Facility Management Business

Name: Facility Management Business
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How to start facilities management business, Ways to improve facility management operations, facility asset plan etc.

Created byEric Yeboah

Last updated 9/2025

English

What you'll learn

How to start a facilities management business
How to develop and write a facility asset management plan
Ways facilities management add value to your organization
business owner's guide to facility management
Ways to improve facility management operations
The complete guide to school facility management
Facilities management software
Facility master plan
How to develop risk management plan
How to identify peak times for facility managers

Course content

10 sections • 47 lectures • 2h 27m total length

Introduction1:55
What is facility management7:14
Role of facilities managers7:50
Facilities management versus property management5:06
Asset management versus facility management7:36
Top facilities management challenges and how to overcome them9:01
Identify the top facility management challenges—budget pressures, old equipment maintenance, and coordination—and apply data-driven solutions, including preventive maintenance, negotiation, and IoT-enabled systems.
Core competencies of facility management8:46
Facility master plan1:47
Explore a holistic facility master plan (mfp) that integrates day-to-day responsibilities with future space needs, covering zoning, covenant assessment, space standards, workflow, engineering, site plans, maintenance, construction estimates, and phasing.
Facility management tips for facility manager success11:16
Discover facility management tips to align operations with company goals, reduce costs, and proactively maintain buildings using big-picture thinking, data, and modern software like visitor and space management systems.
Facility management best practices7:35
Adopt facilities management using data and analytics, an integrated workplace management system, and IoT to optimize real estate, space utilization, and maintenance.

Getting a handle on the facilities management industry2:04
Guidelines for facility management startup2:08
Launch a facility management startup by starting small, securing local office buildings, and building a growing client portfolio. Hire strategically for multi-discipline capabilities to generate referrals.
How to write an effective facilities management company business plan0:55
Look over the competition0:57
Getting advice from experience entrepreneurs1:28
Learn from experienced entrepreneurs to inform your facility management business. Perform due diligence and build a cross-city advisory network to access wisdom from others without viewing you as a competitor.
Guideline for a facilities management business acquisition1:51

The purpose of a facility asset management plan3:08
Explain how to create a facility asset management plan and align it with asset management policy and strategy, including inventory, critical assets, performance, gap analysis, tactics, budget, and reviews.
Complete an asset inventory1:25
Identify critical assets1:56
Identify critical assets using a critical analysis to assess severity across cost, operations, safety, and environment. Create a ranking scale with metrics to prioritize maintenance and control measures.
Identify asset performance0:55
Identify asset performance by evaluating maintenance costs, reliability, and performance metrics in your computerized maintenance management software, and compare results to industry norms to ensure profitability, compliant and safe.
Carry out a gap analysis against strategy expectation1:10
Determine tactics to close the gap between performance and expectation0:38
Identify gaps between performance and expectations and develop a tactical plan, including improving operator performance, equipment redundancy, asset modifications, and maintenance program or contract changes.
Develop an annual workers plan1:59
State the budget0:38
Conduct regular reviews0:19
Schedule regular reviews of the asset management plan, verify that everything aligns with the budget, and ensure changes lead to the desired outcome.

The fundamentals of facility management2:26
Discover how facility management integrates people, place, process and technology to ensure safety, comfort, and efficiency of the built environment, from assets and IT to risk, cleaning, and space optimization.
The importance of a management system focus on facility management1:49
Adopt a management system focus in facility management to align with cross-functional processes, benchmark to ISO 41001, and enable plan, implement, check, correct, and review with standard operating procedures.
Why invest in a facility management strategy1:12
Funding your facility management strategy0:52

Upgrade asset and equipment4:07
Keep facilities clean2:27
Involve key stakeholders2:18
Involve key stakeholders to advance sustainability in facility operations by collaborating with janitorial crews, waste haulers, green teams, and procurement to cut waste, boost recycling, and improve efficiency.
Evolve waste and recycling operations2:06
Evolve waste and recycling operations by evaluating contracts and streamlining reporting to cut contamination and costs. Partner with haulers to identify erroneous charges and optimize container sizing for recycling rates.
Evaluate your waste hauler schedule1:23
Optimize your equipment1:45

What is school facility management3:00
Elements of schools facility management5:21
Benefits of school facility management2:05
Explore the benefits of school facility management by prioritizing maintenance, reducing costs, and maximizing resource use to support student learning, with preventive maintenance, efficient HVAC, and streamlined planning.
Tips for effective school facility management2:10
Discover how to manage school facilities with software tools, proactive maintenance, and sustainable practices to reduce costs, forecast spending impact, and meet district goals.

Requirements

No special requirement
Desire to learn detail in facility management

Description

Professional facilities management as an interdisciplinary business function has the objective of coordinating demand and supply of facilities and services within public and private organizations. examples include real estate property, buildings, technical infrastructure, lighting, transportation IT- services, custodial, grounds maintenance, HVAC and other user-specific equipment and appliances. Maintenance, testing, and inspection schedule are required to ensure that the facility is operating safety and efficiently in compliance with statutory obligations, to maximize the life of equipment, and to reduce the risk of failure. The work is planned, often using a computer aided facility management system. As humans, we occupy space, and we are accustomed to our spaces working for us, not against us. We need these areas to be safe, function, and comfortable. Your facility management team is responsible for the overall well-being and functioning of the entire facility.

Employees are not the only ones who suffer from poor facility management. Customers notice things, too, if buildings are in bad shape, equipment breaks down more often than it works. Orders can get delayed, the quality of your products and service decreases. Their user experience will not be as good as it should be. soft facility management focuses on people and organizations. It includes services that create a more comfortable, healthier, safer, and visually appealing environment. common examples includes waste management, cleaning services, space planning, landscaping, pest control, building security etc. If you cannot remember the last time your building's assets and equipment have been updated, chances are there is room to invest in more efficient models. Developing a very good facility management plan ensure that the business is on the right path to achieve the best. To identify peak times, one must monitor electrical and water usage to pinpoint times of peak demand.

Who this course is for:

Facility managers, facility consultants, managers, business owners, schools, companies, universities, governments, hospitals, property owners, etc.

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Course content

Introduction10 lectures • 1hr 8min

How To Start A Facility Management Business6 lectures • 9min

Ways Facilities Management adds value to your organization3 lectures • 6min

How to Develop And Write A Facility Asset Management Plan9 lectures • 12min

Business Owner's Guide To facility Management4 lectures • 6min

Ways To Improve Facility Management Operations6 lectures • 14min

The Complete Guide To school Facility Management4 lectures • 13min

How To Identify Peak Times For Facility Managers3 lectures • 7min

How To Develop A Risk Management Plan1 lecture • 7min

Facilities Management software1 lecture • 5min

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Who this course is for: