FOCUS CAFM
CUTTING
EDGE
28 MARCH 2019
A report, ‘Solving the UK’s productivity puzzle
in the digital age’, published by the McKinsey
Global Institute last year, argued that the UK’s
‘uneven digitisation’ is one of the reasons for the
continuing productivity gap. Within the FM sector
it’s been argued that CAFM has a much stronger
role to play in helping to boost productivity
within businesses. We asked some leading CAFM
suppliers whether their so ware could be better
deployed among users to improve performance
for client and FM service providers.
PETER BRUMBY
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, CLOUDFM
It is no secret that the UK has a productivity
problem. At just 2.4 per cent in the last five years,
productivity growth in the UK is far below similarly
developed countries. It now takes the average
British worker five days to make what a French
worker achieves in four. McKinsey and other
commentators have suggested that the uneven
adoption of digital technology in business is partly
to blame.
At its heart, the productivity problem is about
Just as the UK continues to lag behind in productivity, the
FM sector is hardly at the cutting edge when it comes to
embracing the latest tech. What can CAFM do to help?