<s>
An	O
integrated	B-Application
workplace	I-Application
management	I-Application
system	I-Application
(	O
IWMS	B-Application
)	O
is	O
an	O
ultimate	O
software	O
platform	O
for	O
organizational	O
uses	O
of	O
workplace	O
resources	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
management	O
of	O
real	O
estate	O
portfolio	O
,	O
infrastructure	O
and	O
facilities	O
assets	O
of	O
a	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IWMS	B-Application
solutions	O
are	O
commonly	O
packaged	O
as	O
an	O
integrated	O
suite	O
or	O
as	O
individual	O
modules	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
scaled	O
over	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Traditionally	O
focused	O
on	O
supporting	O
real	O
estate	O
and	O
facilities	O
professionals	O
,	O
IWMS	B-Application
solutions	O
are	O
becoming	O
more	O
employee-centric	O
,	O
expanding	O
their	O
touchpoints	O
to	O
include	O
all	O
building	O
occupants	O
and	O
visitors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IWMS	B-Application
tends	O
to	O
integrate	O
five	O
core	O
functional	O
areas	O
(	O
or	O
at	O
least	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
five	O
)	O
within	O
an	O
enterprise	O
which	O
were	O
organizationally	O
and	O
operationally	O
independent	O
and	O
showed	O
minimal	O
interdisciplinary	O
synergy	O
,	O
before	O
the	O
advent	O
of	O
IWMS	B-Application
:	O
</s>
<s>
Common	O
IWMS	B-Application
features	O
that	O
support	O
real	O
estate	O
management	O
include	O
strategic	O
planning	O
,	O
transaction	O
management	O
,	O
request	O
for	O
proposal	O
(	O
RFP	O
)	O
analysis	O
,	O
lease	O
analysis	O
,	O
portfolio	O
management	O
,	O
tax	O
management	O
,	O
lease	O
management	O
,	O
and	O
lease	O
accounting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Common	O
IWMS	B-Application
features	O
that	O
support	O
capital	O
project	O
management	O
include	O
capital	O
planning	O
,	O
design	O
,	O
funding	O
,	O
bidding	O
,	O
procurement	O
,	O
cost	O
and	O
resource	O
management	O
,	O
project	O
documentation	O
and	O
drawing	O
management	O
,	O
scheduling	O
,	O
and	O
critical	O
path	O
analysis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Common	O
IWMS	B-Application
features	O
that	O
support	O
facility	O
management	O
includes	O
strategic	O
facilities	O
planning	O
(	O
including	O
scenario	O
modeling	O
and	O
analysis	O
)	O
,	O
CAD	B-Application
and	O
BIM	B-Architecture
integration	O
,	O
space	O
management	O
,	O
site	O
and	O
employee	O
service	O
management	O
,	O
resource	O
scheduling	O
,	O
and	O
move	O
management	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Common	O
IWMS	B-Application
features	O
that	O
support	O
maintenance	B-Application
management	I-Application
include	O
asset	O
management	O
,	O
work	O
requests	O
,	O
preventive	O
maintenance	O
,	O
work	O
order	O
administration	O
,	O
warranty	O
tracking	O
,	O
inventory	O
management	O
,	O
vendor	O
management	O
and	O
facility	B-Application
condition	I-Application
assessment	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Common	O
IWMS	B-Application
features	O
that	O
support	O
sustainability	O
and	O
energy	O
management	O
include	O
integration	O
with	O
building	O
management	O
systems	O
(	O
BMS	O
)	O
,	O
sustainability	O
performance	O
metrics	O
,	O
energy	O
benchmarking	O
,	O
carbon	O
emissions	O
tracking	O
,	O
and	O
energy	O
efficiency	O
project	O
analysis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IWMS	B-Application
components	O
can	O
be	O
implemented	O
in	O
any	O
order	O
—	O
or	O
all	O
together	O
as	O
a	O
single	O
,	O
comprehensive	O
implementation	O
—	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
organization	O
’s	O
needs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
an	O
implementation	O
best	O
practice	O
,	O
a	O
phased	O
approach	O
for	O
implementing	O
IWMS	B-Application
components	O
sequentially	O
is	O
advised	O
—	O
though	O
a	O
multi-function	O
approach	O
can	O
still	O
be	O
followed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
IWMS	B-Application
functional	O
area	O
requires	O
the	O
same	O
steps	O
for	O
its	O
implementation	O
,	O
though	O
extra	O
care	O
,	O
coordination	O
and	O
project	O
management	O
will	O
be	O
necessary	O
to	O
ensure	O
smooth	O
functioning	O
for	O
