BSC in Facilities Management

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THE BALANCED SCORECARD IN FACILITIES MANAGEMENT for internal management and external benchmarking Paul Coronel and Anne Evans Directors, Benchmarking PLUS Melbourne August 1999
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT This paper is the result of collaborative work between a number of people and the support of the AAPPA Board. In particular we wish to acknowledge the input of time and intellectual capital from the following heads of facilities management organisations, convened by Brian Fenn who was the catalyst for the whole exercise. They played a team leader role in particular aspects of development: Brian Fenn Sam Ragusa Andrew Frowd Neville Thiele David Spedding Kelvin Crump Queensland University of Technology; Griffith University; University of Wollongong; University of South Australia; Deakin University; Facilities Management Services, TAFE, Queensland;
Also the input of a number of other facilities managers who participated in a workshop to assist in identifying relevant performance measures for facilities management within a Balanced Scorecard framework.
CONTENTS Introduction Some characteristics of top performing organisations How the balanced scorecard fits in The essential characteristics of the Balanced Scorecard approach How it can apply to FM in a tertiary education context (for both internal management and benchmarking purposes) Linkages between organisational levels and functions Establishing appropriate objectives for FM in the Balanced Scorecard context Broad structure of a Balanced Scorecard A sample of the KPIs in a Balanced Scorecard for facilities management Linkages between KPIs at different levels Characteristics of KPIs in a balanced Scorecard - internal versus benchmarking versions Conclusion APPENDIX: Detailed format of Balanced Scorecards for facilities management
2 INTRODUCTION Some characteristics of top performing organisations It is clear from personal experience and consensus among observers of exceptional organisations, that top performing organisations have a number of aspects in common including the following: Customer Focus: a clear understanding of their customers identity and their key needs, and an effective means of response at both the strategic and the operational level; Leadership: particularly in the sense of defining what things the organisation must get right and to communicate this clearly throughout the organisation; Use of information to manage: a coherent performance reporting structure that helps integrate the actions of managers at different levels in pursuit of their key objectives; A restless quest for improvement: they will do what is necessary to ensure they identify what is best practice and adapt it to fit their own organisation as soon as possible.
HOW THE BALANCED SCORECARD FITS IN The Balanced Scorecard is an approach to setting up performance measurement structures that help an organisation with some of the characteristics mentioned above. It was first featured in the Harvard Business Review early in 1992*. (Ref to K&N article) Since then it has been used in many countries and industries as the basis of a top-down reporting structure which knits together the desired strategic perspective of an organisation with its management actions at various levels. A smaller number of organisations have also used it as a framework for performance comparisons (performance benchmarking) with other organisations. It clearly makes sense to use similar measures for external comparisons to those that one uses to manage inside the organisation. The essential characteristics of the Balanced Scorecard approach are as follows: performance measurement from four perspectives ensures the focus is not merely on short term cost / financial performance (See slide 2: the question posed in each of the four perspectives help give the essence of what is being measured.); a review of the key objectives of the organisation. Existing objectives may need to be restated or modified to gain the desired clarity and balance between the four
3 perspectives of the Balanced Scorecard approach. (Our experience has shown that this is necessary more often than not, both from clarity and balance viewpoints.); linking each of these objectives to between one and three key performance measures which together are used as the scorecard at the top of the organisation (See slide 3: a typical scorecard has between 12 and 24 key performance measures in all; having fewer means the risk of too narrow an outlook while risking more confusion and lack of focus.); cascading; that is connecting the key performance measures at the top level with similar measures at other levels in the organisation. These should be of direct relevance to managers in the various jobs at these other levels. Thus cascading supports the communication which goes with delegation and accountability. In this way the perspective and consequently the actions of managers in different parts of the organisation are more co-ordinated and focussed on achievement in accord with a balanced set of key objectives.
HOW IT CAN APPLY TO FACILITIES MANAGEMENT IN A TERTIARY EDUCATION CONTEXT (for both internal management and benchmarking purposes) Linkages between organisational levels and functions In my job I see a very wide variety of industry sectors and organisations. Two of the most complex, in terms of services delivered to the end user or customer are public hospitals and local government organisations. Facilities management organisations in the tertiary education sector rank up there in my view. For this reason we propose a structure we have used elsewhere; a Top Level Balanced Scorecard with supporting Balanced Scorecards for major functions within facilities management. (This is illustrated in slide 4). The four supporting scorecards shown are indicative; the precise number and focus of the supporting scorecards in any single facilities management organisation will depend on the range and magnitude of functions that are under the FM Managers jurisdiction. Also to a degree on the way in which that person has divided the accountability for the various functions between managers reporting to him/her. Establishing appropriate objectives for FM in the Balanced Scorecard context It goes without saying that facilities management supports the fundamental activities of the University. The objectives for FM should therefore be compatible with those of the parent organisation.
4 Balanced Scorecard for Internal purposes ( for use by individual FM Managers to help run their own organisations) In this case the facilities management objectives as a total set will be unique and specific to the circumstances of the particular FM organisation and its parent body. Individual objectives may be the same or similar to other FM organisations but it is highly unlikely that this will be true of the whole set. Balanced Scorecard for External purposes (for use by a number of FM Managers to benchmark quantitative performance measures and qualitative measures / practices between their organisations) In this case the facilities management objectives must be generic to be able to serve all the participating organisations and have a degree of relevance to each of them. The objectives provide a stimulus for choosing a balanced set of key performance indicators but their role need go little further. Broad structure of a Balanced Scorecard The implications are shown in slides 5 and 6. Balanced Scorecard for External purposes For benchmarking purposes the Balanced Scorecard has a set of generic objectives and key performance measures (KPIs). Balanced Scorecard for Internal purposes For internal purposes the Balanced Scorecard has a set of objectives specific to the individual FM organisation, and the KPIs are used to measure the level of achievement against those objectives. In addition the Facilities Manager will probably wish to: define targets for the managers responsible for each KPI; document strategies and tasks by which the objectives will be achieved; fix accountabilities among his/her people for each strategy and /or task.
