Nashville

In normal times, the role of a project manager is an important one. During a pandemic, it is even more vital to a project’s success.

Q&A with Gillian Baikie from Cresa Workspace, Planning, Design, & Support on the HUB and Spoke Model.

Jim Underhill arguing that people are not going back—at least, not to the office life we had, with hundreds or thousands of employees showing up at the same building every day, often to be squeezed into a densely packed, open-plan office. “Call it a de-consolidation of space, rather than having everyone come into one massive office in the cities, though they will remain the hub,” he told Quartz.

Some workers are going back to their offices. Others will be home — maybe permanently. Either way, the Covid-19 pandemic could be a turning point in the region’s office space market.

While some companies prepare for the return to office, others are opting to incorporate remote work into their long-term workplace strategies. For these occupiers, it will be important to reevaluate your space utilization and — if it proves cost-effective — shed what you no longer need.

New performance metrics will help companies make data-driven decisions as they respond to the pandemic and plan for the future.