The Facility Management Handbook, 4th Edition

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The Future of Facility Management

Pulse Points

• Facility management (FM) should be treated as a business; facility managers need to have financial skills.
• A workable integrated workplace management system (IWMS) or building information model (BIM) can manage all FM functions along with associated functions, such as security, and can connect with organizational financial and management reporting.
• Workplace management and work itself is changing driven by demographics, technology, and the need to reduce costs.
• The facility manager must be involved in security and emergency management.
• The emphasis on cost reduction can present opportunities for facility managers to demonstrate to upper management that they are effective financial managers. ...