The definition of Facilities Management is forever expanding and varies in responsibility among organizations. Years past, the Department of Facilities Management was known as Buildings and Grounds (or B&G), but the moniker has progressed to more professional titles. Please supply us with your organizations definition so we can have the opportunity to add it to the list below.
The SAFMA definition of Facilities Management is “Facilities Management is an enabler of sustainable enterprise performance through the whole life management of productive workplaces and effective business support services.
The British Institute of Facilities Management (BIFM) definition is “Facilities Management is the integration of multi-disciplinary activities within the built environment and the management of their impact upon people and the workplace”.
The definition provided by the International Facility Management Association (IFMA) is: “The practice or coordinating the physical workplace with the people and work of the organization; integrates the principles of business administration, architecture, and the behavioral and engineering sciences.”
Some educators define FM as “a strategically integrated approach to maintaining, improving and adapting the buildings and supporting services of an organisation in order to create an environment that strongly supports the primary objectives of that organization.” Peter Barret 2003
A simple definition of Facilities Management is “the integrated management of the work environment and supporting services of an organization to provide an environment that enables the business to achieve its primary objective.”