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What is Archibus?

Archibus is an IWMS solution based on the IWMS capabilities of the former ARCHIBUS product line and the workspace planning and optimization solutions of the former Serraview, which merged with ARCHIBUS in December 2018.

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Good space management software for multi-building campuses.

Incentivized
Verified User
Manager (1001-5000 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use it to manage the space and facilities planning for the campus. Recently we started to use it for self-service booking. This allows us to manage hotdesking and hotel options for faculty.

Pros

  • Detail uploads of floor plans
  • Web based portal
  • Customizable service

Cons

  • More user friendly booking system
  • Web navigation can be more streamlined
  • Ease of use from non-technical users can be improved

Most Important Features

  • Management portal
  • Self-service options
  • Web based

Return on Investment

  • Allowed us to use one tool for management and space booking
  • Not dependent on outlook or scheduling software
  • Requires set up and help on coordinating spaces via uploaded floor plans.

Alternatives Considered

Nexudus

Usability

All in one place and scalability

Incentivized
Gore Chen
IT Project Manager in Corporate at QUT (Queensland University of Technology) (10,001+ employees employees)

Pros

  • Floor Plans provide dynamic reports group by floor, department, location, room type and function. It is very useful for space planning against budget.
  • Building Operations allow users to log a request for repair. The workflow will alert different business areas to respond in a timely manner.
  • Condition Assessment allows us to audit the current condition of building, equipment, furniture and others.

Cons

  • Lease Management's data structure may need more flexibility to adopt different business needs.
  • Capital Project Management need simpler interfaces and workflows to improve end user experience.

Return on Investment

  • Met our business objectives
  • Positive ROI

Great IWMS system for large complex organizations

Incentivized
Zig WuView profile
Senior Program Manager in Corporate at Stanford Health Care (5001-10,000 employees employees)

Pros

  • Reporting - Archibus has very powerful reporting solutions.
  • Expansive Modules - catered to every need of the real estate and facilities organization.
  • Editing and inputting data.

Cons

  • User Interface could be improved - it takes many steps to get to features within Webcentral, too complex, created for power users.
  • Pricing and fee schedules - surprised to find that they charged separately for Space Chargeback features within Space Management and annual maintenance fees.
  • Slow interface.

Return on Investment

  • Saved time and effort to do space reports and manual calculations of common areas.
  • Standard solution helped to define process for managing space.
  • Improved accuracy in tracking spaces allowed for better utilizaton and monitoring of space assets.
  • Improved reimbursement from insurance and other entities based on space reporting.

Other Software Used

Smartsheet, Tableau Online, AutoCAD 360