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CEFP Terms with Correct Answers 2026 | Complete Certification Study Guide & Key Concepts ReviewPrepare for the CEFP Terms with Correct Answers 2026 with a comprehensive study guide designed for candidates reviewing important Certified Educational Facilities Professional (CEFP) terminology and concepts. This resource includes essential terms, verified definitions, and detailed explanations to help learners understand key facility management principles and exam-related topics. Ideal for CEFP students and certification candidates, this guide supports effective memorization, improves knowledge retention, and strengthens exam readiness by providing a structured review of important terminology, planning concepts, operations, design, construction, administration, and professional practices.

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CEFPTERMS WITH CORRECTANSWERS 202 h h h h h




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Involvement Continuum - CORRECT ANSWER -3- h h h h h




phase tool to understand and communicate roles in decision making process: Inform/ Input/ Decide
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Individual Needs Analysis - CORRECT ANSWER -
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Determines type of staff development to help employees perform work better
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Participative Mgmt - CORRECT ANSWER -Employees at all levels of organization help to set the goals
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Performance Gap - CORRECT ANSWER - h h h h h




Difference between employee's ideal and actual work performance
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Informal mentoring/ coaching - CORRECT ANSWER -accepting advice
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Formal mentoring/ coaching - CORRECT ANSWER -
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structured, time set, period of time to improve performance is given
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Long term debt - CORRECT ANSWER -Financing for permanent assets/ bonds
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Short term debt - CORRECT ANSWER -Financing for short period/ loans
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Cash Basis Accounting - CORRECT ANSWER -
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transaction recorded only when cash comes in and goes out
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,Accural Basis Accounting - CORRECT ANSWER -
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revenue and expense is recorded when earned no matter if cash is paid in or out
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Activity based mgmt - CORRECT ANSWER -
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method of identifying and evaluating activities based costs to carry out value chain analysis to impro
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ve operations
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Control Environment - CORRECT ANSWER -Code of conduct/ Code of Ethics for organization
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risk assessment - CORRECT ANSWER -
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identification and analysis of potential loss and liability in key processes
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Net Asset Classification - CORRECT ANSWER -Fund accounting -
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amount of total assets minus total liabilities
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chart of accounts - CORRECT ANSWER -A list of the accounts in the ledger.
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liabilities - CORRECT ANSWER -debts that you owe
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assets - CORRECT ANSWER -money and other valuables belonging to an individual or business
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debits - CORRECT ANSWER -Negative account changes. Left side of ledger
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credits - CORRECT ANSWER -Positive account changes. Right (middle) side of ledger
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mission funding - CORRECT ANSWER -
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funding provided at beginning of fiscal year in specific amount for specific purchase
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,speciality team - CORRECT ANSWER - h h h h h




team created to address specific problem or issue across organization boundaries
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organizational team - CORRECT ANSWER -team that keeps existing organization structure intact
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Improvement Cycles - CORRECT ANSWER - h h h h h




improvement made to overall organization and its products/services within organization
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organizational culture - CORRECT ANSWER - h h h h h




the set of values, ideas, attitudes, and norms of behavior that is learned and shared among the mem
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bers of an organization
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Balanced Scorecard (BSC) - CORRECT ANSWER -A goal-
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setting and reward system that translates the organization's vision and mission into specific, measur
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able performance goals related to financial, customer, internal, and learning/growth (i.e., human ca
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Values - CORRECT ANSWER - h h h h




the ideas, beliefs, and attitudes about what is important that help guide an organization
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SWOT analysis - CORRECT ANSWER -
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a planning tool used to analyze an organization's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats
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vision - CORRECT ANSWER -h h h h




an encompassing explanation of why the organization exists and where it's trying to head
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Ethical code of conduct - CORRECT ANSWER -
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a document detailing a company's rules and guidelines on staff behavior that must be followed by all
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employees



Lean production - CORRECT ANSWER -
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an approach to production that emphasizes the elimination of waste in all aspects of production pro
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cesses

, Kaizen - CORRECT ANSWER -Japanese term for continuous improvement
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Facilities Management Evaluation Program FMEP - CORRECT ANSWER -
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criteria to help organization with comprehensive and integrated approach to performance mgmt
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Facilities Performance Indicators FPI - CORRECT ANSWER -
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Collection of indicators to get baseline of performance evaluation KPI
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Benchmarking - CORRECT ANSWER - h h h h




a process by which a company compares its performance with that of high-
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Multivoting -Pareto - CORRECT ANSWER - h h h h h




Narrows a large list of possibilities to a smaller list of the top priorities or to a final selection
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Deming Cycle (PDCA) - CORRECT ANSWER -Plan-Do-Check-
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Act cycle. A four stage cycle for process management, attributed to Edward Deming. Plan-Do Check-
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Act is also called the Deming Cycle. Plan - design or revise processes that support the IT services; Do -
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implement the plan and manage the processes; Check -
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measure the processes and IT services, compare with objectives and produce reports; Act -
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plan and implement changes to improve the processes.
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Mission Statement - CORRECT ANSWER -a statement of the organization's purpose -
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what it wants to accomplish in the larger environment
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Six Sigma Process - CORRECT ANSWER -
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System of measuring, analyzing, improving, and controlling processes once they meet quality stand
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ards.



DMADV (Define-Measure-Analyze-Design-Verify) - CORRECT ANSWER -A Six-
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Sigma process that outlines the steps needed to create completely new business processes or prod
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ucts

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