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“With physical distancing an expected norm for the near future, we must spend less timethinking about density and more time asking what we are using the space for.”For quite some time, density was a lever we could pull to create a level of financial efficiency in our...

"In the longer term, we’ll have to rethink the way our office spaces look and how they’reused."We are in the process of re-imaging what our workspace will look like to continue to be a more agile, nimble company and culture. I’m not sure that I’m sold on...

"Working out the future operating model is tricky.It depends on what the business is doing and theway it uses its offices. "First, an organization must assess its future operating model. That model may be the same one as before. In many cases, it is typical for around...

“We are reimagining the workplace, then reevaluating workplaces in ourbuildings. ”The immediate impact of the pandemic, from a facilities, real estate, and workplace perspective, is the change in behaviors. These changes will drive people to use the workplace...

“Before the pandemic, not many companies had work-from-home policies.”COVID-19 is a big topic in the real estate world. From my vantage point, two major shifts are taking place. The first involves the safety of the workplace. Corporate real estate professionals are...

“Preparing people for the workplace is actually going to be a much more complex scenario than anyone realizes.” I think the biggest priority right now is the safety of employees. Initially, we focused on making places safe for when people return. Organizations have...

“Imagine a changed world in which project managers and project sponsors alike are rewarded based on business benefits achieved rather than the delivery of project outcomes.”Advanced technologies are changing every aspect of business operations, and managing complex...

“Resourcing decisions force managers to balance risks and benefits …. and the effects those decisions will have on other processes and projects.”One of the biggest challenges business managers face is deciding where to focus key projects, budgets, and time to best...

“A project manager’s ability to make good decisions is only as good as what he or she knows. What aproject manager knows is only as good as the dataavailable.” A significant challenge to effectively managing projects is how to overcome the disconnect between...