Standards Development

Scope

This document specifies a methodology on how an FM related organization or department can identify and define requirements towards selecting the most appropriate digital technologies to manage their FM operations in the most cost effective and efficient way. This document gives recommendations on the digital transformation road map as the output on this process (methodology).

The methodology will use the ISO41001 clauses to define the organization’s current business compliance, which a prerequisite towards digital transformation, mapping them against the available digital technologies

It is suggested that the methodology includes the following phases:

I. Organizing the FM stakeholders, their departments and Organizations in a project team including the resources required to identify, define requirements towards an FM digital transformation road map

II. Identify, analyse and define the organization needs, objectives, size, complexity, practices, policies, strategies, IT systems and plans they have in place. (ISO41001 – 4 -Context and Organization)

III. Evaluate the FM operations processes and procedures against the ISO41001 standards clauses (Clauses 5-10) related guides and FM best practices.

IV. Derive a gap analysis of actions to be taken towards processes and information that need to be incorporated into meeting the standards guidelines / clauses and industry best

Purpose

The purpose of this proposal is to assist FM related stakeholders, their organizations and departments related to Facility and Asset Management with a methodology of how to digitally transform their operations and FM business processes taking advantage of the latest available digital FM technologies.

Digital technologies will allow FM organizations and departments to manage the information, processes, workflows and complexity of maintaining facilities and assets, efficiently effectively. Technologies could be in line with the technologies outlined in the ISO TR 41016.

The proposed work is to provide a recommended methodology that will guide organization through a step by step process on how to formulate a road map and action plan towards FM and AM Digital transformation.

As there is an indirect relationship between complying to FM standards, requirements and the utilization of specific type of digital technologies, the proposed methodology will converge these relationships by first evaluating an organizations processes and data against FM standards such as ISO41001, relating them to their requirements. Needs and gaps are consolidated and mapped against the latest digital technologies available producing a road map, taking into consideration time, budget and ability of the organization to change.