VISTA Provides Webinars on Real Property and Budgeting

Are you interested in learning what your peers find most important about real property asset management - especially in today's difficult budget times?

Each day at 11 AM ET on February 8 and February 27, VISTA (in cooperation with software firm Archibus) will offer a new Web-based seminar that explores the changing landscape of real property asset management. VISTA President and CEO David Baxa and VP of Corporate Development Ray Summerell will lead the Webinars.

For information on registering for these Webinars, visit www.archibus.com/events. This article provides details on each event.

11 AM, February 8:
Federal Real Property Reporting Compliance

Executive Order 13327 on Federal Real Property Asset Management (EO 13327) will have had its third anniversary this February 4. One of the cornerstones of compliance with this Order is the development of an Asset Management Plan (AMP), in which each Department provides specific direction for managing its real property portfolio, including plans for identifying excess property for disposition.

VISTA has participated in the real property internal review processes of many Departments and their member agencies, and authored several Department AMPs for submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), as well as several Agency level AMPs for internal use.

There is considerable variation in how Federal departments and agencies are approaching this requirement. This Webinar looks at the management paradigm shift that must accompany the planning effort in order to be effective.

11 AM, February 27:
Real Property Problems and Challenges: A View from the Trenches

In both 2005 and 2006, The Federal Real Property Association (FRPA) and VISTA conducted a survey of current and prospective members to determine the level of Federal agency compliance with Executive Order 13327 on Federal Real Property Asset Management (EO 13327).

This Webinar summarizes the findings of the latest survey. In addition, new questions were introduced to gain a greater understanding of organizations' preparedness to respond to hypothetical changing budgetary requirements.

About ARCHIBUS, Inc.

ARCHIBUS is the #1 global provider of facilities and infrastructure management solutions and services with expenditures for ARCHIBUS-related products and services exceeding $1.5 Billion (USD). With ARCHIBUS, organizations can use a single, comprehensive, integrated solution to make informed strategic decisions that optimize return-on-investment, lower asset life-cycle costs, and increase enterprise-wide productivity and profitability. More than 3,000,000 ARCHIBUS enterprise and Web users collectively manage over 4 million properties with organizations reporting facilities-related cost savings as high as 34%. ARCHIBUS is supported through a global network of over 1,600 ARCHIBUS-trained specialists. Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, ARCHIBUS, Inc. has pioneered computer-aided facilities management technologies since 1982. For more information, call (+1) 617-227-2508 or visit www.archibus.com.