FM RESEARCH: MECHANISMS AND TRENDS

DR MATTHEW TUCKER

m.p.tucker@ljmu.ac.uk

MY BACKGROUND…

FM RESEARCH TRENDS

Internet of Things Strategic thinking Whole life integration

Talking spaces

Virtual/Augmented Reality

The social age / workplace

Building performance

Standardisation

INTERNATIONAL CHALLENGE FOR FM

SHRINKING WORLD

GROWING DIVERSITY

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Conflict

Ethics

Consultancy

Innovation

Space planning

Change

Role of FM

Communication

Leadership

Relationships

Building design & construction

Customer perception

Technology

Management

Risk

Performance

Strategy and planning

Finance

Information and knowledge

Projects

REM-PM

Sustainability

Maintenance and operations

Contracts and procurement

Compliance and standards

BIFM IFMA RICS Tucker and Roper (2015)

SYNERGY OF FM COMPETENCIES

(Tucker and Cannon, n.d)

FM DIVERSITY

MECHANISMS FOR DOING FM RESEARCH

EuroFM RNG eFMinsightAcademic Journals

Professional Body

publications

Industry funded

research

Competitive research grants

THANK YOU FOR LISTENING Dr Matthew Tucker

m.p.tucker@ljmu.ac.uk /in/drmatthewtuckermp_tkr