CH 3 - Project Planning Flashcards
Planning is always future oriented, while project management involves carrying out a plan that:
a. has not been approved.
b. is being designed.
c. has been previously developed.
d. involves repetitive tasks.
c. has been previously developed.
Individual facilities projects must be established within the framework of the strategic facilities plan and a(n):
a. corporate business plan.
b. financial audit.
c. accounting plan.
d. personnel plan.
a. corporate business plan.
Ethan is working on the first of the four general phases in the project management cycle. The first phase is:
a. follow-through and evaluation.
b. implementation,
c. project approach.
d. project viability.
d. project viability.
Project objectives are the quantified (measurable) level of achievement of a project’s:
a. participants.
b. resources,
c. user functions.
d. goals.
d. goals.
Holly knows from her experience as a facility manager that the most frequently misjudged variable in project planning is:
a. feasibility.
b. financing.
c. permission.
d. time.
d. time.
Corporate-level change of all sorts is ultimately translated into:
a. successful project management.
b. poor decisions.
c. the facility churn rate,
d. institutional inertia.
c. the facility churn rate.
User groups should be shown a project’s detailed implementation schedule and expectations of completion as early as possible - no later than the:
a. beginning of the implementation phase.
b. beginning of the initial planning phase.
c. evaluation phase.
d. feasibility phase.
a. beginning of the implementation phase.
As part of the follow through and evaluation phase of a project delivery, a post-occupancy survey should be conducted:
a. a few months after the move-in.
b. immediately after the move-in.
c. only when specifically requested by the users.
d. one year after the move-in.
a. a few months after the move-in.
The role of project manager is extremely goal oriented. As a result, the role requires the most:
a. planning.
b. logistical coordination.
c. decision making,
d. designing.
b. logistical coordination.
Jack is working to allocate resources to the different needs of his project. To assure success, he should make sure:
a. each need has just enough resources.
b. each need has been validated.
c. each need has a buffer of resources.
d. allocations are even across departments.
a. each need has just enough resources.
Which of the following is a concern when the customer is only peripherally involved in a project?
a. coming in under budget
b. creating superficial fixes
c. overworking employees
d. losing control of the project
b. creating superficial fixes
Stephon is discussing with his coworker whether the facilities program should align with corporate goals. Which of the following is true about projects with this type of alignment?
a. do not adjust to changing business climates
b. do not work well with overarching corporate goals
c. do not make it easy to gain overhead support
d. have an anchor to corporate
d. have an anchor to corporate
To start the implementation process, a facility manager should make sure that:
a. the construction has been completed based on the plan.
b. there have been exclusive meetings with the building and design teams.
c. all technical data has been converted to an understandable form.
d. the customer is not in the way.
c. all technical data has been converted to an understandable form.
Anna is starting the installation process for her project. Her client previously operated under an outdated system. Thus, all of the client’s data must be transferred to the new operations process. Which step of the installation process is this?
a. training
b. acceptance
c. cut-over
d. monitoring installation
c. cut-over
