Most facility departments are under-funded and under-staffed. They act as modern-day MacGyvers trying to resolve the decline of aging systems and the increase of operational demands with a piece of gum, a ballpoint pen, and a paperclip – sound familiar? This lack of resources and seeming disconnect with management perpetuates the costly firefighting cycle in […]
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Do you work in or support the Federal Sector? Then you’ll want to read this…
Do you work in or support the Federal Sector? Have you earned your FMP or CFM yet? If not, then you will want to read this… If you don’t work in the Federal sector, why should you care? The Federal government is the largest property owner and tenant in the United States – thus from […]
Are FMs prepared for the things that go bump in the night?
An Emergency Response Management (ERM) Program is one of the most frequent deficiencies found in facility management. Many have a company business continuity or disaster recovery plan, but most facility organizations do not have an ERM program in place that supports the organization’s plans. For example, do you know, according to your organization’s business continuity […]
Are facility management credentials worth it?
Are you trying to enter or grow your career in the facility industry? Do you want to gain more respect as a “facility professional”? Looking to make more money? Are you just trying to shake the stigma of “glorified janitor”? If you answered “Yes!” to any of these questions, then you will want to read […]
Implementing a Robust Maintenance Program
In our daily reactive firefighting, it is easy to get lost in the smoke. We don’t realize how much of our time is spent spinning our wheels and the negative impact it has on our staff, our reputation, and the bottom line. It is imperative that we take a step back and pull ourselves out […]
What CMMS Would You Recommend?
As an instructor and presenter in the facility industry and staunch proponent for computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS), I am frequently asked “What CMMS would you recommend?” Twenty years ago, it was fairly easy to answer that question, because there were not many players in the market. The opposite is true today with the advent […]
Fundamentals of FM Webinar
Start 2015 with you and your facility team on the same page… FM360 Online is providing a great training opportunity for the whole team that will provide a baseline understanding of what it takes to develop and manage a robust facility management program. This 45-minute webinar will cover the following and help you to level […]
The 411 on TeleWorking (Part 2) – How…
My first exposure to an organization fully embracing remote working options was Sun Microsystems in 2001. Sun Microsystems had just completed a study that revealed on any given business day 25% of their staff was out of the office sick, traveling, or on vacation. That meant that 25% of their real estate, in the expensive […]
TeleWorking Survey
TeleWorking has been a recent point of discussion in the facility industry over the past months. As such, FacilityU is hosting this survey as part of our research in preparation for an upcoming article(s). If you have implemented, managed, and/or participated in TeleWorking, we encourage you to complete the below survey. [wwm_survey id=”0″] If you […]
No More Firefighting – Planning for Success with a Capital Replacement Program
Published in the July/August 2014 issue of IFMA’s Facility Management Journal (FMJ), this article discusses the need for a Capital Replacement Program and provides simple steps on how to implement one. Follow this link to read more: No More Firefighting Sign-up for the FM360 Newsletter…