Existing employees are being relocated as new jobs are created and old jobs disappear within companies that reinvent themselves for the new digital economy. One of the defining elements of the new digital economy is that location is less important. Teams are formed for projects based on the immediate needs of the company. As projects are completed, teams are disbanded and re-formed in other locations based on expertise, skills, etc. It means more work and more coordination than ever before.
Coordination is necessary both with internal departments and with external service providers.
With a constantly changing workforce, facilities managers are called upon to ensure that employees continually have what they need to do their job. The list of requested services can be overwhelming at times. The requesters also need these services now. While the overall number of service requests for facilities managers has increased, the expected delivery time has fallen dramatically. Everything needs to happen yesterday.