Professional Development Column

As seasoned facility management professionals enter retirement, the next generation benefits from technology that captures institutional knowledge.

Armed with sufficient information on outsourcing models, pricing, and contracts facility management executives should be well positioned to achieve success in the next critical step—execution of the outsourcing plan.

From planning to recovery, having specific procedures in place for disasters helps protect facilities from immediate and long-term damage.

As facility executives' responsibilities evolve and expand, communication is but one skill that should be honed.

What can be done to prevent or mitigate the destruction of culturally significant facilities from fire events?

Implementing third-party services is more successful when applied with change management principles.

With a talent shortage on the horizon, the IFMA Foundation has introduced the Global Workplace Workforce Initiative.

Finding the right strategy benefits more than the budget. A highly competitive marketplace makes this a favorable time for facility managers to finance productive equipment.

Facility managers at eligible organizations can leverage the power of this procurement method.

Embracing five central qualities will help facility managers motivate their employees.

Avoid these mistakes when creating and updating network corporate standards.

With the demand for wireless connectivity in large facilities, DAS technology is an option. From the October 2013 issue.

By tackling inefficiencies in construction communication practices, facility managers improve project outcomes. From the September 2013 issue.

As facilities staff increasingly use mobile tools to work, policies should follow suit. From the August 2013 issue.

Advancements in construction and performance have expanded the reach of this material. From the July 2013 issue.

Finding the best financing option begins with asking the right questions. From the June 2013 issue.

Here are 10 concepts to watch now and in the coming years. From the May 2013 issue.

Technology is only as good as what it can deliver. From the April 2013 issue.

As they pass the emergent stage, BIM and cloud computing will continue to impact project delivery. From the March 2013 issue of Today's Facility Manager.

Facility managers can minimize delays and unexpected costs by being proactive.

Facility professionals with strong leadership skills are increasingly in demand at healthcare and higher education institutions.

As the profession evolves, more higher education institutions offer formalized instruction.

When maintenance “strategies” are unplanned, organizations can experience premature equipment failure, reduction in occupant satisfaction, and higher prices for repairs and equipment replacements.

A tried and true procurement method gets a fresh look. This procurement method enables facility managers to complete numerous projects with one contract.

Veterans and rookies bridge the gap between the experienced technician and the new recruit.

On average, lightning kills more people than hurricanes and tornadoes combined every year.

What should facilities managers know and expect?

How can facility managers decide the fate of aging buildings?

What do facility managers need to know about the government crackdown on I-9s?

Vision, strategy, and roadmap create an enterprise wide strategy.

EPA's requirement to report emissions may be coming to your facility.

As work styles are evolving, employees are spending less time in individual offices and more time working together.

Building Information Modeling can help facility managers stay up to date.

Guest Columnist Teresa L. Jakubowski explains how new standards of Titles II and III of the ADA can be decoded.