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Good Project Managers Sweat the Details
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Have you ever looked at your office space and thought, “I think the kitchen/kitchenette area would look better and serve our staff more conveniently if it was shifted over a few feet”? Or maybe, “it should only take a few days to move into our brand new office space and be fully operational by Monday”? If you have, then you need a good project manager take care of the details and make it happen.
What is a good project manager”? Well for an office move, renovation or reconfiguration, a good project manager is one that looks at a project and thinks about all the details that no one else would think of to get from the project’s starting point to its desired end.
For example, my client that wanted the office’s kitchen area moved over approximately 50ft was surprised when I quoted her the estimated cost of $50,000 and responded, “Can’t you just unplug the kitchen unit from here, cut an outlet and plug it back into the new spot?” What she didn’t realize is that her request would require some extensive reconstruction and rewiring behind the wall before a new outlet could be created and her kitchen area successfully moved over the 50ft.
A good project manager sweats the details so that neither you nor your staff has to. In an office move, for example, a good project manager would call in, coordinate and manage all the necessary engineers and construction professionals to
- wire or rewire the electrical to PEng standards to better suit your business needs,
- build new offices or take down walls to create an open office space,
- install and test phone and data lines to accommodate complex phone systems, computer servers and connections to and from each planned work station,
- activate utilities
- dismantle and reassemble workstations
- pack and move furniture
- check and change all florescent light fixtures
- paint
- clean, shampoo the carpets, polish the floors, and wash the windows
- ensure office temperature is optimal for your staff and equipment
So, if an office move or reconstruction of your 2000 – 25,000sqft office space is a remote consideration, don’t sweat it. Instead let an office move/office reconstruction project manager sweat the details for you.
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DJ McGauley and Associates Inc. is your Office Move, Reconstruction and Reconfiguration Project Management Company of choice for the Toronto, GTA and surrounding areas. If an office move or reconstruction of your 2000 – 25,000sqft office space is a remote consideration, consider contacting us to arrange a no-obligation site meeting. We guarantee that by the end of that meeting you will know all that would be required to make your office move/reconstruction project a successful reality.
Call 416-239-1931 , email [email protected], or visit our website to complete our contact form.
New Corporate Office Developments in Toronto
Last November 2012, Google unveiled its new global headquarters in Canada— 89,000-sq.ft. space on Richmond St. The opening of its huge new office building for its more than 400 employees (or Googlers, as the firm would call them) helps to prove that Toronto is one of the busiest and most exciting places to live and work.
Coca-Cola, another mammoth brand, opened its Canadian headquarters in downtown Toronto last April on King St. E., atop the same building as the Toronto Sun. Before this, Coke Canada’s offices were located in Thorncliffe Park for the past 50 years.
Of the many companies setting up their office in Toronto, one of the most talked about is Twitter Inc. Recent news revealed that the San Francisco-based networking site is planning to open Twitter Canada and has in fact named its first employee: managing director Kirstine Stewart. Other career positions have also opened up, like account executive and account manager. It’s not surprising that Twitter Inc chose Toronto, where highly educated “Echo Boomers”, those between the ages of 20 to 39, are moving in to build their careers.
Another talked about office development is a 17-storey office tower at the east end of 351 King East. To be named the King East Centre, the building is a 500,000 sq. ft. office space that will have its first occupancy sometime in 2016. This is in addition to one of the latest office developments to break ground in One York Street last January: the One York. It will be 35 storeys high, and will have a total of 794,358 square feet of space.
For both office towers in the works, lead tenant status is still available—although office spaces are quickly being leased out to companies who want to be at the center of the accelerated urban growth in Toronto.
If your company is planning on moving to one of the many new office towers currently under construction in downtown Toronto, your first step should be to contact a reputable and talented corporate real estate agent. If you need assistance with finding a Toronto corporate real estate agent, we will be happy to recommend one to suit your needs. If you already have the agent that you feel confident with, your next step should be to secure a corporate relocation and renovation specialist to help you in every aspect of your move. Again, call us! We are here to help.
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