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How service providers can meet the changing expectations of their customers
How an integrated software platform can help FM service providers to meet customer expectations whilst also realising their own business objectives.
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The future-proof, ever-evolving smart building
This blog discusses the importance of smart building technology today and explains the benefits of bGrid’s smart building solutions – when integrated with Planon software.
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Pandemic as a driver of change
The real value in creating resilient workplaces is not only in supporting organisations to continue their operations during a further COVID-19 wave, it can be a catalyst to change the workplace to a more adaptive way of working that fits a future generation of office workers.
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Choosing the right solution – a changing landscape
This blog discusses six different perspectives that organisations should consider when selecting the right real estate and facilities software in today’s world of PropTech.
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A simplistic sustainability truth
For Earth Day this year (April 22nd), I want to revisit a concept that Planon wrote a lot about last year. My colleague Sanne Oostendorp wondered whether…
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Three key questions about smart workflow automation for FM service providers
For many facility management service providers, embracing technology and digitalising their business is nothing new. However, some still struggle to automate complex operations. A single software solution could be the answer.
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Why Service Providers should embrace a B2B2C business model
When commercial service providers extend their existing ‘business to business’ (B2B) relationship with contract managers to also include the end users and ‘consumers’ of the service this series of interconnected relationships is referred to as the B2B2C-model.
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Don’t reinvent the wheel, just realign it
Commercial facility management service providers should consider whether they would rather build a custom solution or buy an existing software system to meet all their specific requirements.
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Speeding toward the future of workplace technology
Advanced smart building technologies that were “nice to have” but not required are now moving closer to the category of “workplace essentials” – especially as organisations look for ways to further increase workplace health and safety.
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From Smart Building to Learning Building; establish your use case!
What is the value of smart and learning buildings? For organisations and their Facility and Real Estate Managers, it is crucial to research what use cases are relevant and valuable to their organisation.
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How Planon is supporting its customers with their workplace re-entry strategy
Planon released 50 Planon IWMS use cases for supporting a safe, compliant and effective workplace re-entry in times of COVID-19. This blog shows how we are continuing to improve these use cases based on feedback from our user community.
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A race to the cloud
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the adoption of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), cloud infrastructure and application services is accelerating. More than ever before organisations are seeking the security, cost savings, and flexibility of cloud-based software solutions.
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Borrowing light through a hole in the wall
In this blog, our colleague Bram Bos describes important intangible benefits of a truly integrated software solution for real estate and facility management – like IWMS – from the end user perspective.
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Three case studies about the use of an IWMS
Explore three case studies around organisations using IWMS and how it helps them achieve improved efficiency, productivity, and cost savings.
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Keeping our buildings healthy as we recover
Buildings can’t catch COVID-19, but they may end up suffering from it. Neglect is a problem for buildings. They may not suffer wear and tear from humans during this time, but they remain subject to natural elements – wind, rain, freeze-thaw cycles – and to vandalism, break-ins and other malicious acts.
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