Posts Tagged ‘implementation’

Making Information Based Decisions – Webinar

Planon Software IWMS Recently I had the pleasure of delivering my first webinar for Facility Managers.

The webinar was hosted by Planon Software and dealt with using information for decision making. If you missed it, you can watch and listen to it on-demand for free here.

In addition to my segment, Planon’s Director of Product Strategy, Erik Jaspers, also gave some great examples of how to use information from an FM System in Facility Management.

I’ve talked before about the importance of having decisions here on my blog, and it’s been part of several of my Facility Management workshops and seminars as well as a section in my book “Managing Facilities & Real Estate.”

8 Step Process for Implementing an FM system (IWMS/CAFM/CMMS)

There are certain realities with implementing an IWMS / CAFM / CMMS system. I find that the right process is critical to success and is often overlooked. Here is what I recommend in a nutshell:

Are Your FM Systems Boat Anchors or Wind in Your Sail?

I continue to talk to senior FM managers who have computerized maintenance management systems such as CAFM or CMMS installed – often installed before they arrived on the job – and they know they aren’t being used the way they are supposed to be used, if at all.

Their organizations are sold on the systems and the software consultant or vendor gets it up and running, but that’s it.