What can you confirm from this plan?
Verify the approved access record before committing a delivery time.
The question
You are the area superintendent on an occupied US office renovation. You own the trade plan. The project superintendent and the building’s facilities lead approve changes to entry windows.
Schedule the supplier at the east entry for 08:00. Reference access plan revision B.
- Trade leadThe 08:00 stock count has confirmed access to the approved storeroom. It is independent of the supplier delivery.
“Tell the interviewer which commitments you can make and who needs to confirm a change.”
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A strong answer, step by step
Open each step in turn. This is one strong answer, not the only one.
Step 1: Ask for the current records
What would you do here? Open the move you’d make.
Ask for the signed access plan and the booking record.
The strong move. The draft names a revision. The current access record and the booking establish the commitment.
Send 08:00 to the crew because the draft cites a revision.
Tempting, but it misses something. The draft cites B. It gives no evidence that B is current or that the supplier is booked.
See how a strong candidate says it
“I’d check which access revision is approved and get the supplier booking and facilities confirmation.”
Why it works: The draft names a revision. The current access record and the booking establish the commitment.
Step 2: Give the first status
What would you do here? Open the move you’d make.
Keep the stock count confirmed and the delivery provisional.
The strong move. The stock count has its own access record and no dependency on the delivery.
Move the stock count until after the delivery is sorted.
Tempting, but it misses something. The stock count already has confirmed access. The draft gives no reason to move it.
See how a strong candidate says it
“The delivery is provisional while I check access and the booking. The independent stock count stays confirmed at 08:00.”
Why it works: The stock count has its own access record and no dependency on the delivery.
Step 3: Compare the available slots
Signed revision C reserves the east entry for occupants until 10:00 Tuesday. The supplier offers 08:00 or 13:00. No new booking has been made.
What would you do here? Open the move you’d make.
Remove 08:00, check 13:00 with the named leads and confirm the supplier.
The strong move. The current access record keeps the east entry for occupants until 10:00. A slot offered by the supplier still needs site approval and booking.
Confirm 13:00 now because it falls after the occupant access period.
Tempting, but it misses something. The time fits the stated restriction, but the site approval and supplier booking are still open.
See how a strong candidate says it
“Revision C excludes the 08:00 delivery. The supplier has 13:00 available, so I’d check that slot with the project superintendent and facilities lead and then confirm the booking.”
Why it works: The current access record keeps the east entry for occupants until 10:00. A slot offered by the supplier still needs site approval and booking.
Step 4: Send one updated plan
What would you do here? Open the move you’d make.
Give the two statuses and name the leads who own the open approval.
The strong move. The revised plan gives each activity its own status and names who can settle the open commitment.
Leave both activities at 08:00 and let the crew find a route when the supplier arrives.
Tempting, but it misses something. Revision C excludes the east-entry delivery at 08:00. The crew has no agreed change or booking to act on.
See how a strong candidate says it
“I’d keep the stock count confirmed at 08:00. The east-entry delivery is pending at 13:00 under revision C, subject to the two leads’ approval and the supplier’s booking. I’d send the confirmed update to the affected trade when those are in place.”
Why it works: The revised plan gives each activity its own status and names who can settle the open commitment.
The answer, in short
- Decision
- Keep the stock count confirmed and show the 13:00 delivery as pending.
- Because
- The current access plan excludes 08:00 at the east entry. The supplier’s later slot still needs approval and booking.
- What would change it
- The two leads confirm access and the supplier confirms the slot, or the team receives another approved plan.
Common traps
- Using an AI draft as a commitment.
- Moving an independent task without a changed dependency.
Check your answer
- I checked the draft’s source revision.
- I compared the current access window with the supplier slots.
- I kept the independent task on the plan.
- I named the owners of access approval and booking.
Last reviewed Nov 11, 2026