1. How do you define CPM scheduling ?

2. What is the definition of a critical path ?

3. What is the difference between crashing a schedule and fast tracking a schedule ?

4. What are the three major components of scheduling ?

5. How would you create a cash flow curve in a scheduling program ?

6. How would you create a manpower histogram and curve in a scheduling program ?

7. What is float and who owsn the float ?

8. What is a constraint ?

9. Do you believe that negative lags should ever be used ? If so why ? If not why ?

10. Typcially should mandatory constraints be used ? If so why ? If not why ?

11. What is the largest project schedule that you have ever managed ? Number of activities ?

12. What is the largest project schedule that you have ever managed ? Dollar value ?

13. Have you ever incorporated change order or change notices or extra work items into the schedule ? If so what was the format that you used ?

14. When refering to the contemporaneous schedule what schedule is that refering to ?

15. What is mean by the term EOT ?

16. What is the proper way to record progress in a schedule

17. If the project that you were working on fell behind schedule what would you ? What steps would you take to bring it back in line ?

18. What is the forward pass and what dates are derived from the forward pass ?

19. What is the backward pass and what dates are derived from the backward pass

20. Why should we hire you ?

21. What do you consider your strengths ?

22. What do you consider your weaknesses ?

23. How do you handle constructive criticism ?

24. Where do you see yourself in 5 years from now ? (short term goals)

25. Where do you see yourself 10 years from now ? (long term goals)

25. Do you belong to any National Project Controls Organizations which as PMI ?

26. Are you willing to travel ?

27. Why should we hire you ?

Power plant specific

1. Have you ever done any outage scheduling ?

2. Have you ever scheduled down to the hour as a planing unit ?

3. During an outage how many times a day you update the schedule

4. Do you have any power plant experience ?

I could go on and on forever and do not ask me for any of the answers. That is for you to find out on your own. You should really think about the question and then research any questions answers that you do not know the answer for.