Hey FM leaders! Are you 'being digital' or 'doing digital'? What's the difference? 

Inspired by a recent Mckinsey Inside the Strategy Room podcast episode, Umesh speaks about how most FM organizations are missing the digital agenda if they're just looking to tick use-case boxes without focusing on the larger outcomes. 

Umesh explains how being digital means imbibing it in your DNA and transforming how you run your organization from top to bottom.

The difference in the approach itself can spell day-night gaps in how successfully you're able to implement digital transformation, the scale at which you can implement it, and the benefits you can drive from it. 

Tune in to discover more insights on goal setting, whether it's a good idea for FMs to develop their own software, and how your existing workforce needs help to really 'become' digital. 

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In this episode, Umesh welcomes Marco Bonelli, Digital Lead at VINCI Construction UK to explore new developments in Building Information Modelling (BIM), digital twins for enhanced O&M, and everything that can move the needle beyond the construction phase. 

With 10 years of experience in the construction industry, Marco takes us through his journey of helping improve workflows and efficiency for teams and shares how to bring the most impact from digital to deliver better, faster, and cheaper.  

You're in for a treat as the speakers discuss BIM and digital twin adoption in the UK, the core users of these technologies, how they connect the worlds of building design and building operations, and the cultural barriers we need to overcome going forward.

In all of this, both Umesh and Marco wholeheartedly agree on the importance of teamwork and community in enabling more than what's possible and that making a positive impact in the lives of people is the biggest success there is. 

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This episode with Kritika Kumar, Product Ops & Innovation at CLP Smart Energy Connect is a departure from the conventional conversations around energy service providers. Simply because of the fact that it's uncommon to see their drive for innovation, especially when it comes to managing energy consumption in commercial buildings, facilities, and beyond. 

Umesh and Kritika look into what kind of role an energy utility company can play in enabling more efficient use of energy resources within the built environment and figure out which stakeholders in the smart buildings space can lead the wave of innovation and transformation.

We'd love to know your views on this episode. Drop a message here, or connect with Kritika and Umesh on LinkedIn to carry on the conversation!

In this episode, Umesh welcomes Zul Azhan Abu Bakar, Co-Founder & CEO at Infinity Wave and a hugely popular figure across Asset Operations, Maintenance, and Facilities Management to discuss the state of technology adoption, drivers of change, and recent developments within the built environment space in Malaysia.

As the world moves towards data-driven maintenance and asset management, Zul and Umesh dive into the reality of situations at the ground level, examine the impact of various factors on the total cost of ownership, and try to put a finger on which stakeholders among the many involved should take charge of delivering this transformation. 

Listen to their conversation to uncover a wealth of insight into where the industry is headed in Malaysia and what trends to look out for in 2023! 

We would love to know your views on this episode. Drop a message here, or connect with Zul and Umesh on LinkedIn to carry on the dialogue!

This episode with special guest Justin Kirby is a fresh and perhaps the only sensible take on smart buildings and retrofit opportunities in brownfield projects! 

With an academic background in human-centered design, Justin has worn a number of hats throughout his career, spanning cross-cutting areas like technology, sustainability, design, and marketing communications. He speaks with Umesh about frameworks like Jobs-to-be-done to shed light on how a smart building is not a destination, but a starting point. Moreover, he uses the term 'connected' as a better representation of the smart building ecosystem, rather than terms like 'intelligent' or 'autonomous' buildings. 

Tune in to the conversation to uncover a wealth of insight on how everything ranging from solutions, technology, and infrastructure should be centered around the user if organizations are to strike bigger conversations with customers and achieve their desired outcomes. 

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Welcome to a special episode on Net Zero - Opportunities and Challenges for Facility Management Companies. In the podcast episode, we are going to cover the next phase of opportunities in the facilities management space, as well as key areas to concentrate on as you begin your net zero journey.

We are also touching on Michael’s career accomplishments in various sectors including facility management space and discovering how building management system plays an important role in cutting cost and achieving net zero emissions. And ending this podcast episode with a rapid-fire round.

Would love to hear your views on Net Zero - Opportunities and Challenges for Facility Management Companies. Send me a message here, or connect with Michael or me on Linkedin.

Hello everyone, welcome to the latest episode on How FM Teams Can Demonstrate the Impact of Every Proactive Measure. In this episode, we'll begin by talking about challenging factors for facility managers in showing customers or other stakeholders, the value of the small proactive measure.

Let's start with some pointers from Umesh's professional experience. In addition, we go in-depth with six steps that expand a framework for establishing a baseline and enhancing those actions.

Would love to hear your views on How FM Teams Can Demonstrate the Impact of Every Proactive Measure. Send me a message here or connect with me on Linkedin.

Hello everyone, welcome to the latest episode on State of Asset Management in Australia. In this episode, Jeff Sharp discusses significant work throughout his career in various sectors including asset management as well as emerging trends in enterprise asset management in Australia compared to the rest of the world.

Addressing how the key drivers ‘Cost Saving’ and ‘Sustainability’ influencing change in the EAM markets in Australia.

We delve deeper into various sectors in Australia that have the most potential for transformation and provide some recommendations which are there for organisations beginning their transformational journey.

Would love to hear your views on the State of Asset Management in Australia. Send me a message here or connect with Jeff Sharp or me on Linkedin.

Hello everyone, welcome to the episode on What’s Missing From the Technology Stack of ESCOs and RESCOs? In this episode, Umesh Bhutoria discusses a subject that is slightly different from facility management space.

Let's start with how the majority of transformational movements—where ESCOs and RESCOs are playing a big role—are taking place in the areas of net zero and sustainability. We also go further into two distinct aspects that have been traditionally receiving the most focus.

Addressing core elements that ESCO and RESCO should have in their entire stack, as well as, at the end, how the technology stack is very similar to that of a facilities management or asset management companies.

I would love to hear your thoughts and additional points that you think I have missed. Send me a message here or connect with me on Linkedin.