Progress of FMIPDS
The Facility Management International Profile Definition
Study (FMIPDS) keeps progressing. As for the first phase, the team worked hard
to provide the maximum coverage and recognition of the work and at the same
time getting the access to the widest possible sources of references
information. All the team members are aiming to increase the number of
countries, institutions, media partners to get involved in this project. In
addition, different approaches were well planned to present the project towards
the universities, FM professionals, institutions and media. Since the start of
the project, positive responses were received by the team from different
contributors and collaborators worldwide, which gives us even more motivation
to manage the project successfully.
In the meantime the local team created a strategic plan for
structuring the work and progress of the local and remote team. Noticeable is
the great vivid opinions and brilliant suggestions towards the enhancement of
the project by the remote team. The Strategic Plan includes the management of
the team, time frame for every phase of
the project, objectives, planning, actions, indicators of success, deliverables
and miscellaneous. The communication plan FMIPDS Structure and Schedule has
been shared with the team to create transparency for all.
The second phase has just started (1st of June) and the
focus is the collection of all possible FM job titles together with descriptions
and tasks. Each of the team members (local team and remote team) take their own
part in the desk research, in which the data collection will be centralized by
the local team. The team member will each search for job titles, tasks and
description in their own location, as FM has different understandings in
different areas of the world, which means different job titles, tasks and
descriptions.
We are convinced the project’s progress is going well and we
will be achieving the objectives successfully to define all possible
interpretations and names of all and professional positions in the FM world in
all sectors and industries, to unify and classify them.
Bull Fighting Match at Las Ventas
There are many stereotypes about
Spain, although one stereotype will be recognized by everyone, namely Bull
fighting. Whether you love it or hate it, you should at least attend one bullfight
during your stay in Spain. On May 17th was our first chance to see
this great sport. The venue for the evening was the famous ‘Las Ventas’ in the
Salamanca district of Madrid, the center of bull fighting for the world, I was
told. The venue was built in the nineteen-thirties and has an amazing
atmosphere.
We were settled in our
comfortable seats, made of stone, when the bull fight started. This bull fight
was going to be the first of six bull fights for this evening, so plenty to
enjoy! The first bull seemed quite small when he entered the arena, although
its weight was still 460 kilograms or 1014 pounds. However the last bull weight
580 kilograms, or 1278 pounds.
As the bull enters the arena, it
meets the team of six assistance of the Senior Matador (in Spanish ‘Torero’)
this team of assistance will tease the bull for a period of time. In the
assisting team of the Senior Matador there are two ‘Picadores.’ The Picadores
are riding horses, while poking the bull with a long lance. Often the bull
attacked the horses in a quite roughly manner, luckily the horses wear
protected clothing and are blindfolded for their own protection. Besides the Picadores, there are Junior
Matadors, who are fighting the bull to distracting and adrenalizing it with
their pink cloth.
Meanwhile the Matadors are
distracting the bull from the horses to further exhaust the bull and make it
more adrenalized. After a few minutes the ‘Banderilleras’ take their role in
the arena. The Banderilleras really bring theatre in the bull fight, the great
detailed suit that they wear and the style of the Banderilleras is a joy to
see. Each Banderilleras (three per bull) has two “Suerte de Banderilleras’,
this are two nicely decorated sticks with barbed hooks at the end. The
Banderilleras has to poke the two sticks in the back of the bull, in which it
comes to a face-to-face rundown with the bulls. He starts running straight at
the bull with a great theatrical style and avoids the bull by barely centimeters.
After the three Banderilleras, the bull is losing a lot of blood and is
completely adrenalized.
After this stage, the Picadores
and the Banderilleras make room for the Senior Matador. The Senior Matador is
the oldest and most experienced of the Matadors. The Senior Matador is
recognizable by the red cloth he is carrying to attract and distract the bull.
The Senior Matador occupies the bull with his theatrical act, in which the bull
storms at the Senior Matador with immense speed. The Senior Matador needs to
have un-humanlike skills in precision, as the bull storms centimeters from the
Senior Matadors body. After this great play, the bull finally must be killed by
the Senior Matador. The Senior Matador receives a thin, long sword, with which
he has to stab the bull with great precision just behind the head. When the
Senior Matador succeeds in his part, the bull will fall down and will lose the
match in seconds. Sometimes however, the sword is no opponent for the bull,
whereby the Senior Matador fails in his task, and has to do it again.
