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Intrinsic rewards

Inherent benefits of performing a job role or task successfully and do not require intervention by the manager or another source.

International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

The world’s largest developer and publisher of international standards. A nongovernmental organization made up of a network of the national standards institutes […]

Incremental budgeting

A budget method that extrapolates from historical data. Next year’s budget is constructed by starting with the current year’s budget as a […]

Incident commander

Individual responsible for all incident activities, including the development of strategies and tactics and the ordering and release of resources. This person […]

Inspiration

To enliven the thoughts, emotions, hopes, and actions of others so that they become motivated and enthusiastic to accomplish the goals set […]

Incident command post

Field location at which the primary tactical level, on-scene incident command functions are performed. May be colocated with the incident base or […]

Indemnification

A clause stating that the owner (officers, directors, employees, etc.) is “held harmless” from any damages or claims resulting from the construction […]

Internal standards

Relevant organizational or FM standards and/or past related service standards.

Internal rate of return (IRR)

The return on investment a company typically realizes (or targets to realize) based on its past track record regarding asset investments. It […]

Installed equipment

Equipment affixed to the owners’ buildings and maintained by the facility manager (not the landlord, the functional operator, or line manager).