Submission Questions Flashcards

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How do you analyse a P&L, BS, CF?

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Solvency
Profitability
Operational Capability
Capital Structures

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Companies at risk of insolvency/liquidation?

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Late/missed payments
Late filings of accounts
Sudden changes in business structure
Less frequent, smaller orders
CCJ or legal action
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What are KPIs?

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a measurable value that demonstrates how effectively a company is achieving key business objectives. Organizations use KPIs to evaluate their success at reaching targets.

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What is Mace’s complaints procedure?

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Goal - assess, address and redress
Record
Respond
Escalate
Continuous procedure review
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What is a Safe System of Work?

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A safe system of work is a procedure (usually written) detailing how a particular work activity should be carried out in order to minimise the risks involved in performing that activity.

Safe systems of work are normally adopted for work activities still carrying a residual risk, despite the implementation of control measures, eg working at height, work on electrical systems, vehicle movements on site, entry into a confined space,

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What is a Traffic Management Plan?

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careful planning, particularly at the design stage, and by controlling vehicle operations during construction work.

Keeping pedestrians and vehicles apart
Minimising vehicle movements
Control of people on site
Turning vehicles
Visibility
Signs and Instructions
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What are the Principles of GDPR?

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Lawfulness, fairness and transparency
Purpose limitation
Data minimisation
Accuracy
Storage limitation
Integrity and confidentiality (security)
Accountability
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What is BRE’s Yellow Jacket?

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Effect positive behavioural change
YellowJacket helps your workforce follow safety protocols, encourages safer behaviours and ensures appropriate and timely action.
Enhance your productivity
Following protocols and addressing actions promptly not only reduces injury but also improves performance and quality outcomes.
Encourage responsibility
YellowJacket ensures that remedial actions are allocated to whoever is responsible, and helps you manage these through to an effective resolution.
Inform your
safety strategies
YellowJacket turns captured data into instructive insight, helping identify areas for improvement, evidence trends and focus day-to-day management on strategic goals and objectives.

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What is BRE SmartWaste?

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Environmental site monitoring and reporting software.
Collate data in one place
Collate all your projects’ environmental impacts in one place to easily compare project performance and produce comprehensive reports.
Manage compliance
with regulations
Detailed information on waste arisings, waste management routes and waste management companies including licence and permit information can be used to demonstrate compliance.
Set targets for improving performance
SmartWaste data can be used to compare project and company performance with industry benchmarks, highlight areas for improvement and savings (including time and money) and set targets.
Align with BREEAM
Various software modules are available to record data in alignment with BREEAM requirements and reports are available to demonstrate where credits can be achieved.

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What is BIM?

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Building Information Modeling (BIM) is an intelligent 3D model-based process that gives architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) professionals the insight and tools to more efficiently plan, design, construct, and manage buildings and infrastructure.

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Principles & Dynamics of Teams?

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T7 Model of team effectiveness

Internal factors

Thrust – a common goal
Trust means that your team has your back
Talent – unique skills to do the job
Teaming – the ability to act as a team
Task skills – the ability to execute

External factors

Team leader fit
Team support from the organization

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What are the roles that team members assume?

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Belbin;
Shaper
Implementer
Completer-Finisher
Coordinator/Chairperson
Team Worker
Resource Investigator
Plant
Monitor Evaluator
Specialist
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What are some Motivation Theories?

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McGregor - X and Y Theory
Y - self motivated and enjoy challenge
X - dislike work, with little ambition
Herzberg Two Factor Theory - Factors that cause job satisfaction and others cause dissatisfaction. (Motivators and Hygiene Factors)

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What is a PIP

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Performance Improvement Plan
Identify the performance/behavior that needs improving.
Provide specific examples for reasoning.
Outline expected standard.
Identify training and support.
Schedule check-ins and review points.
Sign and acknowledge.
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PRINCE 2 Stages?

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SU (Starting Up a project)
IP (Initiating a Project)
DP (Directing a Project)
CS (Controlling a Stage)
MP (Managing Product Delivery)
SB (Managing a Stage Boundary)
CP (Closing a Project)
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What are the RIBA Stages?

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Strategic Definition
Preparation and briefing.
Concept design.
Spatial coordination.
Technical design.
Manufacturing and construction.
Handover.
Use.
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What is BREEAM?

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(Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method)

BREEAM includes several sustainability categories for the assessment;

Management
Energy
Health and wellbeing
Transport
Water
Materials
Waste
Land use and ecology
Pollution
18
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What is LEED?

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Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) is a green building certification program used worldwide.[9] Developed by the non-profit U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) it includes a set of rating systems for the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of green buildings, homes, and neighborhoods that aims to help building owners and operators be environmentally responsible and use resources efficiently.

Certification level
Buildings can qualify for four levels of certification:

Certified: 40-49 points
Silver: 50-59 points
Gold: 60-79 points
Platinum: 80 points and above