Space planning scenarios

Scenarios are the alternative proposed solutions, what-if options, or feasibility studies that are under consideration for a space plan.

The space plan to which a scenario is associated, called the parent space plan, contains the overall plan summary data, scope of planning, data aggregations, common setup data, comparison goals, and targets. The parent space plan is used to compare and evaluate the scenarios that it contains.

IBM® Maximo® Real Estate and Facilities creates two possible scenarios for all space plans, the Plan Goals scenario and the Status Quo scenario.

The Plan Goals scenario includes all of the plan goals that are established on the space plan. Objectives and risks from the space plan are propagated to the Plan Goals scenario, where you can rank them. No planning data is directly associated with this scenario. It is used to provide a set of ideal results to which other scenarios can be compared with in the scenario comparison tool.

The Status Quo scenario represents the state of the data when the space plan was created, which is the baseline data for the space plan. This scenario is never modified. As scenarios are created and changes are made, the Status Quo scenario is used to view the changes made from when the planning process was started for that space plan.

When you are comparing scenarios, the Plan Goals scenario has a sequence of -1 and the Status Quo scenario has a sequence of 0. The sequence specifies the location of the scenario in the scenario comparison grid. The Plan Goals scenario shows as the first item in the scenario comparison grid and the Status Quo scenario shows as the second item.

Maximo Real Estate and Facilities automatically copies the planning data from the space plan to a new scenario to establish an isolated version of the data that is ready for analysis and manipulation. Copying the data from the space plan ensures that all scenarios have the same starting point, which is an essential part of being able to compare scenarios.

The planning data for a scenario is at the center of all planning functions in the scenario. This planning data reflects all changes in supply and demand. All tools in the space plan use this planning data.