The learning/work environment does not stand alone but strongly influences all management focus areas. Questions about accommodation consisting of Real Estate (RE), Facility Management (FM), and Information Technology (IT) are usually characterised by their ad hoc character. At the same time, they are part of the integrated organisational strategy. An organisation’s vision and mission are translated into ambitions, goals, and a strategy to achieve them.
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The art and science of creating a roadmap
Is accommodation an operational headache (cost centre) or a strategic opportunity (profit centre)? By examining the learning/work environment issue from the perspectives of Finance, Operations, Sales and marketing, and Human Resources, the relationship with the organisational goals becomes more visible.
Navigating for value creation
Adding value through accommodation can be achieved at various ambition levels. These levels range from a purely technical and financial approach to a level where accommodation is considered a strategic asset for the primary process. Both methods require reliable and comparable data that supports informed decision-making.
A Strategic Accommodation Roadmap is a representation of the cause and effect of organisational strategy and accommodation solutions on the level of the position in the city, buildings on the campus, and functions in the separate buildings. Together with a DuPont analysis, it supports navigation between cost control and value creation. It proves the organisational benefits of accommodation decisions that justify investments and/or divestments.
The Strategic Accommodation Roadmap helps to approach accommodation interventions integrally. We must remain in dialogue with each other to cope with new insights, for example, through changes in the primary process, technological possibilities, external developments, and/or opportunities. It supports the transformation of approaching the learning/work environment from a cost perspective to creating value for the primary process.
Control and maneuverability
A strategic accommodation roadmap provides control and manoeuvrability by periodically mapping the specific mix of RE, FM and IT in an integral outline within the context of your strategic choices using a Real Estate GPS. It works like a Management System Standard (MSS) that periodically measures the level of ambition, the structure of processes and results. It improves communication and decision-making and creates momentum by measuring objectively testable demand specifications and supply performance. (current vs. the desired status). Respond quickly to changes, not only the major but also the mid-course corrections of every day.
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Dare to think big as an organisation, but start small and expand incrementally. Innovation is impossible without experimentation. Experiment and gradually find out which form and speed of implementation suit the organisation best. Have faith in the process. Like anything new, it takes a bit of trial and error before you get it right, but the payoff is worth it.
ATELIER V supports you in drawing up an Accommodation Policy Plan, Strategic Accommodation Plan, or Integrated Accommodation Plan. Would you like more information or an informal conversation? Contact us by email, and we will be happy to help.