CMIT Comprehensive Exam Study Guide –2025-2026 Complete
Practice Questions and Key Answers||Latest Version!!Graded A+
There are two basic forms of CM, agency and at-risk. Each form
provides for the basic services of construction management practice.
However, there are some key differences. Which of the following do
not apply to both CM forms?
A) Both forms provide advice to the owner on constructibility, budget
and the schedule.
B) Both require that the liabilities and risks assumed by the parties be
clearly understood, coordinated, and stated in the respective contracts.
C) Both forms allow the CM to function in an advisory role for the
entire engagement of the CM.
D) Services can vary based on the contractual relationships of the
parties and the risks that are assumed. - Answer -C) Both forms allow
the CM to function in an advisory role for the entire engagement of
the CM.
Construction management had its beginnings in the early to mid-
1960's. Which of the following factors contributed to the initial use of
this delivery system?
A) The need to reduce the overall time and cost associated with
project delivery.
B) The increasing cost of money and the unpredictability of project
funding streams.
C) The changing role of the general contractor and the increasing
numbers of specialty trade contractors.
D) All of the above. - Answer -D) All of the above.
The General Services Administration was the first federal agency to
use construction management. - Answer -True
The General Services Administration, the Department of Health,
Education and Welfare (now HHS), and the Veterans Administration
pg. 1
,ran into similar difficulties in the use of construction management.
Which of the following was/were common problems for all three
agencies?
A) Funding restrictions
B) Claims
C) Change conditions
D) All of the above - Answer -D) All of the above
CMAA was formed and incorporated 1982 with its primary focus
being the growth and development of the construction management
profession. - Answer -True
The CMAA Construction Management Standards of Practice is
intended as a guide to the range of services that constitute
professional construction management. They seek to meet the
documented need for definitions of what construction management
services are, without unduly structuring the methodologies by which
those services are provided by the CM. - Answer -True
The goals of the Construction Management Association of America
(CMAA) include:
A) Setting standards and developing contract documents for
construction management practice.
B) Expanding the understanding of the construction management
concept and its use in the marketplace.
C) Advocacy for construction management in the legislative,
regulatory, and judicial arenas of federal, state, and local
governments.
D) All of the above. - Answer -D) All of the above
The fact that an individual is certified or licensed in any other
profession does not, per se, establish him/her as a qualified CM.
True False - Answer -True
pg. 2
,Certification as a CM means the construction management
practitioner has "state of the art" knowledge and capability to practice
construction management.
True False - Answer -False
Recruiting and training are business matters and normally do not
involve ethical concerns.
True False - Answer -False
Construction management is a concept that is susceptible to
overselling.
True False - Answer -True
Failure to provide quality services is a business and not an ethical
question.
True False - Answer -False
Contracting for adequate fees is both a business and an ethical issue.
True False - Answer -True
The ethics of the CM profession focus primarily on a CM's
relationships in dealing with its clients.
True False - Answer -True
The possible approaches for delivering a project are virtually
unlimited. A key reason for such variations is:
A) The different roles that can be assumed by project participants.
B) Different forms of contracts and methods of compensation that can
be used.
C) The different levels of care, responsibility, and risks assumed by
the parties involved.
D) All of the above. - Answer -D) All of the above
The traditional delivery system is characterized by executing the
major phases of a project in:
pg. 3
, A) An overlapping concept
B) A linear sequence
C) A fast track method
D) All of the above - Answer -B) A linear sequence
A key advantage of the traditional delivery approach is:
A) With the traditional delivery system, the cost of the construction
phase is known before construction starts.
B) Facility features are fully determined & specified.
C) When the construction contract is signed, the major risk belongs to
the contractor.
D) All of the above - Answer -B) Facility features are fully
determined & specified.
Design-build and at-risk construction management delivery systems
allow the option to fast-track or phase a project.
True False - Answer -True
Most definitions of construction management are similar. However, a
contractual definition is not known until:
A) The legal form of the CM contract is chosen.
B) The specific scope of services to be provided is identified.
C) The relationship of the CM to others and the risks and authority
assumed by the parties are clearly defined.
D) All of the above - Answer -D) All of the above
In a CM-at-Risk arrangement once construction begins and the CM
converts from the professional advisory role of a CM to the
contractual role of a general contractor, the CM has no implied duties
of loyalty and care to the owner.
