Editor's Viewpoint
What are you tweeting about?
I've never been a big fan of Twitter. i-FM has been on it for sometime; and I have recently joined in, but still....
Plus ça change....
We're finalising details for the Workplace Futures 2012 programme, and it's making me feel less than ever that I actually know what facilities management is all about.
30 Seconds of your Time
Like any big, dynamic and diverse subject, FM raises a lot of questions. Research is critical, and we need your help please.
Talk About It
Looking through the first 500 or so responses to our current UK FM Audit survey, we’ve been struck by the consistency in views on outsourcers' strengths....and their weaknesses.
The Unacceptable Face of Outsourcing
No apologies for returning to a subject that we were focusing on only two months ago: outsourcing in the public sector.
Getting the basics right
It's surprising that FM is so successful as an industry, given the fact that no one can explain what it is, be clear on the market value or define the terms we all use without someone else raising an objection.
Public sector panacea?
One surprising fact emerging from the analysis of our Business Confidence survey results is the great number of FM providers targeting the public sector for new work.
Making the Case for FM
One thing this discipline has never been particularly good at is promoting itself. Let's do something to help remedy that.
Where to From Here?
Facilities management, like the UK economy, is standing at a cross-roads. Decisions made now are likely to shape the future for years to come.
Champion Cost-Cutter
Facilities management is on its way to the top, increasingly recognised as a strategic business discipline; and we have the recession to thank for that.
Still a long way to go on qualifications
You don't build a profession overnight. And if you regard education as a key factor in being a professional, it looks like we need to be prepared for a long wait before FM reaches that milestone.
Making a Case for FM
There's a job to be done here. A couple of very interesting discussions currently underway on Linkedin provide a timely reminder.
Down for the count
It is sad to see a once-thriving company collapse, but there was something in the Connaught story that somehow made a bad ending seem inevitable.
Mom, apple pie and MoUs
A memorandum of understanding is a rather grand term for a handshake, a mutual nod to agreement on principles or plans.
Question Time
When will facilities management have the profile it wants and deserves beyond the confines of the industry itself?
Where to From Here?
In polite society, various topics of conversation are generally avoided: religion, politics, sexual preference. Unless you're comfortable setting the cat amongst the pigeons.
Looking Forward to Next Year
Last week's Workplace Futures conference produced so many good 'take away' messages, it's difficult to know how to prioritise them.
Looking Back; Looking Forward
Of all the things that could be said about 2009, we'll settle for 'it's over'. As for 2010, prediction at this point feels like tempting fate.
Getting What You Need
Market research rarely produces any true revelations. Mostly it confirms what was already known or suspected. But that has real value.
A bit of good news, and a lot of caution
Recession is over here at home. That is the good news from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
Who Speaks for FM?
Too often, Elliott Chase writes, the answer seems to be no one.
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