Blogs
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Responsiveness to change: Mobile for Facility Management

Facility managers find new capabilities with emerging technologies such as web-based software frameworks and a new generation of field-service applications.

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Assessments
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Assessment - Are you in control of your real estate?

It is increasingly important to have a solid real estate management strategy. Real estate managers must stay within budget and report accurate numbers for crucial and expensive decisions. So transparency in your portfolio is crucial to ensure that you are in control. Answer these six simple questions to find out whether you are truly in control of your real estate.

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White Papers
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Adopting BIM for Facility Management

Facility managers are advised to approach BIM adoption as an information management exercise. Start small whenever possible and prioritize: think about the biggest problem to address first or the most appealing opportunity to materialize.

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Videos

Discover Planon's Lease Accounting

Organizations need to prepare for new lease accounting regulations from FASB and IASB, effective January 2019. Become compliant now with Planon's Lease Accounting. It's time to act right now and this short video will teach you how to become compliant. (03:40 English)

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News
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Planon to Sponsor a New IFMA Foundation Publication

Planon enables a new book that explores the future of the workplace. This second edition includes forward-looking case studies from around the world and provides practical tools facility professionals can use to take workplace strategies from idea to implementation and track their success.

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Videos
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How to build a business case for IWMS

Before selecting and implementing an Integrated Workplace Management System, we recommend creating a business case including internal and external costs along with monetary and non-monetay benefits from a three year perspective. (2:36)

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Videos
Maximize your office space

Meet the Experts

Meet our Global Support Department, which provides a professional, quality service our customers. (3:01 English)

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Videos
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How technology disrupts Real Estate and Facility Management

Analysts estimate that 50% of human control functions will disappear in the next five years. Real Estate and Facility Management face drastic changes in operating models and processes. However, technology will help you find innovative solutions. (2:28)

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News

Planon Universe officially certified by SERVIEW

Planon announced that its Integrated Services Management Solution is officially a SERVIEW Certified Tool.

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White Papers
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Point Solutions or Integrated Solution: Important Differences

What are the real differences between a specialized point solution and more integrated software handling all aspects of real estate and facility management? More importantly, what differentiators are relevant to your specific choice?

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News
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Siemens Real Estate deploys Planon real estate management software worldwide

Siemens AG, decided to globally deploy Planon’s Integrated Workplace Management System (IWMS), that supports efficient management throughout the lifecycle.

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Glossary
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CAFM | Computer Aided Facility Management

Computer Aided Facility Management software helps facility managers manage space, assets, maintenance, and services. Learn more about CAFM in our glossary.

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Glossary
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Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM)

Planned preventative maintenance (PPM) can be time or condition-based and allows you to reduce reactive maintenance and associated costs for your buildings.

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Client Cases
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Eindhoven University

Edwin Spanjaards, Manager Staff Services of the Real Estate department: “Substantial utilization improvements and more cross-faculty use of meeting rooms, workspaces and study places.”

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Brochures
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Planon and AutoCAD®

Which department uses which spaces? Which offices will be empty next month? How many workstations are available on the second floor? What is the escape routing on the ground floor? In which areas are free network connections available?

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