The Keys to Success
I have discussed the need for partnership, given the challenges faced. And how partnership working needs to evolve but what will make partnerships work? What are the success factors?
There can be no room for silo mentalities, ie narrow thinking. A joined up approach within organisations and between service areas is needed. We especially need a joined up approach between finance functions and property functions and a joined up approach between different professions. And of course we need a joined up approach between public and private sectors. Each party will need a better understanding of the needs of the other.
Secondly we need to develop better strategic visions for both service delivery and for property. We need quality long-term thinking.
We need strong and robust business cases. I think that
we lost sight of the importance of the business case when money was relatively generous. In a challenging funding world, we will need to prioritise and the quality of the business case should be the key driver in choosing priorities.
We need pro-active partnerships that create value and need to accept the challenge of change.
Conclusions
Even if we are starting to edge forward we clearly do not have all of the answers, yet.
Remember that partnerships ● May not be right for everyone. ● They are an historic challenge ● We need pioneers ● We need more ambition
● Government will have to do more to move the process along, despite everything else on their agenda.
And critically for ACES members, and public sector colleagues, it is essential that public sector property professionals take a central role.
Finally I think that the biggest challenge remains that of bringing service needs and property strategies together.
If I have one fear, it is that the service managers will deliver their changes and climb their mountain. And finance managers will deliver their changes and climb their own mountain. And property managers will deliver their changes and climb their mountain. But each party will actually have climbed a different mountain.
John Keyes Director, DTZ
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John Keyes
ASSET - Liverpool-10
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