How to create a decision table to hire a serviced office space?

While you recognize that you are going to hire a serviced office space, there are a few

set of foolproof steps that will help you land at the property that fulfills all your needs.

Before you use the following checklist to hire a serviced office space, ensure that you

have done a 360 degree search of properties online. The article ‘How to find

commercial property for rent online’ will come in handy before you use the checklist.

List your needs

Use the following checklist.

Checklist Write your comments

How many people will use the office? No. of people who will use the office

space.

How long do you need an office space

for?

Days/ months/ years would you use this

office space?

What is the purpose of this new office

space?

To analyze your purpose read through

Mahesh’s story here.

Are you going to use it for a specific

project/ transitory purpose/ to evaluate

industries?

Which location are you looking for in a

city?

Pin the location that is most suitable for

your business.

What kind of office support are you

looking for?

Reception, parking, pantry, IT support,

etc.

Any other criteria for your office?

Map criteria to your serviced office space search results

Once you have populated this table, start using your earlier list of properties that you

have discovered through the online search. Map the aspects that each property offers

as per your checklist. For you to ensure that you have a smooth entry into India while

kick starting your business, learn about what are the locations you should target. There

has been a report that has listed top 5 Indian cities that are least expensive to set up an

office space in the world.

Explore your option in-detail

Once you have all your criteria mapped, create a list of top 5 options for serviced

office space and then start calling them. If the office space services are responsive,

they will offer multiple ways for you to reach out to them like chat, toll free phone

numbers, email and even someone to give you personal tour. Reach out to the most

efficient options and request for a tour so that you get a first-hand experience of how

the office is structured and configured and also meet the people who run this space.

Get a thorough tour before you make a purchase decision. Spend time with the team

and know about how they cater to clients around in their space. When you are

exploring the space, you also get to speak to other people using the serviced office

space and get feedback from them.

By exploring reviews online and visiting the facility, you get all-rounded clarity upon

what you need to choose. Now you are ready to make your decision about the serviced

office you wish to choose. Use this decision process sequence to arrive at the best

possible option available in the location of your choice.