OFFICE SPACE PLANNING, OPTIMISATION AND MANAGEMENT

Course Background

Property occupation/space cost is invariably the second-highest recurrent cost after staff costs for most organisations and represents a significant component of service delivery costs. Private sector organisations have responded by setting a limit on space allocated per headcount; the Ministry of Finance has likewise issued an Office Space Management Framework (OSMF) for all Ministries to adhere to.

While total space may meet specified norms/standards, it needs to be designed to ensure that space quality and the work environment supports work processes effectively thereby contributing to organisational efficiency and productivity. However, dynamic operating environments and technological advancements will continue to drive work process re-engineering and changing space needs. Workspace audits will need to be carried out regularly to assess space fit, optimise space and costs to achieve service excellence, viability and sustainability.

Course Objectives

The course will provide knowledge on the impact of Office Space in Organisations and skills for effective Space Planning and Management through the following concepts and techniques:

• Culture, Buildings and Workplaces
• Change and Space Impacts
• Office Space Standards and Use
• Space Needs, Workspace Design & Planning
• Space Management & Audits

Course Outline

• CULTURE, BUILDINGS AND WORKPLACES
  • Culture and Architecture in Buildings
  • Organisational Culture and Workplaces
  • Work and Workspace Quality
• CHANGE AND SPACE IMPACTS
  • Business Operating Environment
  • Demographics
  • Technology and Environment
• OFFICE SPACE STANDARDS AND USE
  • Space Nomenclature & Measurement
  • Space Standards & Design Guidelines
  • Churn and Alternative Officing Strategies
• SPACE NEEDS, WORKSPACE DESIGN AND PLANNING
  • Workspaces
  • Work Organisational Models
  • User Needs
  • Office Layouts and Space Planning
• SPACE MANAGEMENT AND AUDITS
  • Space Management
  • Space Efficiency and Utilisation
  • Space Audits

Who should take this course?

The course will benefit those who have a vested interest in buildings including:

• Developers
• Building Owners
• Government Officials
• Architects
• Engineers
• Project Managers
• Quantity Surveyors
• Contractors / Sub-Contractors / Suppliers
• Property Managers
• Facilities Managers
• Maintenance Managers
• Management Corporations
• Town Councils
• and Others

Course Accreditation and Certificate of Attendance

The course has been approved for 7 PDU units under the PE Board Continuing Professional Development programme. Attendance certificates will be issued; they may also be suitable for meeting the CPD requirements of other relevant professional bodies not operating a CPD course accreditation system.