Analyst Reports
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Defining the Needs of a Campus of the Future

In this report, a panel of higher education experts define the needs of a campus management system and give recommendations on how to tackle challenges around people, place, technology, education, and economics, which are all shaping the campus of the future.

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Blogs
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Expanding an IWMS with smart building technology

This blog explains how Integrated Workplace Management Systems (IWMS) developed in recent years, the changing benefits of an IWMS over time and what the evolution of an IWMS means for smart building technology today?

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Blogs
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CAFM and IWMS - the start of the journey towards smart building technology

This blog is about the early days of CAFM and IWMS. The first generation of integrated solutions was considered a big step forward, but integration with buildings and smart building technology to the extent we see today was way beyond imagination.

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Blogs
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The organisational benefits of combining IFRS 16 compliancy with an IWMS

Combining Integrated Workplace Management System (IWMS) software and IFRS 16 compliancy within one solution offers organisational benefits. Read about these in this blog.

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Blogs
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Who should own the Building Internet of Things?

As more IoT-related responsibilities arise and mature, so does the need for a new role that blends IT and Facility Management to manage them.

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Blogs
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Analysing the battle of the thermostat

Energy use is far from efficient and installations suffer when occupants' continuously change the temperature. In this week's blog, Planon shares its experience with analyzing office temperatures and lessons learned!

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Blogs
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The least popular meeting room is used the most!

Data is meaningless if you don’t know the context of your data. Planon’s IWMS already provides a lot of context, but it’s the facility manager that can interpret that and draw the right conclusions.

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Demos
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Request your personalised demo of Planon's IWMS

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 organization.

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Blogs
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To measure is to know … nothing!

In this blog I am going to talk about the renowned proverb ‘to measure is to know’. Within Facility and Real Estate Management, we seem to consider this of high importance. Read this blog to know why!

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Blogs
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Reporting upstream: Using analytics to meet your CRE & FM objectives

Today’s business environment lives on data. Yet, many facility managers and real estate managers struggle to derive the right data to prove their value to the C- level. This blog could help face that problem by describing how to obtain that right data.

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Blogs
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Five reasons why organisations can no longer avoid standardisation

Global outsourcing of complementary activities becomes much less complex and risky when information is standardised within companies. Read about the five key benefits in this blog.

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News
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Affidea selects Planon to comply with Lease Accounting standard IFRS 16

Affidea Group has selected Planon’s Lease Accounting solution to comply with IFRS 16, the standard replacing IAS 17. Accounting firm KPMG is advising Affidea as skilled implementation partner, ensuring a smooth, compliant and timely implementation.

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Glossary

Lease Accounting – comply with IFRS 16 & ASC 842 regulations

Lease accounting software manages a company’s leased real estate properties, assets and equipment, enabling compliancy with financial lease accounting reporting regulations such as IFRS 16 and ASC 842.

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Glossary
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IFRS 16: Definition and Examples

Lease accounting software manages a company’s leased real estate properties, assets and equipment, enabling compliancy with financial reporting regulations such as IFRS 16.

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Blogs
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Highlighting differences: Big Data versus Analytics

Large amounts of data are being stored within Real Estate and Facility Management systems and will continue to grow. ‘Big Data’ and ‘Analytics’ were also brought into life. But what are the differences between these terms and what they mean?

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