What is the professional service that applies effective management techniques to the planning, design, and construction of a project from inception to completion for the purpose of controlling time, cost, and quality?

What is the professional service that applies effective management techniques to the planning, design, and construction of a project from inception to completion for the purpose of controlling time, cost, and quality?

• A. Construction Management Plan
• B. Construction Management
• C. Project Management
• D. Project Management Plan

Answer: (B)

The main idea tested is identifying the professional service that coordinates and applies management techniques across the entire lifecycle of a construction project—from planning and design through construction to completion—with the goal of hitting schedule, budget, and quality targets. That description matches Construction Management. A construction manager provides a professional service that integrates planning, design coordination, procurement, scheduling, cost control, quality assurance, safety, and communications to keep the project on track. It’s distinct from a Construction Management Plan or a Project Management Plan, which are documents outlining how management will be done or how the project will be run, and from Project Management in general, which is a broader discipline not limited to construction.

The main idea tested is identifying the professional service that coordinates and applies management techniques across the entire lifecycle of a construction project—from planning and design through construction to completion—with the goal of hitting schedule, budget, and quality targets. That description matches Construction Management. A construction manager provides a professional service that integrates planning, design coordination, procurement, scheduling, cost control, quality assurance, safety, and communications to keep the project on track. It’s distinct from a Construction Management Plan or a Project Management Plan, which are documents outlining how management will be done or how the project will be run, and from Project Management in general, which is a broader discipline not limited to construction.