CABLE PLANT MANAGEMENT, DESIGN AND ENGINEERING 
 

I.   Define the Project

What goals are to be accomplished, or what is the defined scope of the project?

II.  Break into phases - manageable units of time, budget or work.

A. Time line- when does the project need to be completed?

B. Budget- how much is allocated financially for the project?

C. Work- what tasks have to performed?

III.  Define and get an understanding of present facilities

A. Facility layout- drawings.

B. Building construction- wall construction, type of ceiling, and the location of fire walls.

C. Current cabling- where is it, how is it run, and is it identified properly.

D. Current hardware- the number of routers, servers, etc.

IV.  Define wants - survey to determine what is wanted, a wish list.

A. Who is involved in the decision making process of the project?  Have they been informed?

B. What do these individuals want from the project?

V.   Determine needs - what of the wants are in reality needed or can be afforded, at the present time.

A. Prioritize needs

B. Fit into time line

C. Assign budget

VI.  Plan each phase

A. Facility layout- drawings, including the location of computer closets, workstations, and other pertinent details.

B. Cabling engineering and design- where and how the cabling is to be laid. 

C. Hardware needs, and interfacing with vendors.

VII.  Develop and write a request for proposal (RFP)


VIII. Bidding process

A. Put out to bid

B. Pre-bid job walk

C. Collect bids

D. Review bids

E. Phase implementation - start the work.

IX. Implementation supervision - making sure work is being performed to code and RFP standards.

X.   Phase certification and testing - random cable certification and testing.

XI.  Phase completion - sign off the completed phase.

XII. Next phase - (Start at VII)

XIII. Completion of project - sign off the completed project.

XIV. Supervise the removal of all old cable and infrastructure