Why Attend
The Certified Facility Manager® (CFM) credential sets the industry standard for ensuring the knowledge and competence of practicing facility managers.
Instructor-led training that uses interactive learning methods, including class discussion, small group activities, and role-playing
Explain the foundations of facility management; Analyze strategic options and make decisions necessary to manage the facility; Utilize environmental and contractual factors in selecting the appropriate facility site; Identify the tools and techniques necessary to develop a facility's engineering layouts and make decisions about automation and disaster recovery planning; Discover the importance of proper maintenance management and project management of a facility; Apply project management techniques to manage large-size facility tasks; Use capital budgeting concepts and techniques to ensure implementation the appropriate decisions regarding facilities
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Day 1
Overview of facility management
Defining facility management
Role and responsibilities of the facility manager
Facility management main activities
Challenges and risks
Strategic Facility Planning
Retaining services in-house versus outsourcing
Facility management strategic options
Outsourcing facility functions
Supplier selection
Service level agreements
Facility location
Site criteria considerations
Day 2
Engineering planning and design
Design requirements and layouts
Approaches for furniture planning
Closed plan approach
Open plan approach
Space and furniture considerations
Criteria matrix
Adjacencies matrices
Relationship diagram
Bubble diagram
Block planning
Facility Management Information System (FMIS)
Day 3
Maintenance and operations management
Emergency maintenance
Corrective maintenance
Preventive maintenance
Predictive maintenance
Facility security
Day 4
Managing large facility jobs
Defining large facility jobs
Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
Developing a schedule
Gantt chart
Resource planning
Day 5
Facility Financial Management
Evaluating alternative plans
Ranking the alternatives
Weighted factor comparison
Facility budgeting
Common ratios and trend analyses
Capital budgeting evaluations