more	O
complex	O
implementations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adoption	O
of	O
as-shipped	O
business	O
processes	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
IWMS	B-Application
software	O
over	O
an	O
organization	O
's	O
existing	O
business	O
processes	O
constitutes	O
a	O
“	O
core	O
success	O
prerequisite	O
and	O
best	O
practice	O
”	O
in	O
the	O
selection	O
and	O
implementation	O
of	O
IWMS	B-Application
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
2004	O
,	O
the	O
IWMS	B-Application
market	O
has	O
been	O
reported	O
on	O
by	O
independent	O
analyst	O
firms	O
Gartner	O
Inc.	O
,	O
Verdantix	O
,	O
IWMSconnect	O
and	O
IWMSNews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Until	O
2014	O
,	O
Gartner	O
published	O
the	O
IWMS	B-Application
Magic	O
Quadrant	O
,	O
evaluating	O
IWMS	B-Application
vendors	O
on	O
two	O
criteria	O
:	O
'	O
completeness	O
of	O
vision	O
 '	O
and	O
'	O
ability	O
to	O
execute	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
author	O
,	O
Michael	O
Bell	O
,	O
first	O
described	O
IWMS	B-Application
software	O
as	O
"	O
integrated	O
enterprise	O
solutions	O
that	O
span	O
the	O
life	O
cycle	O
of	O
facilities	O
asset	O
management	O
,	O
from	O
acquisition	O
and	O
operations	O
to	O
disposition.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
first	O
market	O
definition	O
,	O
Gartner	O
identified	O
critical	O
requirements	O
of	O
an	O
IWMS	B-Application
,	O
including	O
a	O
common	O
database	O
,	O
advanced	O
web	O
services	O
technologies	O
and	O
a	O
system	B-Architecture
architecture	I-Architecture
that	O
enabled	O
user-defined	O
workflow	O
processes	O
and	O
customized	O
portal	O
interfaces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gartner	O
released	O
updated	O
IWMS	B-Application
Market	O
Guide	O
reports	O
,	O
as	O
follows	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
latest	O
Gartner	O
Market	O
Guide	O
for	O
Integrated	B-Application
Workplace	I-Application
Management	I-Application
Systems	I-Application
was	O
published	O
on	O
January	O
28	O
,	O
2020	O
by	O
Carol	O
Rozwell	O
,	O
Former	O
Distinguished	O
VP	O
Analyst	O
,	O
and	O
Rashmi	O
Choudhary	O
,	O
Principal	O
Analyst	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
2017	O
,	O
Verdantix	O
publishes	O
Integrated	B-Application
Workplace	I-Application
Management	I-Application
Systems	I-Application
Green	O
Quadrant	O
reports	O
and	O
Buyer	O
's	O
Guides	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
core	O
functions	O
remain	O
critical	O
,	O
IWMS	B-Application
is	O
evolving	O
into	O
a	O
cloud-based	O
software	O
platform	O
that	O
is	O
built	O
with	O
the	O
workplace	O
experience	O
at	O
the	O
center	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Providing	O
an	O
interactive	O
user	O
interface	O
across	O
multiple	O
devices	O
,	O
modern	O
IWMS	B-Application
enables	O
employees	O
to	O
access	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
workplace	O
services	O
from	O
a	O
mobile	O
app	O
,	O
kiosk	O
,	O
or	O
desktop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
latest	O
Verdantix	O
research	O
,	O
80%	O
of	O
executives	O
considering	O
IWMS	B-Application
software	O
said	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
user	O
interface	O
was	O
the	O
most	O
important	O
factor	O
influencing	O
their	O
decision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
IWMS	B-Application
of	O
the	O
future	O
should	O
serve	O
as	O
a	O
digital	O
workplace	O
concierge	O
,	O
allowing	O
employees	O
to	O
find	O
people	O
,	O
reserve	O
rooms	O
,	O
request	O
services	O
and	O
receive	O
mail	O
or	O
visitors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
growth	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Internet	I-Operating_System
of	I-Operating_System
Things	I-Operating_System
,	O
a	O
trend	O
that	O
is	O
gaining	O
ground	O
is	O
the	O
integration	O
of	O
IWMS	B-Application
software	O
and	O
Smart	O
Building	O
solutions	O
on	O
a	O
single	O
platform	O
,	O
also	O
termed	O
IWMS+	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
allows	O
for	O
IWMS	B-Application
to	O
draw	O
on	O
real-time	O
data	O
from	O
sensors	O
to	O
manage	O
the	O
modern	O
work	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