True False - Answer -True
pg. 4
Practice Questions and Key Answers||Latest Version!!Graded A+
There are two basic forms of CM, agency and at-risk. Each form
provides for the basic services of construction management practice.
However, there are some key differences. Which of the following do
not apply to both CM forms?
A) Both forms provide advice to the owner on constructibility, budget
and the schedule.
B) Both require that the liabilities and risks assumed by the parties be
clearly understood, coordinated, and stated in the respective contracts.
C) Both forms allow the CM to function in an advisory role for the
entire engagement of the CM.
D) Services can vary based on the contractual relationships of the
parties and the risks that are assumed. - Answer -C) Both forms allow
the CM to function in an advisory role for the entire engagement of
the CM.
Construction management had its beginnings in the early to mid-
1960's. Which of the following factors contributed to the initial use of
this delivery system?
A) The need to reduce the overall time and cost associated with
project delivery.
B) The increasing cost of money and the unpredictability of project
funding streams.
C) The changing role of the general contractor and the increasing
numbers of specialty trade contractors.
D) All of the above. - Answer -D) All of the above.
The General Services Administration was the first federal agency to
use construction management. - Answer -True
The General Services Administration, the Department of Health,
Education and Welfare (now HHS), and the Veterans Administration
pg. 1
,ran into similar difficulties in the use of construction management.
Which of the following was/were common problems for all three
agencies?
A) Funding restrictions
B) Claims
C) Change conditions
D) All of the above - Answer -D) All of the above
CMAA was formed and incorporated 1982 with its primary focus
being the growth and development of the construction management
profession. - Answer -True
The CMAA Construction Management Standards of Practice is
intended as a guide to the range of services that constitute
professional construction management. They seek to meet the
documented need for definitions of what construction management
services are, without unduly structuring the methodologies by which
those services are provided by the CM. - Answer -True
The goals of the Construction Management Association of America
(CMAA) include:
A) Setting standards and developing contract documents for
construction management practice.
B) Expanding the understanding of the construction management
concept and its use in the marketplace.
C) Advocacy for construction management in the legislative,
regulatory, and judicial arenas of federal, state, and local
governments.
D) All of the above. - Answer -D) All of the above
The fact that an individual is certified or licensed in any other
profession does not, per se, establish him/her as a qualified CM.
True False - Answer -True
pg. 2
,Certification as a CM means the construction management
practitioner has "state of the art" knowledge and capability to practice
construction management.
True False - Answer -False
Recruiting and training are business matters and normally do not
involve ethical concerns.
True False - Answer -False
Construction management is a concept that is susceptible to
overselling.
True False - Answer -True
Failure to provide quality services is a business and not an ethical
question.
True False - Answer -False
Contracting for adequate fees is both a business and an ethical issue.
True False - Answer -True
The ethics of the CM profession focus primarily on a CM's
relationships in dealing with its clients.
True False - Answer -True
The possible approaches for delivering a project are virtually
unlimited. A key reason for such variations is:
A) The different roles that can be assumed by project participants.
B) Different forms of contracts and methods of compensation that can
be used.
C) The different levels of care, responsibility, and risks assumed by
the parties involved.
D) All of the above. - Answer -D) All of the above
The traditional delivery system is characterized by executing the
major phases of a project in:
pg. 3
, A) An overlapping concept
B) A linear sequence
C) A fast track method
D) All of the above - Answer -B) A linear sequence
A key advantage of the traditional delivery approach is:
A) With the traditional delivery system, the cost of the construction
phase is known before construction starts.
B) Facility features are fully determined & specified.
C) When the construction contract is signed, the major risk belongs to
the contractor.
D) All of the above - Answer -B) Facility features are fully
determined & specified.
Design-build and at-risk construction management delivery systems
allow the option to fast-track or phase a project.
True False - Answer -True
Most definitions of construction management are similar. However, a
contractual definition is not known until:
A) The legal form of the CM contract is chosen.
B) The specific scope of services to be provided is identified.
C) The relationship of the CM to others and the risks and authority
assumed by the parties are clearly defined.
D) All of the above - Answer -D) All of the above
In a CM-at-Risk arrangement once construction begins and the CM
converts from the professional advisory role of a CM to the
contractual role of a general contractor, the CM has no implied duties
of loyalty and care to the owner.
True False - Answer -True
pg. 4