These additional features MAY - but do not have to - be included on the scorecard structure. It is up to the individual manager. (Two of the leading people in our working party, Sam Ragusa and Andrew Frowd, have included some or all of these elements in scorecards for their own organisations. Both approaches differ somewhat from each other, as is to be expected).
5 A SAMPLE OF THE KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS IN A BALANCED SCORECARD FOR FACILITIES MANAGEMENT These are set out on the next two pages. Note that it is a sample only and that the full version is attached at the end of this paper. It is in much greater detail, and includes the Top Level scorecard and the four supporting scorecards relating to Maintenance, Capital Works, Cleaning and Security. Note in the sample that there is a mix of quantitative and qualitative measures. Note also that each of the quantitative measures is stated in specific terms. This is critically important when benchmarking, but also for internal purposes. To highlight what I mean, consider the contrast between a KPI stated as satisfied customers, we will satisfy our customers, or something similar, and the KPI as stated in the sample below score on customer satisfaction survey. The former is more difficult to report on internally and impossible to use for benchmarking. Unfortunately I have seen many instances of the former in my work over recent years. In addition in the full version the qualitative measures are derived from a series of questions with multiple choice answers. Each answer has a different score so that an overall figure can be calculated; this is both for the purpose of benchmarking with others and for simple format reporting of year to year trends for internal purposes.
6 Sample of the KPIs in a Balanced Scorecard for facilities management
Customer Perspective
Quantitative measures Score on customer satisfaction survey Number of complaints per period (per EFT customer staff or per EFTSU) % compliance with provisions of service level agreements LTIFR (for customer staff / students) Incident levels per period (for example security incidents, safety incidents) Qualitative measures / practices Alignment of strategy with the parent organisation strategy Practices regarding use of SLAs
Financial Perspective
Quantitative measures Top Level Cost ratios (for example operating cost per EFTSU)
Breakdown of the above by function such as cleaning and security (cost per EFTSU, cost per sq metre) Asset employed ratio Budget balance ratio (for example $000 asset value installed per EFTSU) (for example budget variance $ per budget $)
Internal Business Perspective
Quantitative measures Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate (for FM staff & contractors) Management overheads as % of direct service delivery costs (for example capital works and cleaning services) Project time variance as % of original plan time Project cost variance as % of original project cost (both relating to capital works) Qualitative measures / practices Asset Management & Maintenance practices
Innovation & Learning Perspective (people, processes, technology)
Quantitative measures % budget spent on improved technology Annual training days per FM staff member % improvement in customer satisfaction index % improvement in operating cost per EFTSU Qualitative measures / practices Quality practices & process improvement techniques used Incentives / rewards employed
8 Linkages between KPIs at different levels The sample just given does not show an important element of choosing KPIs; that is the value of having linkages between KPIs at top level and the same or similar KPIs at other levels of the facilities management organisation. It is one thing to have a set of detailed measures, but it is another to have the ability to take the helicopter view whenever necessary and see the linkages between that view and ground level. Decision making can be more strategic and yet maintain a practical monitoring and implementation connection with strategy. As a simple example the degree of customer satisfaction with facilities management is an aggregate of the satisfaction with its various elements; maintenance, security and so on. Hence if a Customer Satisfaction Score is derived by means of a customer survey for each of the important elements of facilities management it can be summarised at the top level as an average or weighted average. Comparisons with other facilities management organisations are facilitated as is internal management summary reporting, trend analysis, and resource allocation decisions. Some other KPIs where I believe this approach is worthwhile: Complaints per EFTSU per period Operating cost per EFTSU Trends in each of the above and in Customer Satisfaction Scores Budget balance ratio Injury rates Annual training days per person.
Characteristics of KPIs in a balanced Scorecard - internal versus benchmarking versions There are some important differences which I would like to point out, which influence the design of a choice of KPIs for collective benchmarking purposes as opposed to one for use by an individual facilities management organisation. These are shown in the table over the page.
KPIs for benchmarking vs KPIs for internal use
KPIs for collective benchmarking
KPIs for individual organisations
No limit to the number used
Shouldnt have too many
Individual KPIs dont need to be relevant to All KPIs need to be relevant all participants
Need absolutely specific definition
Not quite so critical
Reasonable approximations are acceptable
Reasonable approximations may be acceptable
Must be structured to accommodate size differences in participating organisations (eg # complaints/EFTSU)
Not needed for internal comparisons (hence could just have # of complaints)
Mentioning targets is inappropriate (unless the targets are being benchmarked)
Setting targets can be beneficial (eg, Reduce complaints by 10%)
CONCLUSION In this paper I have covered a number of important points in the design and use of the Balanced Scorecard approach, for both collaborative benchmarking between facilities management organisation and management within an individual organisation. The detailed scorecards which form the remainder of this paper are the result of considerable collaborative work between us and a number of individuals who were acknowledged at the beginning of the paper. Hence most of the people involved are highly accomplished facilities managers. That said, there is no doubt room for further refinement. Possible pathways for facilities managers Benchmarking: The scorecards are set out primarily for benchmarking purposes, and it is hoped that they will provide a platform for an addition or adjunct to the excellent AAPPA
10 Benchmarking Survey already in use. If so the performance indicators and qualitative practices questions will provide a template for those who wish to follow this route. Internal management: Even though the scorecards are set out primarily for benchmarking purposes, I trust that using the points raised in this paper, facilities managers who are so inclined will be able to adapt the structure and tailor them for use in their own organisation. In this case each can select which of the performance indicators and customer satisfaction survey questions suit their current circumstances, and supplement them with others if desired. Before doing so they will wish to make the objectives more specific to the circumstances of their own institution, and they way wish to set targets and assign individual responsibilities for delivering against those targets and indicators. Combination approach: Of course it is possible to do both. In this case some or all of the performance indicators used for internal purposes and qualitative practices questions will also be benchmarked externally, thus providing a more informative basis for self evaluation, planning, and target setting. I thank you for your attention today.
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Slide 1
The Balanced Scorecard in Facilities Management:

