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Question 1

A company that designs and manufactures water filtration and treatment systems has outgrown its space and asked FM to locate new space. FM wants to find a facility that will offer more quantity but also more quality space. One candidate facility has a significant amount of open space but few traditional offices for senior and line managers—fewer than the company has now. Would this be a good choice for the company?

A : No, line manager performance will be compromised by the loss of private offices.

B : Yes, it could support collaboration between design, operations and sales.

C : Yes, today’s organizations need fewer, closed areas.

D : No, the facility needs to separate noise-producing areas from those that need quiet concentration.

Answer: B

Question 2

Which of the following is true of the methods and tools used to evaluate contractor proposals?

A : After a contract is signed, organizations can negotiate with bidders on cost reductions for specific line items.

B : Exception review investigates bid line items that are too high or low in comparison to other bids received.

C : In a weighting system, each objective criterion is assigned a weight that reflects how expert reviewers feel the contractor satisfies the criterion.

D : Contractors who have not yet been used can be evaluated using contractor rating systems.

Answer: B

Question 3

Operations has complained to FM that the motor on a particular piece of factory equipment has burned out twice, and they doubt the problem is related to the equipment itself. What technology could help FM track the source of this issue?

A : Laser scanning

B : Building information modeling (BIM) tools

C : Thermal scanning

D : Building automation system (BAS)

Answer: C

Question 4

When getting final input on a strategic statement of requirements, which of the following could a facility manager provide to department heads to show them the primary and secondary adjacencies between their departments?

A : Bubble diagram

B : Asset life-cycle model

C : Strategic creative analysis (SCAN)

D : Workflow diagram

Answer: A

Question 5

FM has decided to purchase a computerized asset management system and has included in the acquisition budget the cost to purchase the system and cross charges from IT to install and maintain the system. What important cost factor has FM omitted?

A : Cost of backing up system data regularly

B : Diminished staff productivity during learning curve period

C : Licensing fees

D : Time to input and quality check existing facility data

Answer: D

Name:	Certified Facility Manager (CFM)
Exam Code:	CFM
Certification:	IFMA Certification
Vendor:	IFMA
Total Questions:	622
Last Updated:	Jul 14, 2026

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