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3 - Programming and Planning Flashcards

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What is the difference between Total and Free Float?

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  • Total float is the amount of time an activity can be delayed before affecting the end date
  • Free float is the amount of time an activity can be delayed before affected a subsequent activity
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What is the Critical Path?

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  • A technique defining the sequence of activities determining overall programme duration. The shortest possible route from the programme start to finish.
  • There is no float on the CP
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Explain Earned Value

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Earned Value looks at the value earned by the project by a point in time. Two key metrics are the Schedule Performance Index and the Cost Performance Index (SPI and CPI)

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Explain the SPI calculation

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  • Earned Value divided by Planned Value e.g.

100m wall, £1,000 per metre, 100 days duration. At day 10 there is 20m of wall complete.

20 divided by 10 = 2.

Greater than 1.0 is good, less is bad.

Can then apply this factor to the end date to get a forecast completion date.

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Explain the CPI calculation

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  • Earned Value divided by Actual Cost e.g.

100m wall, £1,000 per metre, 100 days duration. At day 10 there is 5m of wall complete, but it’s cost £10,000:

5000 divided by 10,000 = 0.5

Greater than 1.0 is good, less is bad

Divided the total cost by 0.5 to get EAC.

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What kinds of Delay analysis are you aware of?

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Split in to two key camps: proactive and retrospective.

  • Time impact analysis - do it as you go. Drop in the change.
  • Time Slice Window - Retrospectively split your programme in to time windows and drop in the impact sequentially. Effectively a retrospective NEC approach.
  • Collapsed As Built - Take the as-built and subtract the delay out of it

All require good records and programme data..

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How do you create a programme?

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  • Scope of programme
  • WBS
  • Plug in constraints
  • Fill in what I know
  • Consult wider team
  • Add risk and opportunity
  • Run analysis of scenarios
  • Identify the CP
  • Identify assumptions
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How can you show progress on a programme?

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  • Drop line
  • % Complete metrics
  • Jagged drop line
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What is time at large?

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When there is no completion date or where completion date has become invalid following there being no clause covering the relevant event.

Removes obligation to pay LADs.

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What are some alternatives to a Gantt Chart?

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  • Network Diagrams
  • WBS
  • Kanban board/task list
  • Sprint cycles
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What is the difference between resource levelling and resource smoothing?

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Both are used to avoid peaks and troughs, but:

Levelling = when resources are constrained, what is the programme going to be?

Smoothing = when time is constrained, can resources be smoothed out to achieve the end date? I.e. delay some tasks to get the CP done.

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Can you explain a time where the programme was impacted?

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Change in use from residential to commercial.
Needed to programme the implications by liaising with consultants.

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What is a gantt chart

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A chart showing series of horizontal lines detailing the different work activities and their corresponding time periods to complete a particular objective.

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Milestone Definition

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A significant stage or step in achieving a particular outcome that has zero duration.

On Stapleford I programmed key milestones at the end of each RIBA Stage and the issuing of the Stage reports. Requirement for the funder to review.

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What is a jagged drop line programme?

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A programme showing progress as a percentage of work completed

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What is a straight drop line programme?

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A vertical line drawn on the current date to indicate progress.

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What is a concurrent delay?

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Two or more delays caused by different parties occurring independently of each other but in the same period.

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What is acceleration?

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Completing the works in a shorter period of time than outlined in the contract.

19
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Can you give some acceleration examples?

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Resequencing works
Working longer hours / weekends
Increasing labour / plant
Alternative forms of construction
Changing the design or specification
Reducing scope of the works

20
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What is a S73 Application

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Minor Material Amendment - Allows you to remove or vary a planning condition

21
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What is a S278 Application

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An agreement with the Council and Highways to make permanent alterations or improvement to the public highway

22
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What are S106 Agreements

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Agreements with the council that are connected to the planning conditions

23
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What is a network diagram

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  • Helps visualise the activities required to complete a task.
  • Series of nodes showing earliest start/finish and latest start/finish which creates dependencies between.
24
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What are the types of float?

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Terminal Float
Total Float
Free Float

25
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What is the NPPF?

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Sets the Gov’s economic, environmental and social planning policies. Apply to the preparation of local and neighbourhood plans and to decisions on planning applications.

26
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What are approved inspectors?

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A body of people that inspector and monitor developments

27
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Whata re the four main types of planning permissions

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Full application
Householder application
Outline application
Reserved matters - this follows outline

28
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What is project governance?

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Set of policies procedures functions and responsibilities that define the establishment management and control of projects

29
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Difference between programme and project planning?

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Project - Define dates and key deliverables
Programme - Undertaken on a larger scale and may comprise of several project, strategic vision or end goals

30
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What is the benefit of aligning resource to programme?

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Allows activities that are under resourced to be spotted

31
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What is buildability?

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How easy something is to physically build

32
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What are MMC’s?

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Modern Methods of Construction
- Term to describe new technologies thaty improve speed quality and reliability on site. Bathroom pods, pre-cast concrete / piles etc

33
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What is terminal float?

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Difference between planning completion and contract completion.

34
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What is a Section 96a?

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A non-material amendment

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