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Facility managers must be able to align the facility portfolio with the demand organization’s missions and available resources and be innovative to move forward with their staff and processes to respond to ever-changing requirements.

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FM Utilizes the Research Capability of the Student Chapter

FM Utilizes the Research Capability of the Student Chapter

White Paper
By Dean Kashiwagi, Nguyen Le, Jacob Kashiwagi
In a changing facility management (FM) environment, a large IFMA chapter has identified the importance of innovation in its survival and success. […]
How FMs Can Change the Project Management in Organizations

How FMs Can Change the Project Management in Organizations

White Paper
By Dean Kashiwagi
In today’s increasingly competitive environment, organizations have an objective of cutting costs that take precedence over receiving greater value from the work […]
Navigating Gender Differences in the Workplace

Navigating Gender Differences in the Workplace

Slide Deck
By Mary A. Redmond, Dhaval Gajjar, Rick Corea
With increasing awareness and navigating gender in the workplace, we will discuss how men and women can learn to work together to […]
Common Executive Missteps in Real Estate and Workplace Strategy

Common Executive Missteps in Real Estate and Workplace Strategy

Article
By Diane Coles Levine
This article focuses on some of the root causes of executive-level mistakes in real estate and workplace strategy, discussing the link between […]
Developing a Planned Maintenance Program That Aims Towards a Preventative Mindset: A Case Study in FM Leadership

Developing a Planned Maintenance Program That Aims Towards a Preventative Mindset: A Case Study in FM Leadership

Article
By Brian Stone, Casey Cluff, IJFM
This proposal documents the process of creating a formal maintenance plan where none previously existed, with key components that facilitate and align […]
Work on the Go: IFMA Distributed Work Survey Findings

Work on the Go: IFMA Distributed Work Survey Findings

Slide Deck
By Bryant Rice, Isilay Civan, Leigh Stringer
A presentation on online survey results and case studies constituting the basis for IFMA’s 2009 and 2014 distributed work research reports, documenting […]
Putting the

Putting the "P" in FM: Project Management for the FM Professional

White Paper
By Giselle Holder, Geoffrey Abdulah
Research to establish and reinforce the correlation between FM and Project Management (PM), outlining ways PM best practices can be implemented in […]
Increasing Worker Engagement through Environment, Policy and Technology

Increasing Worker Engagement through Environment, Policy and Technology

White Paper
By Candice Balobeck
A case study of the Cisco Connected Workspace designed for a solutions-based, highly collaborative global workforce, guided by design solutions for optimized […]
Investigating FM Decision-Making Processes Through a Situation Awareness Approach

Investigating FM Decision-Making Processes Through a Situation Awareness Approach

Article
By Javier Irizarry, IJFM, Masoud Gheisari
This study provides a conceptual model of the Situation Awareness (SA) approach for application in FM, applying the Goal Directed Cognitive Task […]
Transitioning from Full-time Employee to Consultant

Transitioning from Full-time Employee to Consultant

Slide Deck
By Barbara Jo Kane-Stokes, Ronald V. Sachse, John Ringness, Joachim W. Hohmann
An update of the FM consultant work climate projected for 2011, this presentation addresses recommendations for scheduling, business models and marketing for […]