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These 10 free CCM questions are organized by exam domain, so you can see how each part of the Certified Construction Manager blueprint is tested. Reveal the answer and explanation under each question.
Domain 1: Project Management Planning 15% of exam
Question 1
After complaints about slow dinner service, two directors begin giving staffing instructions directly to the dining-room manager. The club's governance policy assigns staff direction to the GM and service-policy oversight to the board. The president asks, 'How do we hold management accountable without running the dining room ourselves?' The appropriate arrangement is to:
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Correct answer: C - Have the GM direct improvements and report progress against board-approved service targets.
Domain 3: Time Management 10% of exam
Question 2
Staff can demonstrate a new member-service standard correctly, but they skip its needs-confirmation step during actual calls. Supervisors still reward employees for ending every call in under two minutes, a target that the full procedure often cannot meet. Two rounds of refresher training have not changed the behavior. The strongest next move is to:
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Correct answer: B - Align call targets and rewards with the full service procedure.
Domain 4: Quality Management 10% of exam
Question 3
One accountant at a small club can add suppliers, record invoices, and release electronic payments. Quarterly reviews show that total spending is close to budget. The GM wants to make a fictitious supplier harder to pay without hiring another finance employee. Which control would address that exposure most directly?
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Correct answer: D - Require independent validation of new suppliers and approval of payments against purchasing and receiving records.
Domain 5: Contract Administration 10% of exam
Question 4
A U.S. social club exempt under IRC Section 501(c)(7) receives 32% of its annual gross receipts from nonmember sources, including investments. Within that total, 18% of the club's gross receipts comes from public use of its facilities by nonmembers who are not bona fide guests of members. Regarding the published IRS receipts limits, the treasurer should conclude that:
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Correct answer: A - The nonmember-use limit is exceeded; continued exemption depends on the facts and circumstances.
Domain 6: Safety Management 5% of exam
Question 5
Two finalists for banquet manager perform equally well in a structured interview. One has worked at a prestigious private club; the other has broader event-operations experience. The role's most consequential requirement is resolving simultaneous service and staffing problems. What additional assessment would provide the most direct evidence of that ability?
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Correct answer: D - Have both manage the same simulated event disruption, scored against predefined job-related criteria.
Domain 7: Professional Practice 10% of exam
Question 6
The annual membership report lists 600 member households on January 1, 90 new households admitted during the year, and 642 households on December 31. All 90 new households remain members, and there were no reinstatements or account consolidations. The president sees net growth and asks how well the club retained the households that belonged on January 1. What should the membership director report?
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Correct answer: C - 92.0% retention, based on the opening-cohort households still present at year-end.
Domain 8: Sustainability, Resilience, and Risk Management 5% of exam
Question 7
An undocumented drain line requires a reroute during a locker-room renovation. Design and permit approvals are complete. The agreed $16,000 price and one-day extension are within the GM's written change-approval authority, and contingency funds are sufficient. The contract requires a signed change order before changed work begins; unaffected work can continue safely. To keep the project moving without bypassing the contract, the GM should:
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Correct answer: D - Execute the change order for the agreed cost and time, then release the reroute.
Domain 9: Building Information Modeling / Digital Practices 5% of exam
Question 8
A proposed member-sponsored dinner would use an otherwise idle room. Revenue would be $9,600; food would cost $3,200; additional hourly labor, including payroll burden, would cost $1,600; and equipment rental would cost $800. The event would also receive a $4,500 allocation of existing fixed overhead, which the club will incur either way. No other service would be displaced, and all other costs are unchanged. On incremental financial grounds, which recommendation is supported?
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Correct answer: A - Accept; the dinner adds $4,000 toward costs the club will incur anyway.
Question 9
A cooling log shows cooked chili dropping from 135°F to 63°F in 80 minutes. Shallow pans and functioning refrigeration are being used, and there is no contamination concern. The jurisdiction applies the FDA Food Code's standard two-stage cooling rule; no alternative procedure is approved. At this checkpoint, the chef should:
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Correct answer: B - Continue cooling to 41°F or below within six hours of the initial 135°F reading.
Domain 10: Program Management 15% of exam
Question 10
For the same player category, the Lake tees have a Course Rating of 72.4 and a Slope Rating of 118; the Ridge tees have a Course Rating of 70.9 and a Slope Rating of 136. Both are par 72. A member says Ridge must be harder for everyone because its Slope Rating is higher. Which explanation correctly interprets the ratings?
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Correct answer: B - Lake is harder for scratch players; Ridge has the greater bogey-versus-scratch relative difficulty.