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What is facilities management support services? In short, they’re the many individuals, teams, and service partners responsible for delivering FM support services. Without the ability to delegate, facilities wouldn’t function and facilities managers wouldn’t be able to provide employees, visitors, and stakeholders with a superior workplace experience.

If you’re struggling to bring people back to work safely and efficiently, consider the following tips. Though broad, they reinforce the best approach to forming a viable back-to-work plan that keeps employees safe and productive, even in spite of new workplace standards and practices.

Does your business have a facility maintenance plan? A well-drafted facility management plan is a valuable tool in anticipating and reacting to the needs of a building and the demands of its occupants.

It seems silly to ask if free office space planning software is worth it—it’s free! There’s zero drawback in trying out a free program, especially if it provides meaningful resources to a facilities manager. But price isn’t necessarily the best way to gauge worth. Instead, consider return on investment. What benefits does free space planning software offer opposed to paid software, and how does the return on investment stack up between the two?

It’s not only about how you design a workplace, but how you manage it on a day-to-day (or even hour-by-hour) basis. As the workplace becomes more and more dynamic and distributed, smart software helps workplace managers keep a firm grip on governance. Today, it’s the “smart” aspects of space planning software that matter most.

Facility management is an umbrella term, much like the word “sports.” Facility managers hold a title in the same way an athlete does, but the duties and actions of a facility manager vary as greatly as a sports star. There are broad types of managed facilities out there, and each has different needs and expectations. Thus, there are different types of facilities management careers and specialties to consider.

Thinking about investing in a facility management system? The decision to purchase and deploy FM software isn’t an easy one. The list of questions you might ask to qualify software is infinite. While it’s good to ask questions, too many and you might paralyze the decision-making process. We’ve narrowed it down to five core queries to get you started. Here are the most important questions to ask before buying facility management software.

It’s one thing to organize the space you lease with a strategic desking concept that maximizes square footage—it’s another to optimize for utility. Here’s how to structure an inquiry to tell you everything you need to know about the types of workspaces you should provide.

We define agile offices by their ability to quickly conform to the needs of different employees and groups. But this type of agile workplace is only possible with controls in place, meaning there’s often workplace reservation and management software running in the background. Find out three benefits to utilizing a workplace reservation/management software.