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What facility-related risks concern us most financially?
Deferred maintenance, aging infrastructure, utility failures, and compliance issues all have the potential to create significant costs.
Executive Brief
For Executives
Seven Questions Every Executive Should Ask About Facilities Management
Facilities management is no longer just about maintaining buildings. Today's executives are evaluating facilities based on their impact on financial performance, operational resilience, and long-term strategy.
If you're diagnosing the health of your facilities organization, start here.
02
How confident are we in the data behind capital investment decisions?
Major capital projects depend on accurate facility condition, asset, and lifecycle information.
03
How often do unexpected facility issues disrupt budgets or operations?
Emergency repairs, downtime, and overtime expenses can quickly derail financial plans.
04
Could we recover quickly from a major building or utility emergency?
A strong business continuity plan focuses on both preventing failures and preparing to respond and recover.
05
How much institutional knowledge would we lose if key facilities employees left tomorrow?
Valuable building knowledge often exists only in the minds of experienced staff, creating risk as retirements accelerate.
06
Do we have the visibility to measure the value of our facilities organization?
Executives need meaningful performance indicators that connect facilities to reliability, costs, compliance, and overall organizational performance.
07
How can facilities contribute more to our organization's strategic goals?
The strongest facilities teams support growth, resilience, sustainability, workforce productivity, and financial performance in addition to managing day-to-day operations.
The Bottom Line
The answers to these seven questions reveal whether your facilities organization is reducing risk—or creating it.