A Relationship-based Approach to Sustainable Facilities Management

A Relationship-based Approach to Sustainable Facilities Management is needed to meet current and emerging economic and environmental requirements.

Traditional methods for planning, procuring, and delivery repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction are incapable of consistently delivery of quality outcomes on time and on time.

Internal and external planning, procurement, and project delivery teams need to be integrated on an early and ongoing basis with a robust programmatic framework.  Existing tools and support services to mitigate waste/rework and enable consistent quality outcomes on time and on budget are readily available.

Contractual collaboration commitment from all parties

Realistic, valid cost and technical requirement planning

Initial and ongoing training

Quantitative metrics

Empowerment of those doing the work

 

How can you integrate internal and external teams?

The solution is to improve technical and cost transparency early in the planning phase and maintain communication and collaboration throughout the project lifecycle.

While there is a lot of talk about centralizing information, data must be current and actionable, as well as in a common format that everyone can easily understand.  Be honest, is this the case in all your projects?

While the below list looks impossible to achieve, it’s really not.  Reach out to see how…

  • Proven Cost Control Solution
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Asset/Component Management
  • Automated Estimate Comparison
  • Bid Management
  • BIM Model Integration, Information Viewing/Access
  • Building/Site/Location Management
  • Budget and Estimate versus Actual and Committed Budget Tracking
  • Change Order Management
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Contract Management
  • Contractor Management
  • Contractor Proposal/Bid Management
  • Credentials/License Management
  • Data Export & Reporting – CSV, PDF, Full Data Dumps, Summary and Detailed Proposal Reports
  • Document Management – Full check-in/check-out and changes management
  • Estimating – Rapidly Search, Access, Select Unit Price Book Line Items, Build Estimates, Copy/Paste Estimates
  • Forms Integration and Approval Workflow Tracking
  • Internal Messaging and System Notifications
  • Issues Management
  • Subcontractor Management, including MBE/WBE Tracking and Management
  • Mobile Access
  • Notes @ Line-Item Level and Higher Levels
  • On-line Collaborative Proposal Review
  • Program Management
  • Project Management
  • Project Tracking
  • Proposals/Quotes/Estimates
  • Quantitative Performance Metrics/Reporting & Statistics
  • Location Management
  • Stage and Status Tracking – Dates, Durations, # of Proposal Iterations, etc.
  • Task Management
  • Team Management
  • Unit Price Book Management
  • Workflows and Workflow Management, include Approvals and Forms
  • Work Order Management