15 Tips for First-Time Facility Managers
Knowledge and competence are your biggest assets in this industry. Be open to learning no matter your depth of experience.
Collins Osayamwen
Collins Osayamwen is a Certified Facility Manager and consultant with over 20 years of international experience in policy design and implementation of projects in various sectors, including Public Private Partnership models. He is the Managing Partner/Senior consultant of SheltercareFM Consult based in Nigeria.
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Facility Management – Integration of The People, Place, Process And Technology Function
A successful facility management practice ensures that the organization’s workplace environment functions properly. This is achieved by the integration of the people, place, process and technology function.
How Facility Managers Can Manage Multiple Buildings
Prioritize urgent and important tasks and work orders for each building (CAFM software unavoidable). Delegate on-site point of contacts for leadership and inspections. Set up scheduled on-site control and inspections.
IFMA: Competency #11 – Operations and Maintenance
Operations and maintenance (O&M) is one of the facility manager’s primary roles and focuses on how the facility’s infrastructure is used and managed. Operations focus on the continual use and management of the facility’s infrastructure. Maintenance focuses on the scheduling and conducting of predictive, preventive and corrective maintenance activities.
IFMA: Competency #10 – Project Management
Project management is the disciplined coordination of people and activities to accomplish an objective.
IFMA: Competency #9 – Finance and Business
Finance is the use, interpretation and management of information related to the financial operation of the facility. This includes the development, use and interpretation of financial data in any form, e.g., reports, spreadsheets, computer printouts, budgets, proformas, cost statements, ratios and more. Business is the use, interpretation and management of documents related to the administration and management of contracts, service providers and leases, including lease agreements, business cases, charge backs and procurement policies and procedures.