Developing contingency plans indicates that a facility management project is at which phase?

• A. Initiation
• B. Strategy
• C. Execution
• D. Closeout

Answer: (B)

Developing contingency plans is part of planning and strategy development. It involves identifying potential risks, deciding how to respond, allocating resources, and setting triggers for action so the project can continue or recover if something goes wrong. This proactive planning step happens before and during execution to shape how the work will proceed under different scenarios. Initiation focuses on defining purpose and scope, execution is putting the plan into action, and closeout is wrapping up and capturing lessons learned. So, contingency planning signals the strategy (planning) phase.