BOMI FMA study plan
BOMI FMA · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Facilities management core curriculum (official domain list and weights not published in source)
Map the full facilities management core curriculum into a written topic outline with weights assigned to each area
Define every core term encountered in week one in a personal glossary of at least 40 entries
Complete 30 practice questions on core fundamentals and log each miss with a one-line cause
Your checkpoint
A dated core curriculum outline plus a 40-term glossary in a single study document
Facilities management core curriculum (official domain list and weights not published in source)
Explain the role boundaries between facility managers, property managers, and building owners in writing
Compare at least three organizational models for delivering facilities services and state when each fits
Draft five scenario responses describing how a facility manager would act on a given operational problem
Your checkpoint
A two-page comparison memo on service delivery models with five worked scenarios
Facilities management core curriculum (official domain list and weights not published in source)
Build a one-page cost summary distinguishing operating, capital, and life-cycle expense categories
Calculate simple payback and basic return on investment for three sample facility projects
List the steps of a capital planning cycle in correct sequence from memory
Your checkpoint
A three-project financial worksheet with correct payback and ROI figures
Facilities management core curriculum (official domain list and weights not published in source)
Sequence the phases of a facility project from needs assessment through commissioning
Identify the facility manager's duties at each project phase and record them in a table
Complete 40 mixed core practice questions under timed conditions and score the attempt
Your checkpoint
A phase-by-phase responsibility table plus a scored 40-question timed practice set
Facilities management supporting curriculum (official domain list and weights not published in source)
Outline the supporting curriculum areas and rank them by personal weak spots from week four results
Explain the core concepts of at least four supporting areas in your own words at 100 words each
Match 25 supporting-area terms to their correct definitions without notes
Your checkpoint
A ranked weak-spot list with four written concept summaries and a completed term-matching exercise
Facilities management supporting curriculum (official domain list and weights not published in source)
Describe how supporting functions such as budgeting, procurement, and staffing connect to core facility operations
Work through five applied problems drawn from supporting areas and show each calculation step
Identify the three supporting topics you understand least and schedule dedicated review blocks for them
Your checkpoint
A five-problem worked solutions sheet with a written review schedule for weak topics
Facilities management core curriculum (official domain list and weights not published in source) & Facilities management supporting curriculum (official domain list and weights not published in source)
Sit two full-length timed practice exams and record scores by domain
Categorize every missed question into a core or supporting topic and rank the gaps
Re-study the top five gap topics and rewrite each as a short teaching note
Your checkpoint
A score-tracking sheet from two full exams plus five rewritten teaching notes
Facilities management core curriculum (official domain list and weights not published in source) & Facilities management supporting curriculum (official domain list and weights not published in source)
Review all glossary entries and teaching notes in three spaced passes across the week
Retake the questions missed in weeks four and seven and confirm at least 80 percent now correct
Complete one final timed exam and write a one-page exam-day strategy covering pacing and question triage
Your checkpoint
A final exam score report with a one-page exam-day strategy page
Milestones
Week 2: Core curriculum outline and 40-term glossary are complete, and week-two scenario drafts are written
Week 4: Timed 40-question core practice set is scored at or above 65 percent with all misses logged
Week 6: Supporting-area summaries and five worked problems are finished, and a weak-topic review schedule exists
Week 8: Two full-length practice exams are scored, previously missed questions are at least 80 percent correct, and the exam-day strategy page is written