Chapter 1 TPM Fundamentals Flashcards
What does an RTPM PM demonstrates?
demonstrates proficiency in a vast collection of telecommunications project management principles, concepts, tools and technology.
What is SDO?
Standard Development Organization
What are some types of infrastructure types in an ICT project?
Premise distribution, OSP, Wireless technology,
TPM typically consist of monitoring and controlling the implementation and execution of two primary and distinct processes:
ICT project design activities
ICT project construction/installation commissioning activities.
ICT projects may involve?
Single or multi-building premise types
One or more occupancy/facility types
Multiple ICT applications to be implemented
Installation of active equipment
Depending on the size and complexity of an ICT project, a telecommunications PM may fill one or more of the following roles:
Design PM
Client PM
Define Design PM
Responsible for determining client’s needs and desires including existing conditions.
Define Client PM
Act as the client’s representative in overseeing project design and installation activities.
What is a project?
A temporary endeavor with a definite beginning and end, whose result is to produce a product or service.
What’s premise distribution
(horizontal backbone), cabling and associated pathways, spaces, and connectivity hardware.
What’s OSP?
(aeria, direct-burial and underground), cabling and assocaited pathways, spaces, and connectivity hardware.
What’s wireless technlogies?
(DAS, Wi-Fi Systems), and associated pathways, spaces, and connectivity hardware.
Multiple ICT applications to be implemented include:
enterprise voice/data systems
A/V systems
ESS systems
BMS systems
Installation of active equipment include:
switches, routers, media converters, amplifiers, displays, CCTV cameras, power equipment (UPS, PDU), applicable to the ICT infrastructure, networks and applications.
The construction/installation PM is responsible for:
the execution and completion of the agreed SoW within a project.
TPM Design Flowchart
- Review expression of interest for client
- Perform a user needs analysis
- Perform site surveys and meet with client
- Generate preliminary desing submittals
- Respond to/incorporate client comments
- Prepare final bid documents RFP and engineers cost estimate.
- Issue final RFP package to client.
- Client makes RFP available to potential bidders.
- Review bid submissions from bidders and answer bidders technical questions.
- Assist client in evaluating bids for technical compliance and/or determination of low bid/best value.
Construction Installation PM Flowchart
- Review client RFP and associated documents
- Perform site surveys
- Organize and submit bidder’s questions to client.
- Organize and submit final proposal/bid documents to client.
- Client award contract and gives contractor notice to proceed.
- Contractor mobilizes.
- Project installation begins/monitor installation.
Projects are governed by limits called?
constraints
Project constraints may include:
Project assumptions.
Overall SoW to be performed.
Cost.
Time.
Reputation.
Project site environment.
Project location (e.g., rural, urban)
True or False do not assume the basic building structure is complete and can support ICT installation
True
True or False for retrofits and upgrades, assume all existing premise ICT infrastructure is fully documented and accounted for.
False
True or False you must document the removal or demolition of existing ICT infrastructure no longer required after the retrofit or upgrade is complete.
True
True or False
Do not assume the absence of environmental hazards at the work site
(e.g., asbestos-containing materials, chemically contaminated areas)
True
True or False
The SoW for a project can range from limited to full.
True
The telecommunications PM should understand the overall SoW for the project and the requirements and constraints associated with it.
What is an installation with limited scope (e.g., only cabling and termination/connectivity hardware)?
Utilizes pathways that are existing or will be installed by others in a separate project.
What is a full “greenfield” ICT installation?
SoW includes all cabling, pathways, termination/connectivity hardware, active equipment (e.g., switches routers, converters, amplifiers power supplies) and end devices and the associated commissioning activities needed to turn a functional installation over to the client.
What is a direct cost?
Cost associate with the labor to perform the actual work and those materials used in the project. Also, permits licenses, and inspections and utilities cost.
What is an indirect cost?
Customs duty, fee or tax on goods, tariffs, exchange rates, value added/sales/excise tax. Insurance requirements
What is an E&O insurance policy?
An insurance policy which is typically carried to cover design and engineering personnel from claims where additional work is required by a contractor due to E&O in the contract documents, resulting in additional costs to the client to correct these deficiencies.
Design and engineering personnel include:
Architects, PEs, designers
What’s General liability?
An insurance policy to cover against claims of damage to client and other public/private property that results from project activities.
What’s workers’ compensation?
An insurance policy to cover the project workforce in the event of injury that results in medical expenses or lost work time.
Performance bonds
These provide a financial guarantee to the client that the work will be completed as required by the contractor and serves as evidence of the contractor’s qualifications to perform the work successfully.
Bid bonds
These provide a financial guarantee that a contractor will enter into and successfully execute a contract with the client to perform the work if the contractor’s bid is accepted.
