Util ch 2

SWOT analysis

Documents that describe, instruct, and direct work results

Also known as on-conditions maintenance, which directs resources based on actual field conditions

Process where trees growing significantly faster than most other trees are pruned at approximately half the scheduled maintenance cycle length, enabling a longer interval for slower growing trees

Predictive strategy designed to target trees as close a possible before they interfere with facilities

Process by which limited tree work is scheduled on a specific area of the network where shorts or outages are occurring

Completing all necessary line clearance on a feeder or circuit basis

Distribution cycle work performed within a specified geographic region

In project management a concept showing showing the interrelation of the resources of time, cost, and scope often depicted in a constraint triangle

Depiction of the concept of triple constraint in project management , consisting of time, cost, and scope

Project management stratification of the entire scope of work needed to accomplish a projects objectives

the longest period of time a series of tasked requires from project beginning to end is the

The relationships that dictate when tasks in the work breakdown structure begin and end

Three types of dependencies

Mandatory dependency

Discretionary dependecy

External dependency

Means to justify the allocation of resources, set priorities, and make decisions regarding what can and cannot be accomplished

Accounting configuration for expenditures that do not generate income

Sources of revenue that can be a product, service, region or distribution channel

Costs that are stuck in the short term

Fixed operations expenses don’t decline when when sales fall. The only way to reduce fixed costs is to ____

Costs that can be clearly attributed to a single organizational unit

Cost That cant be associated with a specific project demand

Utilities have 2 predominant budgetary classifications

Monetary outlays for relatively large sums of money invested over multiple years.

The process of accounting for economic losses caused when capital assets wear out over time.

Costs that Change according to the level of activity during a set period of time

Evenly spreads out costs over an items expected life span

Investments lose value more quickly when they are new than after they age; books greater amounts in the years immediately after and item is purchased the an when it is older

Advantage of this depreciation is that it provides more conservative profit performance estimates and it reduces income tax liabiltities in early life of assets

Finance day to day activities including salaries, rent, utilities, and supplies

Cromptons 5 operational budget formats

Most common type of operational budgeting in veg management

Are expenditure control, target based or envelope budgeting, most common type of budgeting for VM provides the most responsibility for managers.

Communication between vegetation managers, contractors, supervisors, and workers should be both _____ and. _______

Long term planning is ____, while short term planning is. ______

______ are documents that describe, instruct, and direct work results

Research has shown that trees are more likely to cause outages on ______-phase lines than on ____-phase lines

A results based strategy designed to target trees as close as possible to the time that they interfere with facilities is known as ___-____-____ management

____ _____ structure is a prioritized outline of job components that must be completed for a successful project outcome

For most utilities , vegetation management departments are considered _____ _____ that do not generate income

Purchases of equipment or line construction are considered ____ expenses, whereas supply purchases or salaries are considered _____ expenses.

Time and material contracts, which are based on hourly rates for labor and equipment, are generally _____ risk for contractors and ____ risk for utilities

____ _____ contracts are gaining popularity because the responsibility for productivity, work planning, and scheduling, rests with the contractor.

Depreciation can be either ____ - _____, in which costs are spread out over the lifetime of an item, or __________, in which the amount of depreciation taken is higher immediately after the purchase of an item.