for internal and benchmarking purposes
Paul Coronel
Benchmarking PLUS
Wellington, Septe mber 1999
Slide 2
The Balanced Scorecard Approach: Performance from Four Perspectives

Customer Service Perspective
How well do we deliver, financially?
Internal Services Perspective
How are we perceived by our customers?
Innovation & Learning Perspective
What must we excel at?
Can we continue to improve and create value?
B enc h mar k in g PLUS
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Slide 3
Overview of Structure of Balanced Scorecard

Objectives K PI s KPIs

Objectives K PIs
Objectives

Objectives K PIs

Objectives KPIs
1 to 3 objectives p er perspective 1 to 3 KPIs per o bjective Hence 12 to 24 KPIs total
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University s Obje ctives

linkages
High level FM obj ect ives

Incorporated into/drive
FM Bala nced Sco eca ds r r

Top level scorecard
Maintenance
Cleaning
Security
Capital Works
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Structure of High Level Scorecards for Benchmarking
Objectives (generic) KPIs



Slide 6
Structure of High Level Scorecards for Internal Management
Objectives (specific) KPIs Strate gies
Customer Perspective
Objectives (specific)
Internal Perspective
Objectives (specific)
K PIs
Strategies
K PIs
Strategies
I nnovation/learning Perspective
Ob jectives (specific)
KPIs
Strategies
Balanced Scorecard for management & benchmarking
Prepared for AAPPA Conference, September 1999
DETAILED FORMAT AND STRUCTURE OF BALANCED SCORECARDS FOR FACILITIES MANAGEMENT On the succeeding pages the scorecard structure referred to in the presentation paper is set out in detail. There are five scorecards in all: Top Level scorecard; scorecard for Cleaning; scorecard for Security; scorecard for Maintenance; scorecard for Capital Works.
Each contains the four perspectives - customer, financial, internal processes, and innovation and learning. Also each contains qualitative measures/practices as well as quantitative measures.
They are set out primarily with benchmarking in mind. However on the last sheet of this detailed layout there is a page of a scorecard shown in a format suitable for internal management purposes. To facilitate comparison between the alternative layouts, the subject matter (objectives and KPIs) shown in it corresponds closely with the subject matter in the first sheet of the scorecard for Maintenance which appears on page 16 of this section.
When commencing the first year of a co-operative benchmarking exercise it is common to reduce the total number of measures to make it easy for a greater number of organisations to participate. Even so, not all participants are usually expected to enter every single item of data required to complete the set. In succeeding years the measures are refined and extended in the light of the developing experience of the participants.
We trust the material shown in this detailed format will provide a basis for those organisations who wish to extend the scope of their benchmarking, to get started.
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Balanced Scorecard for management & benchmarking TOP LEVEL SCORECARD Customer Perspective
(How do our customers see us?)
Objective Achieve highest possible level of customer satisfaction Customer satisfaction index Performance Indicators Comments / Source of data
This assumes there is a customer satisfaction survey for each group of services (perhaps during the feedback process with the client regarding performance against SLAs - see Qualitative Measures / Practices).
Services can & should be grouped, eg, Security, Maintenance, Cleaning; so that they form part of a separate identifiable survey and can be used in the respective scorecard.
Each survey should be simple, capable of being scored. (See the example in the paper given in the breakfast session).
To calculate the Customer satisfaction index shown in this (top level) scorecard, an average can be calculated from the score for each survey. In this way it would be linked to all subsidiary scorecards.
This would be very useful for both internal management and external benchmarking. Number of complaints per EFTSU attending Capital Works time & budget performance index
Linked to all relevant subsidiary scorecards
A summary of some Capital Works Scorecard KPIs
Achieve alignment with the Universitys direction and with our customers needs.
See Qualitative Measures / Practices in this section.
A numerical rating of answers against these question is possible for benchmarking purposes.
They are also good self assessment questions for internal management purposes.
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Customer Perspective (Continued) Qualitative Measures / Practices

