Analyst Reports
White Papers
Smart, Connected & Dangerous: Assessing the impact of digital business on real estate
The future of real estate business technologies takes shape…or, rather, many shapes. Dave Karpook’s article in the Corporate Real Estate Journal discusses the positive and risky developments of digital business technologies and their effects on corporate real estate.
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FAQ
8 FAQ's about mobile solutions and automation for improved maintenance operations
In this FAQ, we explore questions many organisations have about improving their maintenance operations, and how Planon’s IWMS and mobile applications can support your organisation in achieving greater maintenance management efficiency and success.
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White Papers
Agile Workplace Management
The average workspace costs around £8,000 per year, with only 50% being used on a typical working day. Facility and Real Estate Managers are constantly looking for solutions to maximise occupancy, match supply and demand of spaces and services, as well as reduce costs and energy consumption.
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Demos
Lease Accounting Software for IFRS 16 Compliance
This video explains the Lease Accounting Process and includes a product demo showing how Planon software addresses the IFRS16/FASB lease reporting challenges. 11:25
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FAQ
FAQ - How the Internet of Things is enhancing the workplace
This FAQ answers five questions for corporate real estate and facility managers who want to embrace the benefits of internet-connected assets.
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Demos
Planon Universe
Meet with a real estate and facility management specialist to discuss your business needs and discover if Planon’s software solutions are a good fit for your organisation.
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Articles
The new lease accounting standards: Implications and Opportunities
This article discusses the changes that the new IFRS and FASB lease accounting standards will impose on real estate lease practices. Their implications encompass more than merely reporting: it may well impact decision-making procedures as well as lease administration processes themselves.
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White Papers
Corporate Real Estate: no benchmarking without the correct data
Reliable references and background An increasing number of organisations are looking for insights into their real estate portfolios. In many cases, this quest runs alongside a process of centralising real estate management into one department. But insight into property is not enough: without some context, it’s impossible to identify potential improvements in real estate, implement the focused actions and evaluate the results. Benchmarking against similar organisations using comparable standards is the solution for translating insights into reliable forecasts.
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Infographics
Get in control of your real estate, lease contracts and financial obligations
Discover the actual situation within corporate real estate, new challenges of corporate real estate managers, as well as upcoming changes that will influence the real estate landscape.
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Assessments
Are you in control of your property management?
It is increasingly critical to have a robust property management strategy. Property managers are tasked with staying within budget and reporting accurate numbers for crucial and expensive decisions. So transparency in your portfolio is vital to ensure that you are in control. Answer these six simple questions to find out whether you are truly in control of your property.
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White Papers
Point Solution or Integrated Solution, what makes the difference?
Many organisations have had problems choosing the right software solution for Facility and Real Estate Management. What makes these software solutions really different? Moreover, what differentiators are relevant for your specific choice?
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FAQ
How can you benefit from BIM as a Facility Manager?
Facility and property managers are more and more interested in BIM. This is not surprising, BIM models contain a lot of information relevant to them. For example, information about the structure of the building and the properties of each component. However, BIM is also raising many questions. For instance, “How can a BIM help me as a facility or property manager?”
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White Papers
Next Generation Facility Management Software
All over the world, forward-thinking facility management professionals have turned to facilities management (FM) software to efficiently manage their facilities and real estate portfolios. But many facility management professionals don’t realise that the next generation of facilities management software can also be used to strategically plan for the future of their businesses.
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White Papers
Building a credible business case
Before selecting and implementing an IWMS, it’s recommended to build a business case including internal and external costs and monetary and non-monetary benefits from at least a three year perspective.
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Articles
The Quantified Building
What is actually happening in Internet of Things (IoT)-related technology and how can you plan for its adoption? This article originally ran in the FMJ, the official magazine of the International Facility Management Association.
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