by Brianna Crandall — October 19, 2015—IWMS/CAFM software specialist Planon announced the release of its new book on implementing a global IWMS last week at IFMA’s World Workplace conference and expo in Denver.
A Quest for Excellence: Guidance for CRE & FM Executives Implementing a Global IWMS, guides corporate real estate (CRE) and facilities management (FM) professionals who are interested in implementing an integrated workplace management system (IWMS) through some best practices by six IWMS experts. Authored by Bram Aarntzen, Geert-Jan Blom, Erik Jaspers, David Stillebroer, Koos van Rij and Marc Wetzelaer, the guide focuses on their experiences of implementing global CRE and FM software in complex cross-cultural environments.
The new book gives the reader a clear path on the most important elements that play a role in implementing and using an IWMS system on an international basis.
Over the decades, CRE and FM information systems evolved into the extensive systems they are today, supporting the full scope of CRE and FM activities, notes Planon, which was founded in 1982. The authors have seen implementation projects grow in terms of scope and the number of stakeholders involved.
“Roll-outs for internationally operating organizations take implementation projects to yet another level,” said Erik Jaspers. “Diversity in cultures, legislation, languages spoken, metric units of area, and currencies represent significant factors to plan for. Not only should the software support these differences technically, these differences should also be taken into account during the implementation of CRE and FM processes.”
The publication shares experiences and insights from customers and external market specialists from different countries, and gives the reader a clear path on the most important elements that play a role in implementing and using an IWMS system on a global basis.
A Quest for Excellence: Guidance for CRE & FM Executives Implementing a Global IWMS is available with registration on the Planon Web site.