(Please circle the answer which most applies)
Planning (representation and alignment)
To what extent do you believe that you have identified the key University planning forums?
Not at all / we have identified some / we have identified most of them / we know all of them
On what proportion of the relevant planning forums is FM invited to sit at the planning table?
None / some / most / all of them
How would you judge the level of involvement of FM in the development of Universitys strategic plan?
No input / some input or involvement but should be asked for more / the FM function is properly represented and listened to
Please comment on the nature of the involvement

Mostly informal / Mostly formal - we are asked for specific information at certain steps in the process / Fairly even mix of both
Does the FM function have a long term / strategic plan, ie 3 years or more?
No / such a plan has been established for less than 5 years / for 5 years or more
How would you rate the degree of alignment between the FM strategic plan and the Universitys strategic plan?
(Eg: - key objectives / strategies in the Universitys strategic plan are analysed for their implications for FM; - Universitys projections and analysis of trends are incorporated in medium to long term FM planning.) ANSWER: Low / medium / high degree of alignment
Do you receive feedback from senior University management (DVCs and/ or PVCs) on FMs performance in regard to the above aspects?
No input Level of involvement should be increased / decreased / about right Level of alignment should be increased / about right.
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Balanced Scorecard for management & benchmarking Customer Perspective (Continued)

Planning (customer input)
Yes / No
Do you have a formal process to gain an understanding of the various customers physical resource and service requirements? Are service delivery options developed to address each customer groups requirements? Are these service delivery options discussed with each customer group? Are Service Charters / SLAs developed or modified as a result? In the case of capital works, are capital works plans modified as a result?
Yes / No Yes / No Yes / No Yes / No
Is agreement with the customer on the most appropriate delivery option and service level generally achieved?
Service Level Agreements / Service Charters
Yes / No
We have Service Charters / SLAs with our client groups

For none of our client groups / Some / Most / All
We measure our performance at least annually against the SLA

For none of the SLAs that are established / Some / Most / All
Our SLAs are set after some form of consultation with the client regarding their key needs
When we measure our performance against the SLAs, we use the clients rating.
Set up appropriate links to the relevant subsidiary scorecards eg, Cleaning, Security, Maintenance, Grounds
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(How do we look to our financial stakeholders ?)
Objective Obtain value for money and manage our budget Annual net operating cost ($A) per EFTSU attending Assets employed ($A000) per EFTSU attending Performance Indicators Comments / Source of data
High level measure of the intensity of asset utilisation
Ditto. Net means any revenue (eg hiring of facilities) is deducted from operating costs. Link to subsidiary scorecards
Budget over-run as % of budget (operating) Budget over-run as % of budget (capital)
Ability to manage the budget. Link to subsidiary scorecards (except Capital Works?).
Ditto. Link to Capital Works scorecard.
Obtain adequate funding for effective facilities management
A composite of Maintenance Index plus funding per unit for other services
Link to subsidiary scorecards - eg Maintenance Index of 1% to 1.5% of ARV, Cleaning cost per sq m or per EFTSU, Security cost per EFTSU attending,
Qualitative Measures / Practices

Management information for FM
Hardly any manager believes they have a totally effective management information system. With this in mind can you please comment:
Within reason, our management information is:
The main problem is:
Reliable / not reliable Easily accessible / not Up to date / takes a long time to arrive Accurate enough for the purpose / not Within the FM function / not Other departments / not General / specific systems (please comment below)
Comments: (eg, the specific systems of most concern provide information on the level of backlog maintenance)
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Internal Process Perspective

(What must we excel at?)
Objective Effective Asset Management Net annual value of commercial opportunities realised. Performance Indicators Comments / Source of data
Defined as revenue from usage of the Institutions assets by outside parties, less direct costs relating to such usage. Revenue includes the commercial value of free or discounted usage to charitable or other community groups.
Rating on Asset Management (self assessment
See Maintenance & Capital Works Scorecard. The overall score would appear here.
Anticipate & adopt appropriate technology for FM
Rating on Asset Management (self assessment)
See Qualitative Measures / Practices below .

Technology
From your own knowledge, how appropriate is the facilities management technology that is used in your area of the University? Please consider and score each of the aspects below: - cost 0 1 2 3 4 - reliability 0 1 2 3 4 - fitness for my purpose 0 1 2 3 4 - keeps me competitive in my field 0 1 2 3 4 1 = Totally Inappropriate 4 = Totally Appropriate
0 = I dont know / cant give a knowledgeable answer.
Comments: .. ..
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Innovation and Learning Perspective

(Can we continue to improve and create value?)
Objective Improve key elements of Facilities Management Trend in Facilities Condition Index Trend in Customer Satisfaction Index Trend in total annual Operating Cost per EFTSU Performance Indicators Comments / Source of data
All link to subsidiary scorecards. - Operating Cost to Operating Cost elements, eg Security - FCI to Maintenance or Capital - Customer Satisfaction to each individual scorecard.
(In each of the KPIs proposed, trend means % movement between each of last 3 annual figures)
Develop our people
Annual training days per EFT facilities management person. Annual training cost per EFT security person.
Links to subsidiary scorecards Source of data: Financial System Staff Development Records

Knowledge and Skills
Have you identified the knowledge and skills required to optimise the contribution of FM to the University over the next several years?
No / Yes, informally / Yes, a formal analysis has been undertaken in all areas
Have the gaps between existing and required knowledge and skills been identified?
No / Yes, informally / Yes, a formal training needs analysis has been undertaken for all areas
Have you a plan for filling these gaps?

