5 Ways to Take Advantage of the Investment Window Created by Social Distancing
Here are five strategies to help keep your capital budgets intact while making critical investments while taking advantage of this unique investment window.
Blog: Planning
Can Social Distancing Drive Better Classroom Utilization Policies in Higher Ed?
It’s a question echoing across colleges and universities around the world: How do we schedule classes and maintain a safe social distance? In this blog post, we turn that question on its head and ask if social distancing can improve higher ed classroom utilization.
The Power of Data in Uncertain Times
Decisions must be made quickly in crises. Read this blog post for a data-driven, decision-making framework to guide leaders toward rational responses during uncertain times.
Is Asking How Much to Spend Really the Right Question?
During this time of turmoil and uncertainty, is asking how much to spend really the proper investment approach right now?
Taking Steps Toward a New Normal After COVID-19
Here are three steps for taking advantage of currently empty campuses in order to build data-based plans for the next season.
Practical Advice for Facilities Managers Who Want to Be Heard
When a need arises within the physical assets, facilities managers must have a central seat at the decision-making table so that the facilities team can act quickly, decisively and with the confidence of others.
When the Lights Come On: 3 Tips for Restarting Your Enterprise After the COVID-19 Crisis
It might be hard to imagine the first thing you’ll do when you go back to normal work after the COVID-19 pandemic. But that time will come, and you’ll want to hit the ground running. Whenever it’s safe for your facility to reopen, here are three things you should put at the top of your list.
Working Through the COVID-19 Crisis Requires Planning for the Future
It’s important that, as we make decisions during a crisis, we remain aware of the future. One that, by all accounts, will be very different than what we assumed.
4 Hacks for Building a Better Scope of Work
A Scope of Work defines the who, what, when, where and how of a construction project. That’s a lot of work, but putting in the time is worth it. To help you with your next Scope of Work, we’ve put together a list of four productivity hacks for scoping construction.
Building Flexibility into Long-Term Capital Planning
Given the unpredictability of the American economy, finance officers with large facilities portfolios are learning to value flexibility. But that flexibility doesn’t exist without concerted efforts by planning teams to build it into their long-term capital planning processes.
