Fiber
Optic Network Design And Management
Lesson Plan No. 7: Planning And Managing Projects
Objectives:
From this self-study lesson you should learn:
- How
to create a plan to install the project
- How
to create a plan for restoration in event of a network
outage
- How
to manage the installation
Once the design of a fiber optic project is complete and
documented, one might think the bulk of the design work is
done. But in fact, it’s just beginning. The next step is
to plan for the actual installation. Planning for the
installation is a critical phase of any project as it
involves coordinating activities of many people and
companies. The best way to keep everything straight is
probably to develop a checklist based on the design during
the early stages of the project.
About once a day in the USA, a fiber optic cable is broken
by a contractor digging around the cable. Premises cables
are not as vulnerable, except for damage caused by clumsy
personnel or during the removal of abandoned cables. Any
network is susceptible to damage so every installation
needs a restoration plan so we will study that also.
Managing a fiber optic project can be easiest part of the
installation if the design and planning have been done
thoroughly and completely, or, if not, the hardest. But
even assuming everything has been done right, things will
still probably go wrong, so planning for the unexpected is
also very important. This lesson plan includes some
guidelines for managing the project that can minimize the
problems and help in their speedy solution.
Student Assignment
Watch the video, read the references and take the quizzes
(Test Your Knowledge)
YouTube Video
FOA
Lecture 33: cabling Project Management
Online FOA Reference
Fiber Optics, The Basics, Fiber Optic Network Design
Planning
for the Installation
Planning
for Restoration
Managing
A Fiber Optic Project
or the same sections in:
Outside Plant Fiber Optics, Fiber Optic Network
Design
Planning
for the Installation
Planning
for Restoration
Managing
A Fiber Optic Project
Also Read
Planning
a Fiber Optic Installation
Installation
Checklist
Application
of Standard Project Management Processes in Fiber Optic
Cable Plant Project Management
Review
Read the appropriate sections in the FOA
Online Reference Guide Section on Testing for review
Book Chapter:
FOA
Reference Guide to Fiber Optic Network Design,
Chapter 11
Extra Credit Reading
The
pages on installation in the FOA Online Reference Guide
Chapter 10 in either of the Textbooks
Test Your Knowledge: Online
Quiz
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