No / Yes, an informal plan / Yes, a formal plan has been developed and is being implemented
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Balanced Scorecard for management & benchmarking SCORECARD FOR CLEANING Customer Perspective
Objective Achieve highest possible level of customer satisfaction Performance Indicators Number of complaints per EFTSU attending
Comments / Source of data With scores for this measure from other scorecards, summarises up to the Top Level Scorecard.
Customer satisfaction index
Summarises up to the Customer Satisfaction Index in the Top Level Scorecard, along with customer satisfaction scores from other scorecards.
The survey should be simple and capable of being scored. See Qualitative Measures / Practices below for example.
Percentage Compliance with Service Level Agreements
SLAs either as part of contract specification or internal agreement with customers. Score provided by means of regular checks of service provided by Cleaning Supervisor.
See also Qualitative Measures / Practices below.
Be Environmentally responsible
Waste volume/sq m Waste Volume/EFTSU
Waste is garbage which requires general (not special) handling from buildings, and bins along paths, etc (not landscaping waste).
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Customer Perspective (Continued) Qualitative Measures / Practices

Customer Satisfaction
Ratings: 1 = not acceptable; 2 = unsatisfactory; 3 = satisfactory; 4 = good; 5 = excellent
Sensitivity and understanding of customer needs Competence and expertise displayed with the advice or service provided. Reliability of service provided. Timeliness / speed of response to service requests Efforts made to solve problems and follow through Feedback provided to customers on services delivered. Service Level Agreements We have Service Charters / SLAs with our clients We measure our performance at least annually against the SLA Our SLAs are set after some form of consultation with the client regarding their key needs We use the clients own rating of our performance at least annually against the SLAs. Regular checks of service provided against the provisions of the SLA, are SLAs that are established / Some / Most / All conducted by the Cleaning Supervisor or equivalent position. Waste Volume We measure the volume of garbage which requires general (not special) handling from buildings, and bins along paths, etc (ie not landscaping waste).
None / Some / Most / All
For none of the
Whether measured /frequency / used for change process.
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Balanced Scorecard for management & benchmarking Financial Perspective

Objective Annual net operating cost per EFTSU attending. Ditto per square metre Performance Indicators Comments / Source of data
Net means any revenue is deducted from operating costs. Cost means the total all up including for example contracts, staff up to head of FM group, materials and consumables, waste removal, window cleaning, pest control, hazardous waste, recycling, sanitary bin service, grease trap service, landfill charges, cleaning of curtains and furnishings.
Budget over-run as % of budget (operating)
Measures the ability to manage the budget.
(With scores for these measures from other scorecards, summarises up to the Top Level Scorecard).

Objective Work Safely Performance Indicators LTIFR (for Cleaning Staff) Comments / Source of data
Industry Standard, from OH&S data
Minimise overheads
Ratio of cost of Cleaning Mgmt to Total Cleaning Cost.
Cleaning management costs include staff and overhead costs for cleaning supervision, as well as a share of corporate staff and overheads up to head of FM function. This will also apply if cleaning is contracted out. Ratio of Materials Cost/Total Cleaning Cost.
Measures materials control, & environmental responsibility to some degree.
Be Environmentally responsible
See above and Customer Perspective.
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Balanced Scorecard for management & benchmarking Innovation and Learning Perspective
Objective Improve key elements of Facilities Management Trend in Customer Satisfaction Index Trend in LTIFR Trend in total Operating Cost per EFTSU (Also per EFT and per sq metre) Performance Indicators Comments / Source of data
Perhaps not all three cost ratios - just the per EFTSU ratio
With scores for these measures from other scorecards, the cost and customer satisfaction measures summarise up to the Top Level Scorecard.
In each of the KPIs proposed, trend means % movement between each of last 3 annual figures

Benchmarking of Cleaning Standard - Cleaning practice regularity
This simple rating system might need refining/expanding but could well be a start.
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3 Star Halls Common Areas vacuumed Offices vacuumed Toilets cleaned High Use Toilets cleaned Internal Bins emptied External Bins emptied Cob webbing internal Windows cleaned - Internal Windows cleaned - External weekly monthly daily daily twice weekly twice weekly 12 monthly
Level of service / frequency

4 Star weekly fortnightly daily twice daily daily daily 3 monthly 5 Star daily weekly daily three times daily daily daily monthly Other (state frequency)
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Balanced Scorecard for management & benchmarking SCORECARD FOR SECURITY Customer Perspective
Objective Achieve highest possible level of customer satisfaction (see Qualitative Measures / Practices on the next page) 1. Satisfaction score on response to a simple survey Performance Indicators Comments / Source of data
Survey of a small representative sample of students and staff.
Summarises to the Customer Satisfaction Index in the Top Level Scorecard, along with customer satisfaction scores from other scorecards.
2. Number of complaints per EFTSU attending
Summarises to the Top Level Scorecard, along with scores on this measure from other scorecards.
Make an impact on incident levels
3. Relative incident levels
Number of incidents per 1000 EFTSU on campus divided by number of equivalent incidents (eg theft) per 1000 population in the suburbs in the immediate environment of campus.
Source of data: Security System; Security Log Book; University Insurance Records; Finance Systems.

