Quiz: Management Functions

A project manager is tasked to build a bridge in an area with unpredictable weather conditions. He develops several schedules depending on the rainfall forecast. This demonstrates which management function?

• Organizing

• Planning

• Controlling

• Leading

While preparing the manpower schedule for a road-widening project, the engineer assigns specific teams for excavation, concreting, and compaction. This best exemplifies:

• Leading

• Planning

• Organizing

• Controlling

The project engineer notices a two-week delay caused by equipment downtime and decides to reassign a backup excavator to meet the deadline. What function is this?

• Planning

• Controlling

• Leading

• Organizing

During the construction of a multi-story building, the site engineer conducts toolbox meetings every morning to boost team morale and clarify daily objectives.

• Planning

• Organizing

• Leading

• Controlling

When preparing the project’s Bill of Quantities (BOQ), the engineer estimates all material, labor, and equipment costs. This is part of:

• Leading

• Planning

• Organizing

• Controlling

A civil engineer assigns authority and responsibility to his assistant for field inspection while maintaining overall accountability. This practice is:

• Coordination

• Delegation

• Motivation

• Supervision

An engineering firm develops a quality management plan following ISO 9001 standards to ensure consistency across all projects. This pertains to:

• Planning

• Organizing

• Leading

• Controlling

If a contractor prepares a PERT/CPM diagram to identify the critical path and allocate resources, which management function is primarily being applied?

• Planning

• Organizing

• Controlling

• Leading

A project head motivates workers to achieve targets by giving safety awards and recognition for zero-accident months.

• Organizing

• Leading

• Controlling

• Planning

An engineer revises the drainage system layout after discovering soil instability during excavation. This demonstrates:

• Leading

• Planning

• Controlling

• Organizing