Download Fundamentals of Construction Management: Exam 2 Questions and Answers and more Exams Marketing Business-to-business (B2B) in PDF only on Docsity! COSC 153 GUY Cooke Exam 2 Questions and Answers. 1. Name the four fundamental stages of the construction management process after the design stage. - Correct answer Pre construction, procurement, construction and post construction 2. What are the five distinct stages of the design process? - Correct answer programming, feasibility, schematic design, design development and contract documents 3. How does the quality of the design drawings impact the quality of construction? - Correct answer poor drawings=poor construction, vice versa 4. In relation to construction, what is meant by the term due diligence? - Correct answer to ensure the property is suitable for its intended purpose and mitigate any risks that could potentially arise during development. Occurs during the preconstruction phase. 5. What are the two procurement instruments used to buy out the construction job? - Correct answer subcontractors and purchase orders 6. Name at least three positions that make up the members of the onsite construction management team. - Correct answer superintendent, assistant superintendent, field engineer. 7. What occurrence marks the official end of the project? - Correct answer the architect releases a certificate of substantial completion 8. What is the name of the tool used to keep track of and manage completion of all the loose ends, minor repairs, adjustments, and missing items at the end of a project? - Correct answer a punch list 9. What is value engineering and what is its purpose? - Correct answer to simplify products and processes 10. Why is it important to have a clear distinction between the project punch out and the warranty period? - Correct answer the completion of a punch out and warranty implies substantial completion of the project. If work items continue to be added to the punch list a project will never end. 11. Name three key members of the project team. - Correct answer owner, principle design firm, and the general contractor. 12. List at least three common factors that will influence your ability to trust or not trust someone on your team - Correct answer History, experience, ability, similarities and differences and character. 13. How is vulnerability-based trust related to accountability within the team? - Correct answer with vulnerability-based trust, all team members should be aware of each other's tasks and deliverables. Team members should authentically ask each other how things are going and respond honestly. Each team member should use this information to help each other as needed for the success of the individual team member and the overall project. 14. According to Fernando Flores, what are the five basic speech acts? - Correct answer the five basic speech acts include declaring, requesting, promising, assessing, and asserting. 15. Define committed listening and committed speaking. - Correct answer Committed listening is listening intently to another person to make sure that you clearly understand what they mean by the words they are speaking without judging, assessing, or negating what they are saying. Committed speaking is speaking with intention and purpose, using words specifically to clearly convey your exact meaning. 16. Give three examples of effective listening - Correct answer Examples of effective listening are to stop talking, give others an extended chance to talk, hear their whole question/comment, paraphrase to assure your understanding, show respect and concern, withhold evaluation, be patient, and project positive listening energy 17. Give three examples of effective speaking. - Correct answer Examples of effective speaking are to ask for specifics and/or clarification, get examples, avoid broad statements which do not allow core understanding, watch for nonverbal cues, facial expressions and eye contact which are clues for understanding, review and summarize, rephrase what you determined to be key information, clarify what needs to be done now or "by when." 18. Define the role of the Integrated Project Leader (IPL) - Correct answer the role of the Integrated Project Leader (IPL) is to be the individual who has primary accountability with leading the design-build team. The IPL may take the place of the traditional project manager or the project manager may be subordinate to the IPL. 19. How does the low bid mentality challenge the ability for the (AEC) industry to make cultural shifts - Correct answer when low price drives the project delivery process, there is no room for any real value generation or innovative solution finding to optimize our clients return on investment. 20. What is the basic differences between management and leadership - Correct answer management is the ability to control a group, leadership is to influence and motivate 21. What is a construction estimate? - Correct answer used to forecast how much it will cost to build the structure in your project plan 22. Name the four primary categories of costs in the construction estimate - Correct answer materials, labor, equipment, subcontracts
