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General management of production operations seeks to be continuous with the long production runs. But construction project management is temporary with a definite start and end date, and shorter durations are usually best  true or flase

All large projects have always required the tools and techniques of project management   true or false

The PMI has established five processes and nine knowledge areas applicable to most industries   true or false

The CMAA defines seven core construction management competencies true or false

Both the PMI and the CMAA include detailed civil and mechanical engineering information in their knowledge areas and competencies true or false

Strategic planning and finance for the firm, inventory management, promotion, and advertising are key elements of general management but not project management

true or false

The project owner’s, architect’s, and engineer’s influence and project risks decline, and cost and cost of changes increase over the life of the project true or false

Contractors for lump sum hard bid delivery system have significant input into scope definition true or false

Early scope definition can reduce project risk and cost true or false

A construction project manager with excellent command of analytical tools can successfully manage by delegating all technical engineering matters to subordinates

true or false

A project manager must have authority to hire and fire and authorize expenditures, or he is a coordinator or expediter but not a project manager true or false  

Solution

Question - General management of production operations seeks to be continuous with the long production runs. But construction project management is temporary with a definite start and end date, and shorter durations are usually best  true or flase

True - Because the construction project is temporary, short and management focusses on processes and tools to initiate a project, its scope, cost, execute and control, close the project as planned.

Question - All large projects have always required the tools and techniques of project management   true or false

False - It is not necessary as some large, innovative and complicated projects were built before project management.

Question - The PMI has established five processes and nine knowledge areas applicable to most industries   true or false.

True - PMBOK book has documented five processes and nine knowledge areas.

Question - The CMAA defines seven core construction management competencies true or false

True - It defines CM professional practice, CM project management, cost management, time management, quality management, contract administration, safety management.

Question - Both the PMI and the CMAA include detailed civil and mechanical engineering information in their knowledge areas and competencies true or false

False - PMI and CMAA do not include the mechanical engineering information in their knowledge areas and competencies.

Question - Strategic planning and finance for the firm, inventory management, promotion, and advertising are key elements of general management but not project management

true or false

True - Stategic planning is absent, promotion and advertising are substantially eliminated in the project management.

Question - The project owner’s, architect’s, and engineer’s influence and project risks decline, and cost and cost of changes increase over the life of the project true or false

True - The cost of owner\'s, architect\'s and engineer\'s etc is directly depends on the life of the project.

Question - Contractors for lump sum hard bid delivery system have significant input into scope definition true or false

False - Contractors will not have significant input in to scope definition for lump sum hard bid delivery system as like standard bids.

Question - Early scope definition can reduce project risk and cost true or false

True - Early scope definition helps in plaaning and handling of safety things which in turn reduces the project risk and cost.

Question - A construction project manager with excellent command of analytical tools can successfully manage by delegating all technical engineering matters to subordinates

true or false

False - Becuase in addition to the analytical tools, project manager should have practical exposures.

A project manager must have authority to hire and fire and authorize expenditures, or he is a coordinator or expediter but not a project manager true or false

True - If project manager is having the authority to hire and fire, then only the project control will be in his hands.