The Vocabulary of Facilities Planning
Defining Planning Terms and Discussing Technology
Presented by:
Connie Drake, CFM, Senior Application Developer at LITTLE FM Strategies
Phil Tackett, CFM, LEED AP, Senior Associate at LITTLE FM Strategies
Space is one of the most expensive assets for an organization, it's crucial to plan for it accurately. Whether you are forecasting for a global workforce or just trying to decide which leases to keep, space and occupancy planning is one of the biggest challenges for real estate and facilities professionals.
The professionals at LITTLE have years of experience in this arena, and as they will tell you, the key to successful planning is clearly defining the boundaries of your planning efforts. What steps should you take in building an occupancy plan? What tools are helpful? What is the difference between programming, strategic, master and tactical planning? Join us and learn more.
This Webinar will discuss:
- How to define key planning terms/activities
- How planning activities are interrelated
- How to use FM:Interact in generating critical occupancy and space data to support planning activities
- The data sets necessary for strategic facilities planning
About Connie Drake,
CFM, Senior Application Developer at LITTLE FM Strategies
As a senior application developer for LITTLE FM Strategies, Connie analyzes business processes as they relate to space and facility management. Connie works with customers such as Altria, Regions Bank, and BCBS of NC to ensure they are maximizing the capabilities of their software and achieving their goals. Connie spent the first 14 years of her career doing similar work for another company. There she was responsible for most of the implementations and support of CAFM services for companies such as UnitedHealth Care, Securian Financial, and St. Jude Medical.
Connie has a degree in Architectural Drafting, is certified in three CAFM software programs, and has a comprehensive knowledge on BOMA Standards of Measurement. She has been a member of IFMA for six years and is currently serving as co-chair on the Communications committee of the Greater Triangle IFMA Chapter.
About Phil Tackett,
CFM, LEED AP, Senior Associate at LITTLE FM Strategies
Phil Tackett has been in the facility management and planning industry for 20 years. He is a senior project manager at LITTLE, a certified facility manager and LEED accredited professional. After spending several years with the Ford Motor Company in facility management, Phil joined LITTLE's FM Strategies group where he provides strategic and tactical space planning and manages CAFM Implementation projects for institutional and corporate clients. As a space and occupancy planner Phil has played a key role in the development and analysis of planning data at the project, tactical and strategic levels.
