Programming And Planning

Question 1

Talk me through the principles of financial/programme monitoring of a project.

Question 2

Talk me through planning techniques you have used.

Question 3

What is a Gantt chart and when have you used one?

Question 4

What types of programmes and schedules are commonly used on projects?

Question 5

What is a critical path?

Question 6

What is critical path analysis?

Question 7

What is the significance of float?

Question 8

What are milestones?

Question 9

What is the difference between free and total float?

Question 10

Talk me through IT software you might use on a project for programme monitoring?

Question 11

How have you used charts/diagrams to display time allocation for various project stages?

Question 12

What charts/diagrams have you used and why?

Question 13

How would you breakdown projects into phases?

Question 14

What other methods could you use?

Question 15

What are the advantages/disadvantages?

Question 16

Why might float be beneficial over being on critical path?

Question 17

How can effective project management benefit cashflow?

Question 18

What is a Project Plan?

Question 19

What are some of the reasons for rejecting a contractor’s programme?

Question 20

What are some of the reasons for accelerating work?

Question 21

What is float on a contract?

Question 22

Who owns the float?

Question 23

What can affect the float on a contract?

Question 24

How can you maximise float?

Question 25

How do you find float?

Question 26

How do you use float?

Question 27

What is negative float?

Question 28

What are the advantages and disadvantages of a Gantt Chart?

Question 29

How would you create a Gantt Chart?

Question 30

What is a contingency budget or cost contingency?

Question 31

How would you undertake multi-project planning?

Question 32

What is a flow diagram?

Question 33

What is an activity schedule?

Question 34

What is a key milestone?

Question 35

What is a PEP?

Question 36

What sort of information would typically be contained within Project Execution Plan (PEP)?

Question 37

What would you find in a project handbook?

Question 38

How can you monitor progress?

Question 39

How would you establish a project team?

Question 40

How would you allocate roles and responsibilities?

Question 41

Explain the commissioning and handover processes.

Question 42

What is a close-out report?

Question 43

Talk me through your programme control of a recent project.

Question 44

How have you evaluated alternative programme techniques?

Question 45

How have you reviewed and interpreted a Gantt chart / other programme?

Question 46

How have you evaluated the significance of float?

Question 47

Talk me through the critical path determined by a programme you have worked on.

Question 48

Talk me through key project milestones.

Question 49

Talk me through acceleration techniques you have used.

Question 50

Talk me about how you analyse and evaluated actual against planned performance.

Question 51

Talk me through the critical path determined by a programme you have worked on.

Question 52

Talk me through reasoned advice you have provide on the executive programme control of a project.

Question 53

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Question 54

How did you compile the pre-contract programme?

Question 55

What information did you source to generate this programme?

Question 56

What was the programme duration?

Question 57

What were the key milestones in this project?