, not
ordinary
· Focus on great expectations and stop setting standards
· Raise the bar, instead of just seeking to reach the bar
· Be committed to making things happen and stop using the challenges as excuses
· Focus on breaking out, instead of just getting by
There are three kinds of people - Answer -Those that make things happen
Those that watch things happen
Those that wonder what happened
PODC - Answer -Planning, Organizing, Directing, and Controlling
A System that provides for the ___________ , ___________, ____________, and
_____________ of a ____________ one-time activity so as to complete the project
___________, ___________, __________, to a ____________ with _____________. -
Answer -Definition of Project Management
A system that provides for the planning organizing directing and controlling of a unique
one-time activity so as to complete the project on-time, on-budget, safely, to a specified
quality with no claims
What do we plan, organize, direct and control? - Answer -scope, schedule, resources
whats the most important aspect of project management (to balance matrix) - Answer -
it depends
What percentage of projects meet the definition of project management - Answer -15 to
20%
What is the main goal of the project manager - Answer -make money
3 R's of Building Success After School - Answer -Reputation
Relationships
Reading
What are meeting minutes and what do they do - Answer -Tell the story of what
happened in a meeting, they arent an exact history
Track assignments, due dates, issues, record history
, Can give you an added level of control
Even if you are.... - Answer -Even if you are on the right track, you will get run over if
you just sit there
what is the first thing you do when given a project - Answer -gather information
-Review plans and specs
-Understand the "Rule Book" General Requirements/Conditions
-Set Expectations
-Set Expectations
-Look for Gaps
-Plan your scope, schedule, resources
What is an addenda - Answer -a change before the contract is signed
What do Project Managers need to deal with first between scope schedule and
resources - Answer -scope
the more you plan... - Answer -the more you plan the luckier you get
The P.Ms job is to manage - Answer -risk (identify, assess, manage)
LMESO - Answer -Labor, Materials, Equipment, Subs, Other
what is PPP - Answer -Public-Private-Partnership
You cannot hold someone down... - Answer -you cannot hold someone down unless
you stay there with them. Spend efforts to lift them up.
Phase 1 of course - Answer -Review project information
Establish the planning structure
Review Project information - Answer -contract docs
Contracting Methods
Establish the planning structure - Answer -project staffing
establish the chain of command
Plan the project - Answer -define the scope
schedule
buyout
submittals
jobsite layout
DBE - Answer -Disadvantaged Business Enterprise
Succesful Project Manager Skils
Believe...
Focus on great...
Raise the bar...
BE committed...
Focus on Breaking... - Answer -· Believe that their people are extraordinary, not
ordinary
· Focus on great expectations and stop setting standards
· Raise the bar, instead of just seeking to reach the bar
· Be committed to making things happen and stop using the challenges as excuses
· Focus on breaking out, instead of just getting by
There are three kinds of people - Answer -Those that make things happen
Those that watch things happen
Those that wonder what happened
PODC - Answer -Planning, Organizing, Directing, and Controlling
A System that provides for the ___________ , ___________, ____________, and
_____________ of a ____________ one-time activity so as to complete the project
___________, ___________, __________, to a ____________ with _____________. -
Answer -Definition of Project Management
A system that provides for the planning organizing directing and controlling of a unique
one-time activity so as to complete the project on-time, on-budget, safely, to a specified
quality with no claims
What do we plan, organize, direct and control? - Answer -scope, schedule, resources
whats the most important aspect of project management (to balance matrix) - Answer -
it depends
What percentage of projects meet the definition of project management - Answer -15 to
20%
What is the main goal of the project manager - Answer -make money
3 R's of Building Success After School - Answer -Reputation
Relationships
Reading
What are meeting minutes and what do they do - Answer -Tell the story of what
happened in a meeting, they arent an exact history
Track assignments, due dates, issues, record history
, Can give you an added level of control
Even if you are.... - Answer -Even if you are on the right track, you will get run over if
you just sit there
what is the first thing you do when given a project - Answer -gather information
-Review plans and specs
-Understand the "Rule Book" General Requirements/Conditions
-Set Expectations
-Set Expectations
-Look for Gaps
-Plan your scope, schedule, resources
What is an addenda - Answer -a change before the contract is signed
What do Project Managers need to deal with first between scope schedule and
resources - Answer -scope
the more you plan... - Answer -the more you plan the luckier you get
The P.Ms job is to manage - Answer -risk (identify, assess, manage)
LMESO - Answer -Labor, Materials, Equipment, Subs, Other
what is PPP - Answer -Public-Private-Partnership
You cannot hold someone down... - Answer -you cannot hold someone down unless
you stay there with them. Spend efforts to lift them up.
Phase 1 of course - Answer -Review project information
Establish the planning structure
Review Project information - Answer -contract docs
Contracting Methods
Establish the planning structure - Answer -project staffing
establish the chain of command
Plan the project - Answer -define the scope
schedule
buyout
submittals
jobsite layout
DBE - Answer -Disadvantaged Business Enterprise
