Space manager and space planner
Space managers and space planners have similar roles and in some companies might be the same person. This role typically has an architectural, interior design, or engineering background and works with floor plan graphics.
Space managers and space planners work from a single user interface that applies to both of the roles. A Facilities Manager license provides access to traditional space management functionality. A Strategic Facility Planning (SFP) license provides access to advanced planning features such as understanding core business demands, simplifying complex planning analysis, and streamlining the implementation of facilities plans.
A Space Manager or Space Planner role typically performs the following tasks:
- With suite license:
- Deals with move requests and new leases
- Participates in office downsizing or closing
- Ensures space data is accurate
- Makes sure that chargeback costs are allocated correctly
- Runs reports to verify data quality and makes corrections
- Runs reports for ad-hoc space data requests from executives and business leaders
- Provides information for executive reports and advises business units on strategy
- Sends out space data to business units for the strategic requirements and plans for next year
- With traditional license:
- Optimizes space utilization
- Plans space to meet business objectives
- Manages day-to-day organizational space assignments and chargebacks
- Advises internal customers about utilization improvements and planning options
- Assigns and manages task assignments
- Reviews day-to-day and longer-term metrics for the team and handles performance that is outside of the defined thresholds
- With traditional license with WPM:
- Optimizes space utilization
- Plans space to meet business objectives
- Manages day-to-day organizational space assignments and chargebacks
- Advises internal customers on utilization improvements and planning options
- Assigns and manages task assignments
- Reviews both tactical and longer-term metrics for the team and handles performance that is outside of the defined thresholds
The portal for this role is based on the following details that are selected in this role's people record:
- Sample home portal: Home - Space Manager Planner
- Sample security group: TRIRIGA Space Manager or TRIRIGA Space Planner
Need to update this based on the tasks a space manager would perform based on the entitlement.