Professional Development Column

Authored by a different industry member each issue, this column provides insight into how facility managers can keep on top of what they need to know to sustain their careers.



Professional Development: Focus Group Recommendations

Centralize real estate and facilities management assets? Guest Contributor William Manning says no under $5000.
Jennings

Professional Development: Five Steps To A Successful Renovation

Contributor Jackie Jennings demonstrates how smart planning today creates fewer headaches tomorrow.

Professional Development: Making Construction Management Work For You

Guest Contributor Jerry Kingwill says what an fm knows about construction can make the process run smoother.
O'Connor

Professional Development: Office Clutter? Don’t Agonize, Organize!

Guest Contributor James O'Connor claims a little bit of desk tidying goes a long way towards being clutter free.
Schnebly

Professional Development: Consolidation Of Vendor Bases

Guest Columnist Colin Schnebly wonders if consolidation puts corporations' revenues at risk?
duobinis

Professional Development: Job Order Contracting

Guest Contributor Vince Duobinis suggests spreading procurement needs around the community.

Professional Development: FM–The Oldest Profession?

This amusing overview from Guest Contributor Charles Carpenter defines great moments in FM history.
Cramer

Professional Development: Illegal Immigration Is An FM Issue

With reform a hot topic, Guest Contributor Neville Cramer illustrates how changes could redefine the workforce.
Cederstrom

Professional Development: The Brain Drain

Jerry Cederstrom believes good asset management programs can help overcome the maintenance talent exodus.
Doron

Professional Development: Video Analytics

Facility managers can use this technology to meet more than just their security needs.
Michelsen

Professional Development: Design-Build

Guest Contributor Warren Michelsen explains how this project delivery method benefits from the power of one and the expertise of many.

Professional Development: Auditing Contingency Plans

What the fm does with the plan is as important as the plan itself, according to Guest Contributor Ken Koch.

Professional Development: Mid-Project Intervention

Guest Contributor Sonny Jester feels fms can experience early avoidance and resolution of construction disputes.

Professional Development: Facility Management Made Easier

Guest Contributor Steve Lindauer discusses how an accepted tool can simplify the coordination of all contractors.

Professional Development: Employee Retention

Contributor Shawn Abraham asks, "if a new hire leaves abruptly, will the employer know what went wrong?"

Professional Development: In The Good Old Summertime

Contributor Larry Wash explains, as temps climb, fms can ensure high performance and lower energy bills.

Professional Development: Curtailing “Office Creepers”

J. Michael Coleman explains how mobile workplace habits make it extremely easy for company information to "disappear."

Professional Development: SLAs And Critical Facilities

Contributor Bob Atkins suggests treating outsourced personnel like part of the in-house team for the best results.

Professional Development: Heading Up A Move

Columnist Marty Chobot admits churn is a fact of life. Managers can use technology to keep the process under control.

Professional Development: Delegating For Success

Recognizing personal weaknesses and tapping the skills of others can be beneficial, says Contributor Natalie Brecher.
Webinar, Facility Capital Improvements

Join Our Webinar! Maximizing Value For Facility Master Planning

A panel of Facility Management leaders will discuss long-term planning challenges and answer questions about maximizing the value of conducting a Facility Condition Assessments (FCA).
Fault detection and diagnosis (FDD) webinar

Did You Miss Our “Building Analytics, Skilled Labor Shortages & Decarbonization” Webinar?

View this free video webinar to learn how fault detection and diagnostics (FDD) has become a critical part of the resilient facility team’s tech stack.

[VIDEO] Collect Asset Data at the Speed of Walking a Building

AI powered data collection with AkitaBox Capture. Take a picture of the asset nameplate, touch the floor plan to locate the asset and move to the next asset. Save up to 90% of your time in the field with AkitaBox Capture AI.