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.
Learn moreSpeeding 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 organizations look for ways to further increase workplace health and safety.
Learn moreFrom a Smart Building to a Learning Building; establish your use case!
What is the value of smart and learning buildings? For organizations and their Facility and Real Estate Managers, it is crucial to research what use cases are relevant and valuable to their organization.
Learn moreSupporting customers with their workplace re-entry strategies, the Planon way
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.
Learn moreA 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 organizations are seeking the security, cost savings, and flexibility of cloud-based software solutions.
Learn moreBorrowing 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 an IWMS – from the end user perspective.
Learn moreThree case studies about the use of an IWMS
Explore three case studies around organizations using IWMS and how it helps them achieve improved efficiency, productivity, and cost savings.
Learn moreKeeping 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.
Learn moreHow much value can an IWMS bring to your organization?
A prominent software approach to automate processes in real estate and facilities management is the use of an IWMS. In this blog we summarize its key advantages and explain how an IWMS contributes to achieving 5 strategic business objectives.
Learn moreWhat about your real estate and facilities software strategy?
Organizations often face a real challenge in determining the priorities for real estate and facilities software. This blog reveals the software strategies used by real estate and facility managers today as well as important questions to ask:
Learn moreHow having a “esmart workplace” can assist with talent retention
Organizations must be “smart” about equipping their offices and meeting spaces with the right technological tools to meet their employees’ expectations around technology.
Learn moreThe impact of smart building technology on smart buildings
This blog discusses important upcoming corporate real estate and facility management trends that influence IWMS solutions. We’ll talk about future capabilities and the impact of the integration of an IWMS with smart building technology.
Learn moreWho will lead the Internet of Things charge within their buildings - Facility management or IT?
New generations of smart assets will have a major influence on the FM and IT profession as we know it today.
Learn moreImportant stakeholders of the Campus of the Future
Students expect that the universities they attend will provide them with networking opportunities and pathways to collaboration with other students, universities, local communities, and employers. This means, universities must focus on the right stakeholders and constituencies for their students.
Learn moreTransforming Facilities Management into Infrastructure Management to Manage a Campus of the Future
Facilities management on a campus of the future goes beyond the management of physical buildings and assets. There is a blend of physical and digital infrastructure management that facilities management professionals must be prepared to tackle.
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