Analyst Reports
August 30, 2017 - Planon today announced that it has again been recognised as a strong solution provider in the global IWMS market by being named a "Leader" in the Verdantix 2017 Green Quadrant® Integrated Workplace Management Systems (IWMS). Planon is a market-leading vendor of innovative software that supports corporate real estate, facility managers and service providers in optimising their business and workplace performance.
Pierre Guelen, founder and CEO of Planon, says: “This great result further validates what our 2,500 customers around the world already know - that they have made the best choice in choosing Planon’s IWMS to achieve their real estate and facilities management goals. This benchmark shows Planon is in a leading position within the global market for IWMS solutions, having improved significantly compared to the last Gartner Magic Quadrant (dating from 2014)”.
Verdantix – an independent research and consulting firm with a focus on innovative technologies that optimise business operations – has introduced this new IWMS solution benchmark, assessing the major vendors according to the capabilities of their software applications and the strength of market momentum.
In the Green Quadrant® Verdantix compares software providers who are active in the following domains: real estate, leasing and portfolio management, capital project management, space management, facilities management, workplace services, asset and maintenance management, energy and sustainability management.
Considering all supplier offerings assessed in the Green Quadrant analysis, Verdantix believes that Planon should be included on shortlists of the following buyers:
- Multinational firms looking to consolidate their facilities management and real estate IT.
- Corporates looking to track the performance of facilities management contractors.
- Firms looking for industry best practices to help them get value out of their IWMS.
- Service Providers looking for an Enterprise Service and Asset Management system.
In compiling the Green Quadrant, Verdantix looks at strategic success metrics including vision and strategy, installed customer base; organisational and financial resources. The Green Quadrant also assesses capabilities like IT systems integration, business intelligence, user interface, mobile apps, configurability, and enterprise reporting.