Customer Satisfaction / perceptions (Rating scale: 1 = inadequate; 2 = satisfactory;
3 = more than satisfactory)
Please give us your perceptions / experience with the following: Your personal safety/security within my workplace eg classroom, laboratory, office. Your personal safety/security moving about the campus walking along pathways; driving or cycling on campus roadways; using stairways, elevators, toilets, public areas. Your personal safety/security during evenings and weekends on campus. Security of personal belongings eg money/valuables, books, vehicles, etc. Have you experienced a personal safety/security incident this year? If yes, was the incident reported to the security service? If yes, please give us your perception of the response by the security service. 1 1
2 2
3 3
1 2 Yes Yes 2
2 3 No No 3
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Objective Effective cost management 1. Annual operating cost per EFTSU attending. Performance Indicators Comments / Source of data
Cost means the total all up including for example contracts, staff up to head of FM group. For benchmarking purposes, categorised into the following (respondents would complete the section - or sections in the case of multiple campuses - which apply to them: Metropolitan Campus - 7 Day, 24 hour service $ - Other span of hours $ City Campus - 7 Day, 24 hour service $ - Other span of hours $
2. Budget over-run as % of budget (operating) 3. Security cost per incident
(The scores for these first two measures are summarised in the Top Level Scorecard, along with their equivalents from other scorecards).
The intention is to provide a rough judgement of the degree of security problem on campus balanced against the resources devoted to it. The source of the data is the Security Log Book and the Finance System.
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Balanced Scorecard for management & benchmarking Internal Process Perspective

Objective Work Safely Monitor intensity of security effort 3. Annual number of recorded calls/requests to security service for assistance per EFTSU attending. 4. Annual person hours of security service provided per EFTSU attending. Monitor the balance between various security services 5. Percentage of total annual person hours and operating costs applied to: - Crime / incident investigation - Securing/lockup buildings and facilities - Surveillance/mobile and foot patrols - Attendance to personal safety requests - Car parking control and regulation - Escort duty - Response to out of hours general inquiries. 6. Number of safety / security incidents (per 1000 EFTSU) on campus by type of incident: - Theft personal property - Theft University property - Damage personal property - Damage University property - Injury/assault to student/staff/visitor - Harassment to student/staff/visitor 2. Annual number of security/safety escorts per EFTSU attending. 1. LTIFR (for Security Staff) Performance Indicators Comments / Source of data
Industry Standard, from OH&S data Data from security log books.
Data from analysis of security log books and apportionment of operating costs.
Monitor the mix security incidents
Data from analysis of: - Security System - Security Log Book - University Insurance Records - Finance Systems
Data shown in the three rows above can be used to monitor the level and balance in the mix of security services, to maintain efficiency and effectiveness.
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Balanced Scorecard for management & benchmarking Innovation and Learning Perspective
Objective Develop our people 2. Annual training cost per EFT security person. 1. Annual training days per EFT security person. Performance Indicators Comments / Source of data
Source of data: Financial System Staff Development Records
Develop our services
3. % of annual total security budget committed to improvement of services or installation of new services.
Data from annual budget.
Invest in appropriate technology
4. Cost per EFTSU attending, of access control and other electronic security services.
Data from annual budget.
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Balanced Scorecard for management & benchmarking SCORECARD FOR MAINTENANCE Customer Perspective
Objective Provide a safe environment 1.1 Reduce the backlog of safety related maintenance SCI = 1 Reduction in value of safety related maintenance backlog Total Value of safety related maintenanc e backlog at begiining of period
Performance Indicators
Comments / Source of data
An improvement in the Safety Condition Index which is defined as
Source of data: Maintenance management system Finance system
1.2. Reduce lost time injuries 1.3. Reduce WH&S incidents
Lost time hours of all staff / total of staff hours available Reduction in WH&S Incidents defined as
Noofincidentsinlastp eriod noofincidentsinpresentperiod Noofincidentsinlastp eriod
Academic and general staff. Staff availability assumed to be 46 weeks. Source of data: as above plus workers compensation records
Source of data: as above
Provide reliable services 2.1 Rapid response to breakdowns 2.2. Reduce complaints % response time achieved within published targets for various categories Number of complaints received per semester per EFTSU
Source of data for 2.1 and 2.2: Maintenance system / Help desk data / Quality system
For benchmarking purposes, the categories and targets would need to be defined and commonly accepted. Otherwise a measure such as average response time between call and return to service would need to be used.
Provide an aesthetically pleasing environment
Score on customer satisfaction survey
Annual survey conducted at each site. Survey should be site specific to take into account local issues. Some questions may be common across the system. Scoring system common eg 4=good, 5= excellent on a 5 point scale.
Provide equity of service
Maintenance $ as % of ARV by building or campus. Measured as a rolling 5 year average (eventually) of: (Maintenance Index) =
E xpenditureonMainten ance AssetRepalcementValueofAssetCategory
Also need to establish Facility Condition Index which should be simultaneously measured to indicate effectiveness of maintenance.
Hence need to establish a condition-based maintenance plan. See Qualitative measures / Practices in the internal process Perspective.
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Objective Optimise the maintenance dollar 5.1 Gain adequate maintenance funding Maintenance Index
M aintenanance E xpenditure = Asset Replacement Value
Performance Indicators
Source of data for 5.1 and 5.2: Maintenance management system and Asset registers
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It is suggested that the maintenance Index should be between 1 and 1.5% (Source: APPA/AAPPA Research 1980-1998, Dr Frank Bromilow (CSIRO), NCRB, FMA)
Maintenance index should be assessed in conjunction with movement in the FCI 5.2 Maintain an adequate value for the Facility Condition Index FCI = [1 - (Total Backlog Maintenance / Institution ARV)]
APPA/AAPPA Research 1980-1998 concludes that an FCI of 0.9 or above is an indicator of a manageable backlog
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Balanced Scorecard for management & benchmarking Internal Process Perspective

