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4 Summary and FM Outlook

We trust that you, the reader, have enjoyed reading and considering the many contributions in Chapters 1, 2, and 3 that span the over 40 years of international FM. You have seen that each contribution provided a unique and focused perspective on FM that was relative to their career, country, and when FM became a focus in their life.

The co-editors will now provide a Summary of what has been provided and some thoughts as an FM Outlook as to what the reader may consider and need to address in their FM future.

Overview

In this anthology, the different perspectives one can have on FM, different points of view, approaches and ideas were presented. Of these many experiences, concepts and visions, I would like to highlight only a few that seem particularly significant to me and can be seen as representative of other experiences around FM.

It turns out that FM is still a topic of the future from a symbiotic point of view among the smaller market participants. It’s not just about integrated technical FM; it’s about integrating FM as a process. Even though this has been theoretically clear for many years, it has not reached all companies. The perspective on FM as a process and as a management discipline, in non-property companies in the sense of CREM, integrates the entire entrepreneurial context as a cross-lifecycle concept. This is the only way to achieve a holistic implementation in the sense of the company’s real estate as a value-added factor and a possibility ...