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Maximize Your Office Space Planning Project
Improving your facility involves numerous decisions. It also takes good information and careful planning to maximize your office space planning project. Working with the experienced team of professionals at Thomas Interior Systems can help you avoid many of the costly mistakes so often made when companies try to complete their projects without help. How to Avoid Costly MistakesMistake #1 "Forget the office space planning. We need more workstations. Just get it done."There’s nothing wrong with wanting to get the job done. But many companies rush through a project and by doing so, forget or overlook important elements that would have made the new facility more productive, and more appealing to employees and customers. Mistake #2 "I want the lowest price possible."What most company owners really want is the best value and performance for their buck. This is important because value and performance determine the “overall life cycle cost of ownership”. Moving or remodeling involves multiple purchase decisions. To maximize your return on investment, you’ve got to consider how all these purchases (phones, computers, furniture, carpet, security, movers, construction, etc.) impact each other. If lowest price is the only factor being considered, companies often find that there are many hidden costs later that make the final project cost much higher than they ever anticipated. Mistake #3 "I’d rather do this myself."Often companies anticipate total chaos, so they want to be involved in every aspect of the office space planning process. They try to become an expert at carpeting, blueprints, ergonomics, and lighting — all the important factors that make up a successful project. Many forget about running their own business. Before jumping in, consider all the details: phones, computers, information systems. How and when do you unplug everything without destroying your entire record keeping and communications system? Mistake #4 "What does everybody think?"Getting too many employees involved in your office space planning project will dramatically slow down the decision-making process. Assign a small team of people to handle this project, and have them report to key executives regularly to keep everything on track. Mistake #5 "First thing tomorrow."Many companies wait too long to address key facility issues. Postponing decisions costs the company not only money, but also efficiency and overall appearance. Procrastinating over the interior portions of the office (color schemes, carpeting) can leave you with limited options (colors, products) to order with your now much tighter deadline. Thomas Helps You Shape Your ProjectOver the years, Thomas has developed the ideal process for companies that are facing an office move or remodel project. This “unique-to-Thomas” process is critical because it helps you make the most important business decision of all: whether to move or remodel. By taking the following detailed approach, Thomas will help you:
The Thomas Program for Effective Space PlanningThe first 4 steps of our process are essentially a “feasibility study”. During this phase we determine the scope of your project. We show you possible solutions, layouts, and even a potential budget. And there’s no obligation. Step 1 - Survey and Analysis
Step 2 - Program Summary
Step 3 - Floor Plan
Step 4 - Preliminary Budget
At this stage, you might ask us to implement some or all of the potential options. Whatever you choose, we will present to you a very detailed proposal including: Step 5 - Project Schedule/Implementation PlanStep 6 - Proposal/AgreementStep 7 Project Implementation and InstallationContact UsIf you’d like help with your project, or if you’d like to talk more about the process in general, contact the professionals at Thomas Interior Systems today. |
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