Objective Adequate maintenance planning Corrective maintenance expenditure divided by total maintenance expenditure Performance Indicators Comments / Source of data
Source of data: Maintenance management system and Asset registers
Adequate maintenance systems / practices
See Qualitative Measures / Practices below
Completion of answers to the questions and comparison of the scores achieved provides a basis for benchmarking.
A score would need to be set for each possible answer ( eg first question below: Annually = 4; Every 2 years = 3; Every 3 years = 2 and so on ).

Asset Management - Facilities Condition management
A Facilities Condition assessment is conducted

never
Annually
/ every 2 years / every 3 years / less frequently /
Part of the assessment is some form of physical inspection A Facilities Condition Index is calculated A prioritised list of work requirements is developed The prioritised list of work requirements is a key to determining backlog maintenance works The prioritised list of work requirements helps to determine minor capital works projects For backlog maintenance: A cost estimate is derived for each item/project in the work requirements A recommended year of action is also identified This results in a costed plan for infrastructure sustainability
plan
Yes / no
Annually / every 2 years / every 3 years / less frequent
No / for some assets / for most assets / totally comprehensive Yes / no Yes / no
No / for some items / for most items / totally comprehensive
No / for some items / for most items / all items No
/ for 1 year ahead / for 2 years
/ 3 years / longer term
This has been endorsed by the leadership group at my University / Institute / establishment.
Yes / no
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Internal Process Perspective (continued)

Asset Management - Maintenance routines and decisions
A maintenance management system is in place. Routines are documented and delivered by the maintenance management system. CM, PM, B&DA are accounted for separately. A Planned Maintenance system is in place There are documented procedures for evaluating outsourcing decisions.
For planned maintenance / corrective / backlog / deferred Yes / no Yes / no
None / some / most / for all systems Yes / no

Objective Performance Indicators Comments / Source of data
Improve key elements of Facilities Management
Trend in total Operating Cost per EFTSU Trend in Facilities Condition Index Trend in Customer Satisfaction Index Trend in lost time injuries (see Performance indicator 1.2 in Customer Perspective)
These dont all necessarily have to moving in the right direction for the result to be good. For example rapidly recovering a poor FCI may impact severely on operating cost per EFTSU.
Improve skills of workforce
Annual training days per EFT maintenance person
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Balanced Scorecard for management & benchmarking SCORECARD FOR CAPITAL WORKS Customer Perspective
Objective Achieve highest possible level of customer satisfaction Customer satisfaction index (See indicative survey questions below) Performance Indicators
It assumes there is customer satisfaction survey for each project and that a client (spokesperson for key users) has been identified.
The survey should be simple, capable of being scored.
The score for each survey (calculated as % of maximum possible score) can be calculated and summarised, along with the score from other customer satisfaction scores, to an average score in the Top Level Scorecard for Facilities Management as a whole.
On time completion
Average time overrun as % of planned project duration
A weighted average figure is calculated to take into account the different size of individual projects. Source of data: project budgets and schedules.
Customer Satisfaction survey
We were consulted at the planning stage about our requirements

satisfactory
Not at all / yes but it was a partially satisfactory /
We were given realistic expectations of what the completed project would provide. We were kept adequately informed during the project. The completed structure has proven satisfactory Any associated systems contain appropriate technology. Operating costs so far have proven to be within our expectations. Remedial work has been unnecessary or of a very minor nature.
Not at all / to some degree / yes we were
Not at all / to some degree / to an appropriate degree
Not at all / in part / yes
None / some / most / for all systems / dont know
Yes / no Yes / no
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Objective Manage our budget effectively Budget over-run as % of budget (capital budget) Budget over-run as % of budget (operating budget) Performance Indicators
Ability to manage the budget. Reported to Top Level Scorecard
Ditto. Reported to Top Level Scorecard
Project competitively tendered
% of capital works by value, competitively tendered
Assesses the keenness to check costs and approaches with competitors

