Mastering Facility Management: FMP Certification, Project Management Fundamentals, and Maintenance & Reliability Best Practices

Planning and Executing Projects

Project Integration Management

• Writing the project charter—Purpose and contents
• Developing the Project Management Plan
• The process of project execution
• The process of monitoring and controlling
• Using Integrated change control
• Handling change requests and corrective/preventive actions
  
  

Planning the Project and Budgeting

• Collecting Project requirements
• Planning and defining the total project scope
• Creating the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and WBS dictionary
• Identifying project activities
• Estimating activity durations and resources using various methods
• Developing the project schedule, including Network Diagrams and dependencies
• Estimating project costs, budgeting, and cash flow analysis

Project Control and Strategic Project Management

Monitoring and Controlling the Project

• Understanding Scope creep and Gold plating
• Controlling the project schedule with techniques like Crashing and Fast tracking
• Controlling project costs using Earned Value analysis
• Effective communication of project performance
  
  

Project Strategy

• Differentiating between strategic and operational project management
• Identifying projects that align with organizational strategy through SWOT analysis
• Strategic project management and project selection financial models, including Net Present Value (NPV) and Decision trees

Project Risk Management, Risk, and Closure

Project Risk Management

• Project risk identification and assessment
• Qualitative and quantitative risk analysis
• Developing project risk response plans to mitigate or exploit risks
  
  

Closing Out The Project

• Administrative closure procedures
• Updating Organizational processes assets
• Documenting Lessons Learned for future improvement

Facility Management Professional (FMP) - Finance and Business

• Essential Finance and Business Practices in Facility Management
• Engaging with Finance Departments
• Legal Aspects in Facility Management
• Procurement Strategies and Practices
• Risk Management in Facility Management
• Maximizing Decision-Making for Your Organization

Operations and Maintenance

• Assessing and Inspecting Facility Needs
• Managing, Overseeing, and Monitoring O&M of Buildings
• O&M of Systems and Equipment
• Developing Occupant Service Specifications
• Case Studies on O&M Challenges

Leadership and Strategy, Project Management, Strategic Planning & Management

• Effective Strategies to Integrate People, Place, and Process
• Aligning Facility Portfolio Functionality with Organizational Missions
• Project Management in Facility Management
• Strategic Planning and Management for Competitive Advantage
• Business Continuity and Success in Facility Management

Maintenance and Reliability Best Practices - Asset Cost Management and Laying the Groundwork

• Introduction to Asset Cost Management
• Definitions of Reliability, Maintenance, and Asset Management
• Total Cost of Maintenance
• Best Practice Reliability and Maintenance Processes
• Elements of Asset Management Best Practice
• Auditing Performance
• Overview of TPM, RCM, BCM, QCM, and Other Asset Management Concepts

Applying the Value-based Process

• Teamwork in Maintenance, Operations, and Stores
• Importance of Standards such as PAS 55 and JA1011
• Corporate Asset Management Expectations
• Asset Performance Expectations
• Forms of Asset Failure and Degradation
• Causes and Nature of Asset Failure and Degradation
• Effects, Costs, and Risks of Asset Degradation

Ensuring Continuity and Supporting Cost Reduction

• Breaking the Cycle of Failure and Degradation
• Selecting PM Tactics Based on Costs and Risks
• Determining PM Intervals
• Condition-Based Maintenance Types and the PF-Curve
• The Four Important Reliability Functions
• Implementing Best Practice Maintenance Programs
• Optimizing Spares to Support Maintenance
• Maintenance Program Cost and Risk-Based Justification
• Completing the PLAN, DO, REVIEW Improvement Cycle with FRACAS
• Failure Reporting, Analysis, and Corrective Action System Requirements
• Data Collection to Support Reliability Analysis
• Reliability Analysis Case Study
• Discussion of Supporting Software and Templates
• Planning and Scheduling Best Practices
• Cost-Effective Manpower and Skills Deployment
• Performance Indicators for Continuous Improvement
• Overall Review of Concepts Learned