Comprehensive Exam - PLM MEM CM

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MANAGEMENT OF CONSTRUCTION SYSTEMS (Specialization Courses)

Question:

1. A. System
B. Why do we need system in a construction?
C. Construction a Closed or Open System?
2. Characteristics of Construction Project
3. 4 Major Participation in Construction (Roles & Responsibilities)
4. Project Manager
A. As a Function
B. As a Position
C. As a Person
5. Differentiate Project Management Consultant to: (one sentence)
A. Consultant
B. Project Manager
C. Construction Manager
D. Works Engineer
E. Construction Supervisor
F. Clerk of Works
G. Project Management Team

PROJECT PLANNING AND CONTROL (Specialization Courses)


1. Major 5 Stages of Project Delivery System
2. BOT difference from Traditional Delivery System
3. Technique in Financial and Monitoring Construction Project
4. Principle of Resource Leveling? Why do you need resource leveling?
5. 2 Popular Planning at Work Scheduling Technique
A. Used
B. Prefer technique for vertical, why?
C. Prefer technique for horizontal, why?

HUMAN BEHAVIOR IN ORGANIZATION (Management Courses)


1. A. Limitations of Organizational Behavior
B. Continuing challenges that confront Organizational Behavior
2. What is Work Force Diversity? How would workforce diversity enhance Organizational Performance? What are
the problems encountered using diversity workforces in organization?
3. Supporting & Restraining Forces in effecting change? During the time of change, what leadership strategies?
4. Differentiate Participation, Empowerment & Alienation
3 ways of empowering employees
5. Theory of Motivation by Herzberg
How can we relate job enlargement and/or job enrichment to the said theory? Explain
6. In an organization which one first developed, formal or informal Organization? Which one is more complex?
7. What is Organizational Culture? Is Organizational the same in all companies? How will Organizational Culture
develop?
8. We have discussed several theories of motivations. Cite & explain the theory which you think would be effective
if it will practice in your company?
9. What are the policies and measures a Leader can make to ensure that his followers/subordinates will be doing
their job as expected if he is not around to supervise them.
10. Illustrate and explain the Two-way Communication Process. What are the things we should remember to
make sure that the communication process will be effective?

PROJECT COSTING & FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT (Specialization Courses)


1. What is cost estimate? Three(3) types of cost estimate?
2. What is value engineering?
Schematic diagram (4 important principles of value engineering)
Discuss each contribution to the attainment of its goals and objectives
3. Pricing a construction estimate entails consideration of 5 categories such as labor, material, equipment,
subcontractor and job overheads. As an estimator, is there any factor/consideration that would have a great
impact in pricing each of the above mentioned 5 categories? Discuss by giving an example or application
showing the effect of pricing a construction estimate.
4. Financial management in construction is essential to give information to the management with respect to cash
disbursement and collection of a specific project. What do you think are the basis of monitoring your cash
inflows and outflows and other financial requirement to deliver the project on time, within two budget and
coarse quality requirement.
5. Major elements that can be part of the operating cost (equipment utilization only)

MANAGEMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEM (Specialization Courses)


1. A. Infrastructure management
B. Infrastructure system
C. Attributes of Infrastructure
2. The primary goal of Infrastructure Management System is to maintain an accurate, updated and reliable data of
the current physical and performance characteristics of Infrastructure System, and to enable Infrastructure
Managers and other stakeholders to efficiency access this data to make accurate predictions of the
Infrastructure performance, to plan maintenance operations and to optimally allocate maintenance funds.
Question:
Realizing this goal would require addressing wide range of requirements. If you are given the responsibilities to
satisfy these goals, what do you think are the requirements?
3. The increasing demands to sustain acceptable performance levels of Civil Infrastructure System combined with
declining maintenance budget present significance challenges to Infrastructure Management agencies.
Question:
Give at least 5 recommendations so that the govt. will be able to meet and address the challenge of
sustainability in terms of Civil Infrastructure System.
4. The elements of Project Control are:
A. Schedules and actual progress
B. Budgets and actual cost
C. Technical accomplishment

Questions:
Discuss the features of each elements. If you are the project manager, how would you handle effective Project
Control System if the given 3 elements are not properly monitor during its implementation?

MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING (Management Courses)


1. Discuss
A. Current Assets
B. Fixed Assets
C. Other Assets
D. Current Liabilities
E. Other Liabilities
F. Owners Equity
2. Name and discuss the different types of depreciation.
3. What make up product cost? Discuss
4. First savings bank
Comment on the facts given in the case that are particularly important to Mr. Dizon in deciding whether to grant
credits to Domesticwares, Inc. Do you recommend that credit be granted?

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