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Facility Management
International Project Definition Study (FMIPDS) - ‘Identity Crisis in the Global FM Industry’
Tay
et al, 2001 in the article; Facilities management: a “Jack of all trades”? expatiate
that despite the rapid development of Facility Management in the last decade it
still suffers from an identity crisis as the definition and scope of FM remains
a contentious issue.
In an article for Managing
Office Technology, Kit Tuveson defined facility management as "the
coordination of the physical workplace with the people and work of an
organization. It integrates the principles of business administration,
architecture, and the behavioral and engineering sciences." In the most
basic terms, facility management encompasses all activities related to keeping
a complex operating. Facilities include grocery stores, auto shops, sports
complexes, jails, office buildings, hospitals, hotels, retail establishments,
and all other revenue-generating or government institutions.
The Facility manager
tends to interact and interface in a variety of areas. Thus, the misuse of
titles tends to occur because the FM role is so vast and varied. Some of the
more common associations tend to be property/building manager, building
superintendent, maintenance manager and civil engineer (Stephen, 2008).
Based on the foregoing, we would like to
introduce “Facility Management International Profile Definition Study”
(FMIPDS) - a unique international project sponsored by the IFMA FOUNDATION in
collaboration with EuroFM and IFMA Spain. The project will enhance the scope
and visibility of the Facility Management (FM) discipline at international
level. The objective of the project is to define all possible interpretations and names of jobs and professional
positions in the FM world in all sectors and industries, to unify and
classify them.
A group of international FM students are
currently working together in Spain and remotely from different countries, led
by David Martinez –member Board of Trustees IFMA FOUNDATION, to accomplish this
project. The global progress will also be coordinated with Aad Otto -Chairman
ENG EuroFM and Jeffrey J. Tafel-Executive Director of the IFMA Foundation.
For this study, global
information regarding FM profiles is required to create transparency on the
entire FM industry. Therefore, we are keen to connect collaborators worldwide
to participate with the information gathering for the study. We invite all the
people related to the FM industry to collaborate with us in this project; we
will be requiring vital information from the collaborators on how Facility
management is practiced in their industry/country, information such as job
titles, job descriptions, type of industry, focus of FM industry in particular
country, etc. for the success of this project.
To become a part of this
project, follow us on twitter (@FMIPDS), connect with our LinkedIn Group
(FMIPDS), and see the blog (http://fmipds2013.blogspot.com).
Facility Management Conference held at the Universidad Politecnica de Madrid (UPM)
A
day after the ‘I European golf tournament’ a conference was held at the School
of Architecture of Madrid of the UPM on the 17th of May 2013. In
attendance were key professionals in FM related fields, graduates of FM and
Lecturers from the University.
The
conference began by 3pm with a welcome address by David Martinez who was the
convener of the conference then it was immediately followed by a Presentation
on ‘UPM's bid by the Facility Management, this presentation was given by Dr.
Sergio Vega; Manager Facility Management courses Madrid Polytechnic University.
The
second presentation on the topic ‘The FM in Industrial environment; the
European model-AIRBUS’ was given by D. Roberto Salamanca (Facility Management
& Real Estate - AIRBUS GWLSI). The third
presentation was given by the outgoing IFMA president D. Salvador Torres
Managing Director Global Facilities on the topic ‘Managing an International
Portfolio FM. Vision Banco Santander.’
After
a fifteen minutes tea break, another presentation was giving by D. Pedro
Garcia, Corporate Director of Facility Management NEINVER and IFMA President
Spain on the topic; Managing a Team FM International from Spain. Following this
was a fifth presentation on ‘FM Global Relations client / supplier. Changing
the side of the chair,’ by D. Luis Morejon; Director, Corporate Real Estate and
Services Deutsche Bank, Former Vice President EMEA operations JCI and board
member EuroFm.
The
last presentation for the conference was given by the CEO and President of IFMA
International, Mr. Tony Keane on the subject: Challenges of International
Expansion. This was followed by a round table discussion with all the
presenters and participants present at
the conference.
The
conference was very informative and useful for the growth of the FM
industry.
