# ARE Live: PjM Case Study **URL:** \ **Category:** ARE Live\ **Tags:** are-live\ **Created:** [December 8, 2022, 5:52pm UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/are-live-pjm-case-study/4778 "2022-12-08T17:52:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![audreywilson](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/community.blackspectacles.com/audreywilson/32/1374_2.png) [@audreywilson](https://community.blackspectacles.com/u/audreywilson)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2022, 5:52pm UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/are-live-pjm-case-study/4778/1 "2022-12-08T17:52:38Z")
Want to learn how to tackle case studies on the ARE? Join us at our ARE Live broadcast on December 15, 2022 as we work through a Project Management case study. We’ll go through 6-8 original questions from a set of project documents with our guest expert and longtime Black Spectacles collaborator Darion Ziegler. She’ll not only show you how to navigate case studies on the ARE, but also provide test-taking strategies. Be sure to go through the mock exam ahead of time so you can review your answers live with Darion! **[PjM Case Study Mock Exam](https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TDPMHL9)** [**Register here**](https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6958573123698389007) to join us live on Thursday, December 15, 2022 at noon CT. Interested in studying with Black Spectacles? Take a look at our [**Black Spectacles Memberships**](https://www.blackspectacles.com/pricing) Curious about how you can get your whole firm on a membership and have your boss pay for it? Check out [**Black Spectacles Firm Pricing**](https://www.blackspectacles.com/firm-licenses) Want the opportunity to have us pay for your exam retake? Learn more about our [**Guarantee here**](https://www.blackspectacles.com/guarantee). Create your free profile and check out the job board on [**Spectacular**](https://spectacular.design/register) today! Our next episode will take place on January 19, 2023 and will be a PjM Case Study - be sure to register **[here](https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3374058565757858655)**! Visit [**Black Spectacles**](https://go.blackspectacles.com/) for more information on our study materials. ---
**Author:** ![coachdarionziegler](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/community.blackspectacles.com/coachdarionziegler/32/1272_2.png) [@coachdarionziegler](https://community.blackspectacles.com/u/coachdarionziegler)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2022, 9:13pm UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/are-live-pjm-case-study/4778/2 "2022-12-13T21:13:28Z")
I’m really looking forward to joining this ARE Live! It should be a great discussion. Register at the link above and check out the mock exam to see to the questions we will be reviewing during the live podcast ahead of time. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![audreywilson](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/community.blackspectacles.com/audreywilson/32/1374_2.png) [@audreywilson](https://community.blackspectacles.com/u/audreywilson)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2022, 5:45pm UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/are-live-pjm-case-study/4778/3 "2022-12-15T17:45:41Z")
Welcome to the ARE Community, where we will be engaging exclusively during today’s ARE Live! Comment below with your PjM Case Study questions to have them answered during our Q&A session. Anyone who comments will be entered to win a free Black Spectacles t-shirt, so stay tuned until the end of the episode to see if you’ve won! ---
**Author:** ![drewd](https://blackspectacles.com/uploads/images/21.png) [@drewd](https://community.blackspectacles.com/u/drewd)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2022, 5:58pm UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/are-live-pjm-case-study/4778/4 "2022-12-15T17:58:23Z")
Looking forward to this. ---
**Author:** ![audreywilson](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/community.blackspectacles.com/audreywilson/32/1374_2.png) [@audreywilson](https://community.blackspectacles.com/u/audreywilson)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2022, 6:35pm UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/are-live-pjm-case-study/4778/5 "2022-12-15T18:35:35Z")
Just a reminder to post in the Community for your chance to win a free Black Spectacles t-shirt! ---
**Author:** ![coachdarionziegler](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/community.blackspectacles.com/coachdarionziegler/32/1272_2.png) [@coachdarionziegler](https://community.blackspectacles.com/u/coachdarionziegler)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2022, 7:29pm UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/are-live-pjm-case-study/4778/7 "2022-12-15T19:29:03Z")
Thanks so much to everyone who joined! I had a blast, even if some of the math was pretty tricky 🙂 I confirmed with Black Spectacles that I am allowed to plug that my firm is currently hiring! Check out our open positions at the link below: > **[Careers - Reztark Design Studio](http://reztark.com/en/careers-2/)** > > \[vc\_row content\_width=”grid”\]\[vc\_column width=”2/3″\]\[vc\_column\_text\] Careers \[/vc\_column\_text\]\[vc\_empty\_space\]\[vc\_column\_text\] It’s hard to believe that only 15 years ago Reztark was a one man studio started in a garage. We’ve seen a lot of changes... Reztark reimburses employees for each ARE they take and pass. It’s a great place to be. ---
**Author:** ![anna.ishii](https://blackspectacles.com/uploads/images/23.png) [@anna.ishii](https://community.blackspectacles.com/u/anna.ishii)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2022, 3:56pm UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/are-live-pjm-case-study/4778/8 "2022-12-16T15:56:38Z")
Hi Darion - Thanks for organizing the PJM event yesterday. Very helpful and useful. I wanted to do a follow up on some of the questions we workshopped together. Question 7: According to the Clinger Cohen Act, this act allows the use of design-build contracting on federally funded projects. Why wouldn’t Design Build be one of the 2 answers? How is advisor instead of constructor a better answer? Question 4: The DD fee already has the labor and the contingency to work from. If the DD fee + its contingency fee were already given to you in the work plan - why wouldn’t you just add two months in CD instead of going through all that math yesterday? nd will questions on the ARE be as time-consuming/difficult as this one? You took more than 10 minutes to answer this question Thanks for your help ---
**Author:** ![anna.ishii](https://blackspectacles.com/uploads/images/23.png) [@anna.ishii](https://community.blackspectacles.com/u/anna.ishii)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2022, 2:43am UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/are-live-pjm-case-study/4778/9 "2022-12-19T02:43:29Z")
@coachchrishopstock and @coachdarionziegler ---
**Author:** ![coachchrishopstock](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/community.blackspectacles.com/coachchrishopstock/32/1662_2.png) [@coachchrishopstock](https://community.blackspectacles.com/u/coachchrishopstock)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2022, 3:33pm UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/are-live-pjm-case-study/4778/10 "2022-12-19T15:33:10Z")
Hi @anna.ishii - While DB _could_ be used on publicly funded projects (see AHPP, p. 703) it needs to be carefully one and combined with some sort of value-based selection process. I’d say that construction manager as advisor is a simpler solution and therefore is a better answer than design build for this question. We covered why CM-advisor is correct compared with CM-constructor during the broadcast. For question 4, you can’t just apply 7% to the labor totals at the bottom because each billable rate needs to be considered individually and then rounded, per the instructions. I can’t comment on whether or not a question of this complexity would come up on the real exam, but I think it’s best to be prepared for one! While it did take 10 mins or so to go over on the ARE Live, part of that is because Darion is talking through the problem as she’s answering it, so that adds time to every question on our podcasts. ---
**Author:** ![anna.ishii](https://blackspectacles.com/uploads/images/23.png) [@anna.ishii](https://community.blackspectacles.com/u/anna.ishii)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2022, 1:31am UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/are-live-pjm-case-study/4778/11 "2022-12-20T01:31:03Z")
Awesome. Very helpful! Thank you so much!