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The Small Business Guide to Workplace Strategy

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agilquest.com | 804.745.0467 page 7 3. "We need to know the business value of a poten al so ware investment." If you're an office manager, you may need to make a compelling case to your boss about the value of a workspace solu on. If you're the CEO, you may need to know how to best allocate resources to maximize the value of your space as you expand. If you have outside investors, you may also need to demonstrate that poten al value to your board. What are your goals? Increasing employee produc vity? Improving work-life balance? Growing profit margins? A rac ng and retaining human capital? Construc ng a compelling business case starts by defining expected business outcomes. Fortunately, workspace management delivers an "and" rather than an "or" benefit: An efficient workplace improves employee produc vity, reduces employee frustra on, and reduces real estate and overhead costs. Once you know the primary benefit to focus on, the next step is to iden fy all stakeholders in your organiza on. Is your organiza on and culture ready for workplace change? What's the driving need for change? Who needs to be involved? What's s ll holding some people back? AgilQuest's team can help support your effort to make the business case, and small-scale pilot programs enable you to prove value before a company-wide rollout. How to drive real estate business value with workplace strategy: U liza on analy cs: con nuous, consistent, and systema c measurement of space. • Provides accurate informa on about actual space u liza on Iden fy the opportuni es. • Helps build a business case for workspace management and prepare your office for hoteling • Ongoing feedback about the actual use of space across all real estate Desk sharing: assign mul ple people to a single workspace • Higher worker-to-workspace ra o • Increased efficiency for companies that rely on shi workers Hoteling: workspaces available to anyone by reserva on • Workers are free to choose the space that is best for them at any me • Reserva on and check-in required for use of any space • Highest worker-to-workspace ra o available • Supports collbora on by allowing workers to sit near others with whom they work at any me Reduce real estate waste. Mee ng room management: reserve mee ng and conference rooms • Auto-Bump can make a room available if no one has checked in • Occupancy sensors compare data with reserva ons to iden fy misuse • Efficient organiza on of catering deliveries and equipment setup/breakdown • Integra on with Exchange, Outlook, etc. Improve employee produc vity.

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