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Porto Trip
Apart from work, it is really necessary to enjoy and have fun on weekends. Also, the team members need to hang out together to have a good bond between them. The team was really excited to explore new places on weekends, and then became the plan to visit Porto, Portugal on 18th May, 2013. Porto is really a beautiful city with ancient monuments and buildings signifying the Portuguese Cultural Heritage. The weather was awesome at Porto and we covered the whole city from ancient buildings to Shopping malls and FC Porto Stadium. Tried traditional Portuguese Cuisine and enjoyed the night life at Porto. There are many Wine centres in Porto; we tried the Port wine, and loved it.
As a whole, it was an awesome experience for us as we enjoyed a lot, the ending was even better as FC Porto won the Portuguese Football league and there was celebration in the whole town, people were dancing and singing on the streets. We joined the local people in the celebration and it was a memorable trip for all of us.
As a whole, it was an awesome experience for us as we enjoyed a lot, the ending was even better as FC Porto won the Portuguese Football league and there was celebration in the whole town, people were dancing and singing on the streets. We joined the local people in the celebration and it was a memorable trip for all of us.
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On Thursday, 16th May 2013, the local team members gave a presentation during the ‘I European Golf Tournament.’ The presentation of Facility Management International Profile Definition Study (FMIPDS) was held during the lunch hour in front of 160 people. In the audience were the sponsors of the FMIPDS and FM professionals.
Before the FMIPDS presentation started, a few speeches were given by important stakeholders of the FMIPDS project, like David Martinez (project leader) and Tony Keane (President and CEO of IFMA), who made this project possible.
After the speeches the FMIPDS presentation started with David Martinez. He explained what the project is about and how the project came to existence. After David Martinez, the presentation continued with Lorena, she presented the introduction, which zoomed in on how the project came to its existence. Jitesh gave the sponsors insight on how the team is able to manage this project, as the team is globally spread and the timeframe is limited. After this, Rick followed up with the global coverage of the project, as we think the project can only be a success when at least 50 countries are involved to provide information about their FM industry. Shikin took over and explained how we are aiming to contact collaborators and create global visibility throughout Social Media. Last but not least, Blessing presented the expected results and findings for the project, as this is finally the most important objective of the project.
We were very satisfied with the overall performance of the presentation and hopefully the audience felt the same way. At the end of the presentation, we had the opportunity to thank the sponsors in person. We tried to show our gratitude by thanking them in our own language using golf banners. At last, the organization reached out to the audience by organizing a raffle draw with some amazing prices. The day ended with a cocktail party, where people could enjoy some beverages and finger foods, in an informal fashion. While leaving the venue, all the attenders of the golf tournament received a plaque, in the shape of a brick, with the idea that the attenders just helped building a better FM industry.
We would like to thank all the sponsors of FMIPDS and the organization- and the audience of the I European Golf Tournament, for this amazing event. Also we want to remind everybody to get connected to the FMIPDS, so we all can create more transparency on the global FM industry, thank you!
The FMIPDS team
Before the FMIPDS presentation started, a few speeches were given by important stakeholders of the FMIPDS project, like David Martinez (project leader) and Tony Keane (President and CEO of IFMA), who made this project possible.
After the speeches the FMIPDS presentation started with David Martinez. He explained what the project is about and how the project came to existence. After David Martinez, the presentation continued with Lorena, she presented the introduction, which zoomed in on how the project came to its existence. Jitesh gave the sponsors insight on how the team is able to manage this project, as the team is globally spread and the timeframe is limited. After this, Rick followed up with the global coverage of the project, as we think the project can only be a success when at least 50 countries are involved to provide information about their FM industry. Shikin took over and explained how we are aiming to contact collaborators and create global visibility throughout Social Media. Last but not least, Blessing presented the expected results and findings for the project, as this is finally the most important objective of the project.
We were very satisfied with the overall performance of the presentation and hopefully the audience felt the same way. At the end of the presentation, we had the opportunity to thank the sponsors in person. We tried to show our gratitude by thanking them in our own language using golf banners. At last, the organization reached out to the audience by organizing a raffle draw with some amazing prices. The day ended with a cocktail party, where people could enjoy some beverages and finger foods, in an informal fashion. While leaving the venue, all the attenders of the golf tournament received a plaque, in the shape of a brick, with the idea that the attenders just helped building a better FM industry.
We would like to thank all the sponsors of FMIPDS and the organization- and the audience of the I European Golf Tournament, for this amazing event. Also we want to remind everybody to get connected to the FMIPDS, so we all can create more transparency on the global FM industry, thank you!
The FMIPDS team
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