Objective Effective Capital/Asset Management Minimise management overheads Optimise project cost performance % management costs to capital works value Performance Indicators Comments / Source of data
% which the capital works group annual operating budget represents of the capital works completed over the same period
Budget over-run as % of budget (capital budget) separated into: n sum of projects completed by in-house people n sum of projects completed by contractors Average % management costs to capital works value by size strata of projects: n all projects less than $25000 n all projects > up to $100,000 n all projects > $100,000 up to $1,000,000 n all projects > $1,000,000
Assesses some of the relative merits of in-house projects and placing projects with contractors
Monitor portfolio for economies of scale
Highlights needs & opportunities to review and categorise project management practices for different sized projects
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Objective Performance Indicators Comments / Source of data
Improve key elements of capital assets management Trend in total facilities assets employed per EFTSU Trend in Customer Satisfaction Index Trend in LTIFR for capital works staff and contractors
Trend in % management costs to capital works value
On a longer term basis, measures the degree to which the capital works function is being effective in managing the capital assets aspects - even though some of the measures may be indirect.
Improve skills of workforce
Annual training days per EFT capital works person
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Balanced Scorecard for management & benchmarking BALANCED SCORECARD FOR INTERNAL MANAGEMENT PURPOSES MAINTENANCE FUNCTION
This corresponds to the first page of the customer perspective of the scorecard shown for the maintenance function on page 16. The key difference is that this layout provides for specific targets, responsibilities, and deadlines to be documented on the same page. Customer Perspective Objective
1. TO PROVIDE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT 1.1 Reduction of the backlog of safety related maintenance by 20% p.a.
Strategy / Target
KPIs
Actions by whom / by when
Performance is measured by an improvement in the Safety Condition Index which is defined as SCI = 1 Reduction in value of safety related maintenance backlog Total Value of safety related maintenanc e backlog at begiining of period
1.2. Reduction of lost time injury as % of total hours by 10%. 1.3. Reduction of WH&S incidents by 10%
Lost time hours of all staff (academic and general), divided by total of staff hours available (46 weeks). Reduction in WH&S Incidents =
Noofincidentsinlastp eriod noofincidentsinpresentperiod Noofincidentsinlastp eriod
2.
TO PROVIDE RELIABLE SYSTEMS AND SERVICES
2.1. Ensure all response times are met with 95% confidence rate.
% response time achieved within published targets for various categories
2.2. Number of complaints received per semester 3. TO PROVIDE AN AESTHETICALLY PLEASING ENVIRONMENT 3.1 Perform regular Occupancy Evaluations and Condition Audits
Number of complaints received per semester per EFTSU.
Respondents giving a score of 4 or 5 or of good or excellent on a scale of 5
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6 Sample of the KPIs in a Balanced Scorecard for facilities management

Internal Business Perspective

Innovation & Learning Perspective (people, processes, technology)

KPIs for benchmarking vs KPIs for internal use

KPIs for collective benchmarking

KPIs for individual organisations

No limit to the number used

Shouldnt have too many

Need absolutely specific definition

Not quite so critical

Reasonable approximations are acceptable

Reasonable approximations may be acceptable

Must be structured to accommodate size differences in participating organisations (eg # complaints/EFTSU)

Mentioning targets is inappropriate (unless the targets are being benchmarked)

Setting targets can be beneficial (eg, Reduce complaints by 10%)

The Balanced Scorecard in Facilities Management:

The Balanced Scorecard Approach: Performance from Four Perspectives

Customer Service Perspective

How well do we deliver, financially?

Internal Services Perspective

How are we perceived by our customers?

Innovation & Learning Perspective

What must we excel at?

Can we continue to improve and create value?

B enc h mar k in g PLUS

Overview of Structure of Balanced Scorecard

Customer Service Perspective

Internal Services Perspective

Innovation & Learning Perspective

1 to 3 objectives p er perspective 1 to 3 KPIs per o bjective Hence 12 to 24 KPIs total

B enc h mar k in g PLUS

University s Obje ctives

High level FM obj ect ives

FM Bala nced Sco eca ds r r

B enc h mar k in g PLUS

Structure of High Level Scorecards for Benchmarking

Customer Service Perspective

Internal Services Perspective

Innovation & Learning Perspective

B enc h mar k in g PLUS

Structure of High Level Scorecards for Internal Management

B enc h mar k in g PLUS

Balanced Scorecard for management & benchmarking

Prepared for AAPPA Conference, September 1999

Prepared for AAPPA Conference, September 1999

Linked to all relevant subsidiary scorecards

A summary of some Capital Works Scorecard KPIs

See Qualitative Measures / Practices in this section.

Balanced Scorecard for management & benchmarking

Prepared for AAPPA Conference, September 1999

Customer Perspective (Continued) Qualitative Measures / Practices

Planning (representation and alignment)

Please comment on the nature of the involvement

Balanced Scorecard for management & benchmarking Customer Perspective (Continued)

Prepared for AAPPA Conference, September 1999

We have Service Charters / SLAs with our client groups

We measure our performance at least annually against the SLA

Balanced Scorecard for management & benchmarking

Prepared for AAPPA Conference, September 1999

High level measure of the intensity of asset utilisation

Budget over-run as % of budget (operating) Budget over-run as % of budget (capital)