Cohesive, seamless, and proven FM policies and procedures support efficient alignment between facilities and organizational mission requirements.
Integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery is the only proven method for consistent delivery of best value facilities repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction projects. Despite this fact, less than 5% of real property owners engage at this level of deployment, and not a single federal sector owner does so on a organization-wide basis.
Collaborative, integrated construction planning, procurement, and project delivery, as well as asset life-cycle total cost of ownership management, has been proven, and available for decades. It can consistent assure that 90% of all projects are completed satisfactorily, on-time, and on-budget…. with full financial and technical visibility. The current industry norm is that less than 10% of projects meet this level.
Cost and productivity management issues have plagued the AECOO sector for decades (AAECOO – architecture, engineering, construction, owner, operator).
Nowhere is the issue of poor facilities management more pronounced than in the federal sector. The basic lack of continuity of competent leadership and associated zero accountability has perpetuated an environment within which there is little financial visibility or transparency.
Despite the fact that all the requisite tools and services are available to assure best value facilities management, the federal sector remains mired in archaic, antagonist, and wasteful policies, procedures, and systems.
Fundamental change is desperately needed, but is not visible on the horizon.
If only federal FM leadership would consider positive change….
