Be On Top Of Facility Management Software

Facility management is essentially a coordination of the physical work environment with the operational needs of the organization and the physical and behavioral considerations of the workers.

 As such, facility management has been at the core of every business organization since the beginning.

With the dawn of the computer age, computer aided facility management (CAFM), has become the new standard.

Facility managers can now rely on specialized software systems to considerably ease the process of management and oversight regarding facility management.

Facility management software is simply a tool, however. Proper implementation of the tool is necessary to ensure success with CAFM.

Here is a guide to how to succeed with facility management software….

Which One to Choose?

There are dozens of facility management software solutions to choose from. In this dizzying array of features and qualities, which ones stand out as being the most important ones to have?

Here are two important things to look for in your facility management software:

Optimized For Your Industry

Many CAFM software options specialize in one form of industry or another.

There are ones geared for educational organizations, government needs, and companies that do business on a global scale.

If you can find a CAFD software that caters to your particular type of business, you'll do better than if you choose a generic facilities management software that tries to please everyone with mediocre results.

If you don't find these generic CAFM software solutions lacking in the beginning, you certainly will eventually.

By then, though, your organization will be so ensconced in the software you'll lose plenty of ground while you back out and start your search anew.

User-Friendly

It doesn't matter if your facility management software is the best you could afford if no one in your organization can figure out how to fully implement it.

The user interface should be straightforward, if not intuitive. It shouldn't be buggy unless you've bargained for some kind of discounted price for a beta version.

There should be seamless operation within the system, and it should be dummy-resistant, meaning it should have inherent redundancies and such things as confirmation dialogue boxes.

For example, if one of your users accidentally hits "delete," there should be a warning dialogue box that pops up with, "Are you sure you want to delete these files?"

Comprehensive Suite of Modules

Needs within the same industry can vary dramatically.

Your used automotive business in Sandusky, Ohio will be very different than Chrysler's needs in Detroit.

Even though you may utilize the same facility management software as other players in your same industry, you'll need varying degrees of the available services within that software, and you shouldn't have to pay for a bundle of services you'll never use.

With modules, you can pick a la carte from a suite of services.

As your organization grows, your CAFM software can grow with you. If you downsize, you can downsize your facility management software package.

The key to unlocking success with your facility management software is to first find the one that is the best fit.

Work with a software representative until you find the right one.