Question 136

You are working on a construction project in a city different from your headquarters' location. You and your team have not worked in this city, City B, previously, and you lack knowledge of the local building codes.
You had a team member review the codes, and he said they were in far greater detail than those in your city, City A.
When you asked him how much time he would need to spend to gain a complete understanding of these codes, he estimated that at least five weeks would be needed. You then decided it would be more cost effective to hire a local person from City B who specializes in this area. As a result, as you prepare your schedule and estimate your resource requirements for this project, you should coordinate this work closely with which of the following processes:
  • Question 137

    In planning your resources for a new building project you are working with an engineering firm, a construction management firm and a general contractor. You are mindful that the general contractor will have to manage several sub-contractors over the next 9 months and that the structural and civil engineers will need to communicate frequently. You must select the best reporting relationships among the parties. This is an example of:
  • Question 138

    What are the identified risks for doing excessive decomposition in a WBS?
  • Question 139

    Which term describes contract costs that are traceable to or caused by a specific project work effort?
  • Question 140

    Because communications planning often is linked tightly with enterprise environmental factors, which one of the following statements is true?