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Property Management - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ The exercise of a retaining or governing influence over the acquisition, use, and disposition of personal property Property Control Variety of Names - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ Property Accounting, Fixed Asset Accounting, Inventory Control, Material, Property Control, Asset Management. Property Management Office PMO - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ Department within an org that is responsible for controlling or managing property Property Manager - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ PMO is headed by Property Manager is responsible for: - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ establishing, guiding, managing, and maintaining an efficient property system, communicating effectively with other departments and functions, and developing and presenting training in property related subjects Property Control System is comprised of - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ Property Management Personnel, processes, and mgmt info. systems (MIS). (Written policies, procedures, operational guidelines, and related records, and MIS that facilitates these functions). If org contracts with the government, property manager must - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ have a working relationship with all sponsor reps Ownership - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ Having legal or rightful title to property either owned by the org or is provided by a sponsor under some kind of agreement (sponsor has ownership). - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ Property is either owned by or provided. Ownership of property allows the owner to - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ make any and all decisions regarding the property It is the property professional job to support the property owner in - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ making and implementing effective decisions regarding the property Duties, responsibilities, and potential penalties should be - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ documented in a formal agreement between the provider and the recipient (contract, grant) Accountability - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ means to posses and have use of the property of another with delegated duties and responsibilities, subject to penalty in case of default. Those accountable - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ do not have legal or rightful title to the property
Key elements of property accountability - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ provider, recipient, specific duties and responsibilities, and penalties in case of default Who is accountable to who for property? - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ Contractor is accountable to government. If gov. provides funding to acquire the property, NASA is accountable to government. Transfer of accountability - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ When accountability shifts from one entity to another.... may or may not include physical relocation of assets, but will always include a change in accountability for the property Approvals for giving and accepting orgs - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ both must have appropriate levels of mgmt authority approval, and both contracting officers need to approve Approvals for transfers - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ must be obtain before the transfer occurs, in writing, either within award doc, a letter, or email, and made part of the file for audit trail transfer doc must include - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ date of transfer, the purpose of the transfer, description of property, contract numbers Interdepartmental transfers - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ These occur routinely within orgs, usually result of org changes, shift of work between departments, or excess assets are needed by another department Interdepartmental transfer occurs when - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ property and accountability shift from one org to another confusion results when accountability rests above the department level. This is still sometimes called interdepartment transfer, but - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ it is a transfer of responsibility, not accountability Responsibility - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ means to be answerable for a trust or obligation. Less formal than accountability While accountability includes responsibility - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ Responsibility does not include accountability Key distinction from property professionals standpoint (on accountability and responsibility) is that - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ one is accountable to someone for the property, and is responsible for certain actions such as maintenance or storage Property Control System must - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ incorporate methods of safeguarding physical assets of an org, periodically verify their existence, status and condition of the property, and ensure accuracy of records enable participants in process to comply with internal rules, and fed state and local regs, and provide audit trail
Characteristics to consider when implementing the structure of a property system - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ Centralized vs decentralized Combo of central with support from decentralized network of property custodians single individual responsibility vs fully staffed property division or department Functional groupings within the department by business process, support to business team, area of specialty, type of property, etc Key factors in deciding which property structure model to use - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ - Type and volume of property managed
Two key questions when determining the control population of property - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ What will be controlled, to what level of detail will it be controlled? Compliance refers to - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ satisfactorily following the orgs established policies, procedures and operational guidelines. Level of formality and details of policies, procedures and operational guidelines is dependent on - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ the size and complexity of the org. Potential consequences of non-compliance include - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ Increased serveillance and potentials findings by internal/external auditors -The need to implement and monitor corrective action plans -Increased liability and financial risk -increased insurance costs -damaged credibility with customers -Increased borrowing costs Generating reports is - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ one of the most important and frequently used means by which info about property location, volume, and utilization is communicated. Reports are a tool for - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ verifying and measuring compliance with established standards, identifying trends in system performance, exposing potential areas of concern, and highlighting exceptional levels of compliance. The effects of implementing changes to processes can be understood and evaluated Activity Reports - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ provide info by which the performance of the property function is evaluated. -provide mgmt tools for monitoring the effectiveness of the processes. -early detection of a problem Financial Reports - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ -these may include depreciation reports -quarterly financial activity reports -year end reconciliation reports -inventory reports Compliance reports - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ -specifically required by senior mgmt within the org, or by sponsor -or in response to regulatory requirements (legislative activity) -NOT optional
Type of Info Reports Prospective Process Changes Special Project Results Progress of Key Processes Delivery Method: Classroom - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ Target Audience -Data Maintenance Personnel -New Department Property Administrators Types of Info -Online System Use -New Systems Implementation -Policy and procedure Delivery Method: Online Tutorials - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ Audience Asset Users Department Property Administrators New Employees Types of Info process skill cert online system use completing forms Delivery method: Focus groups, open forums, advisory groups - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ Audience Asset User Teams Special Project Teams Mgmt reps property support network
Types of info Info exchange for process improvement best practices Delivery Method: Email, Org News Publication - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ Audience -Online system users Department property administrators Property Custodian Network Key Stakeholders Program PM Types of Info General Announcements Special Notifications Draft docs for review Property awareness Web based systems - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ Audience All Property Users Data Maintenance Personnel Key Stakeholders Auditors Types of Info Policies Procedures, operational guidelines forms user tools Individualized sessions - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ Audience New or temp employees Departing employees individuals with special needs