CH 28 Project Managment

Question 1

what parts of the job does a project manager coordinate

Answer 1

the entire job process- from inception to final move in and post occupancy follow up

Question 2

list some tasks a project manager is responsible for

Answer 2

writing proposals
writing contracts
scheduling
keep the project on track (time and schedule wise)
manage the team
do change orders, and payment
job close out

Question 3

what types of tasks would a project management software help with

Answer 3

estimating time and fees required
tracking actual time and costs
making invoices
maintaining project documentation like correspondence
tracking productivity

Question 4

what is one of the first task of a project manager when on a project

Answer 4

fee projection- total fee the designer will receive for the project and schedules the staff members

Question 5

what’s a fee projection chart

Answer 5

combines time scheduling with fee projections. time across horizontally with phases on the left and money connecting the two

monitor the sheets weekly to track progress

Question 6

what is monitoring when it comes to project management a

Answer 6

keeping track of the progress of the job in time, fee and quailty. uses a bar graph at the bottom. compares weekly time sheets with the original estimate.

has an actual and budgeted column on the left and plots it on a graph

monitoring the quality is hard- that drawings are being done to an acceptable quality of the firm and codes are being met

Question 7

why must you document everything that is done on a project

Answer 7

for record in case of legal problems and also to create history to use for future jobs

also better for communication via email than a phone call

Question 8

what is a project notebook

Answer 8

basically the project binder that has:
contracts
fees
schedules
programming
communications
contract admin
close out and follow up
purpose is to give the project manager immediate aces to info for planning, coordinating and monitoring the job. also can be taken to meetings and the job site. Can be stored electronically

Question 9

Quality Planning

Answer 9

Involves determining with the client what the expectations are concerning design, cost, and other aspects on the project

Question 10

what is the most efficient way of taking meeting minutes

Answer 10

by having a pre-printed form to fill out that you can quickly type up later

Question 11

what is the most common time in a project where project perfection syndrome happend

Answer 11

when all of the quality standards have been met but the designers want to refine the design in order to improve it. This is often not profitable and the changes are so minor it doesn’t show for the extra time used to make them

Question 12

why must the designer/project manager be knowledgeable about construction scheduling

Answer 12

so the client has a general idea of the total time the project may take

Question 13

when scheduling time it takes to complete design phases, what does a project manager need to take in to consideration about the project

Answer 13

the size and complexity of the project
number of people working on a project- having too many ppl provides a coordination problem
the abilities and design methodology of the project team- are they all juniors? they need more time than senior staff
type of client and the decision making and approval process of a client- large companies take longer to make decisions
Fixed dates if required like movie in or lease expiration- things the designer has no control over

Question 14

what’s a Gnatt chart

Answer 14

a scheduling tool for design and construction

most common

bar chart

activities on left column, time across top, horizontal bars of which tasks will be worked on during each week.
schedule in a chart format that lists individual tasks with a timeline. While they are simple and easy to read, they don’t show all sequences and dependencies. They are good for use for small to medium-sized projects.

Question 15

what is a CPM chart

Answer 15

A critical path method chart. the one with circles and arrows

critical path is the shortest amount of time a project can be completed in
a diagram showing the earliest and latest possible finishing time. CPM chart identifies specific tasks that will affect the project finish date, which is called the critical path. A critical path is illustrated with a heavy line on a CPM chart.

Question 16

Work Plan

Answer 16

During preprogramming and planning, the scope of services is prepared for the design contract, resulting in a document called a work plan.

The project work plan defines all of the tasks or scope of work and includes clarification of deliverables, schedule, resources, and budget needed through the completion of the project.

Question 17

what part of the design phase do you coordinate the consultants by integrating their drawings with your designs and making sure the code requirements are met

Answer 17

the schematic design phase

bring in consultants as early as possible- they like to feel like they are part of the team

Question 18

Full Wall Schedule

Answer 18

The full wall schedule allows for all members of a team to view and discuss the the different activities required to meet completion within the total project schedule.

Question 19

Who is the prime consultant and is liable to the owner for the consultants work

Answer 19

ID

Question 20

what code requirements are looked at during the schematic design phase

Answer 20

checking that the exiting requirements are still met as the design is progressing. Detailed code requirements can be applied later in the design development state except things that would make a big difference in budget like using fire rated glass instead of just gwb.

Question 21

Planning involves setting requirements in three critical areas

Answer 21

time, fees, and quality