lecture 17 D

Question 1

s

Answer 1

true

Question 2

First step in process control is planning

Answer 2

Planning as a contractor i will be involved in determining what kind of activities I wanna do, in what sequence, and how,
For example as soon as i get the project I put together a baseline schedule for the project with the method statement (1st step in planning)

Question 3

Throughout the project there is a lot of planning done

Answer 3

For example they prepare a lookahead schedule (for their own work different from the project schedule), they look ahead for the coming 4 weeeks (focusing on detail the activities

Question 4

Lookahead schedule

Answer 4

look at the activities mentioned in the main schedule and focus on the next 4 weeks and expand on them in details

Question 5

To generate lookahead

Answer 5

1-Zoom in to the all over project and determine what kind of activities where we theoratically supposed to do in the coming 4 -6weeks
2- list these activities
3-out of these activities ( I see how much ready i am to deliver them, i choose how much I can do ; i can do less or i can do more ) I may have prerequisites for certain activities , like materials , money , drawings…
4- The non ready activities will be postponed

Question 6

Why I am doing the lookahead schedule , should n’t it be incoroporated in the all over projecct schedule

Answer 6

No why
1- the all over project schedule is not that detailed
2-the all over project schedule is theoratical and on field nobody knows what really will happen

Question 7

In construction the baseline schedule works like a refernce , we try as much as possible to comply with it

Answer 7

true

we also update it at end of each month

Question 8

After planning we execute and collect feedback

Answer 8

like the quality of work (forms), bills , materials forms then u take decision ( this called the control part

Question 9

project control

Answer 9

Take field data that you have collected (feedback), then you evaluat it and take decision like add more resources add one crane work double shifts….

Question 10

Decisions will depend on the criticality of the activities

Answer 10

true

Question 11

the frequency of the project control ( like analyzing repots and feedback and and doing project control ) is done usually on monthly basis

Answer 11

However it totally depends on te criticality of the activities and the project. Also contracts can have their own project control frequency in order not to be delayed if they wait for one month

Question 12

In reports we look at data date

Answer 12

What point of time this data was collected (What reaaly matters)

Question 13

run date

Answer 13

when the software was run

Question 14

performance is connected to the data date

Answer 14

true

Question 15

Control cycle

Answer 15

Plan execute supervise control and take decisions

Question 16

quality ansurance vs quality control

Answer 16

quality asssurance is process oriented meaining defining the procsses to make sure that the process is adequate ( like quality assurance for the concrete that comes to the site)

qualtiy control is a part of the quality assurance it is focused on the dveloped product ( product oriented), is the product we have developed is acceptable, inspecting and testing like strength smotthness…testing ac, looking at paint

Question 17

How often we do QA and QC , it depends on the product

Answer 17

fror example for concrete every time we have a concrete truck
for bars u take sample

Question 18

All the entities care for the quality

Answer 18

true( A/E, client , contractor, suppliers, users..)

Question 19

Who is responsible for what

Answer 19

As project management firm i care for quality to know if its done or not like to know how it will affect the schedule and to know whether i approve payment or not
as contractor i care a lot for it because i need approvAL OF ENGINEER , So if I want to pour concrete on Friday , I make sure that rebars are ok on Monday, So when Engineer comes I wont get delayed if he requests some changes (Safety check up)
Also before calling the Engineer I come as myself contractor and check ( I am first layer of quality check, because I want to reduce chances of problems and delays as much as I can)

Question 20

First entity to double check the work itself is the contractor

Answer 20

true(HE takes the lead, he is in the leadership position )

Question 21

How do I know if I got the right contractor to do the job

Answer 21

I lok at the peopple CV
I look at manual
QA/QC procedures
How well They embrace quality (like ISO certificates)

Question 22

Few do total Quality management (Gold standards)

Answer 22

When they do any work , they have the error outside the 6 sigma

Question 23

A/E give out the specs required

Answer 23

contractor giving the QA/QC must respond to the specs.
Specs clarify the QA/QC requirement.
As designer i come to the site to provide provisional acceptance and final acceptance

Question 24

Where u will get higher quality , prefabricated (modular) or casted on site

Answer 24

prefabricated yard, because you have more controlled environment , however there is a down side that ur design will be frozen, alsoo here i need to send my people there for quality assurance and control unit there in order to supervise the work

Question 25

Higher quality higher cost

Answer 25

true
there is a trade off between quality and cost , as contracor I want to reduce the cost as much as i can with the acceptable quality

Question 26

Higher quality more time

Answer 26

true