by Ann Withanee — December 28, 2011—Global FM, the worldwide federation of facilities management organizations, has issued its 2011 Annual Review, which summarizes the financial position of Global FM, reviews the vision and mission of the organization, and summarizes productive events of the past year.
A significant development occurred during the Strategy Workshop held in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, October 2011. The Global FM leaders began the development of the 2012-2015 Global FM Strategic Plan. The document is set to highlight identified key external and internal perspectives required to build and sustain a successful Global FM organization. External perspectives (pillars) relate fundamentally to those objectives that will enable growth, value and shared learnings to be derived and delivered to all members. Internal perspectives (foundations) relate to essential enablers that will underpin and support the success of Global FM.
Global FM’s membership organizations are: ARSEG, France; British Institute of Facilities Management (BIFM), United Kingdom; Facility Management Association of Australia (FMA), Australia; International Facility Management Institute (IFMA), United States of America; Associação Brasileira de Facilities (ABRAFAC), Brazil; Hungarian Facility Management Society (HFMS), Hungary; South African Facilities Management Association (SAFMA), South Africa; Middle East Facility Management Association (MEFMA), United Arab Emirates; European Facility Management Network (EuroFM), The Netherlands; and International Facility Management Institute, India.
Global FM’s vision is to achieve global recognition of the facilities management profession, and its mission is to promote the strategic value and progress of facilities management. The 2011 Global FM Annual Review can be downloaded from the organization’s Web site.