Lien bonds
These provide a financial guarantee that the contractor will pay all obligations for labor, including the contractor’s workforce and those associated with any subcontractors, and materials procured from suppliers or vendors used in the performance of the contract.
What are some examples of Time as a constrain?
Stipulated duration of the project conflicts with the SoW to be performed.
Insufficient time due to non-work periods
Unanticipated delays due to work stoppages caused by worker job actions, natural disasters, civil disturbances, safety incidents.
Delays due to material unavailability or logistics.
Restriction on available work hours.
Delays due to inoperable or unavailable tools and equipment needed to perform the work.
Reputation constrains can affect all stakeholders involved in a project including, some CLIENT questions the TPM should consider include:
Are applicable client requirements/restrictions/expectations communicated clearly to the project team at the beginning and throughout the duration of the project?
Does the client have a history of prompt payment of submitted project invoices?
If changes are request2ed by the client during the project, will they be negotiated in good faith with the applicable project team members, and will the client accept any associated time and costs impacts?
Reputation constrains can affect all stakeholders involved in a project including, some DESIGN/ENGINEERING/ARCHITECTURAL TEAMS questions the TPM should consider include:
Are there enough certified/licensed individuals with the necessary experience and skill sets available to perform the work?
Can designs be produced with a minimum chance of potential E&O claims?
Is there a robust QA/QC process in place to support this goal?
Reputation constrains can affect all stakeholders involved in a project including, some CONTRACTORS/INSTALLERS questions the TPM should consider include:
Is the contractor/installer organization known for producing quality work with allotted project schedules with minimal impact on the client operations and public?
Are there enough certified/licensed individuals with the necessary experience and skill sets available to perform the work?
Does the contractor/installer organization support a robust safety culture that emphasizes hazard elimination/mitigation and enforces applicable safety rules and requirements (e.g., PPE) on its employees?
Reputation constrains can affect all stakeholders involved in a project including, some VENDORS/SUPPLIERS questions the TPM should consider include:
Are the required/specified products available in the quantities needed during the execution of the project, and can they be delivered in a timely manner to maintain the project schedule?
Are the vendor/supplier payment and delivery terms clearly stated reasonable, and in compliance with applicable laws and regulations?
If needed, can the vendor/supplier engineering/installation support or O&M training for applicable equipment?
Environmental constrains can include factors such as:
Weather and climate conditions.
Presence of environmentally sensitive areas.
Zoning/building modification restrictions.
Presence of actual or potential areas with hazardous material contamination
Presence of areas subject to rules and regulations concerning personnel access (e.g., designated confined space).
Location constrains in rural areas include:
Project site access
Material availability
Labor availability
Location constrains in urban areas include:
Allowable delivery locations
Allowable time windows for deliveries
Restriction on use of building assets (e.g., elevators) for transport of materials within a premise.
Material storage
Labor availability
Parking availability for project and worker vehicles
Other additional local constrains include:
Local culture
Political conditions
Local security posture
Official languages
Applicable fees, taxes, duties, tariffs and currency exchange rates.
Local holidays
Typical workday hours and schedule.
Sustainability can be defined broadly as:
The implementation or improvement of activities for the purposes of creating balance within the following areas:
Environmental, Economic, Social-cultural
Specific areas that sustainability can influence within the ICT industry include:
Energy- how can methods and procedures reduce the use of fossil fuels in the manufacture, transport, storage, installation, and use of ICT elements as part of design, installation , and operation activities?
Water and air- how can measures be taken to reduce emission of greenhouse gases and reduce air and water pollution related to ICT infrastructure?
Materials- How can requirements for raw materials needed for ICT infrastructure be reduced, and can waste production associated with ICT infrastructure be reduced through choice of materials, methods, and reuse/recycling efforts?
Current and ongoing issues concerning ICT infrastructure include:
Awareness and efforts by clients to reduce energy consumption and associated carbon footprints.
Short life cycles of many ICT elements due to technology enhancements, obsolescence, and changes in business needs and strategies.
Local, regional, or national regulatory requirements related to sustainability goals.
The telecommunication PM’s role in sustainability can include:
Discussing sustainable ideas with the project team from project inception through completion.
Communicating client sustainability goals and requirements to the project team for incorporation and execution and ensuring these are included in applicable project documentation.
Overseeing procurement activities for materials, supplies, and services to implement or improve sustainability goals related to protection from damage or deterioration and reduction of waste produced from packaging methodologies and installation activities.
True or False
If sustainability goals were not included by the original designer, the TPM should recommend designer changes to include sustainable elements. These concepts and designs should be incorporated into the overall project design and installation.
True
