- Cloudbooking software was implemented quickly and efficiently.
- Desk management solution allowed FBCMB to leverage technology to optimize the safety of its employees.
- The Cloudbooking platform is improving the productivity and efficiency of FBCMB buildings and resources.
- The Cloudbooking platform has facilitated a successful adoption of hybrid working strategies for FBCMB, allowing employees to decide if they want to work remotely or in the office.
- Accurate data analytics and insights taken from the Cloudbooking platform continue to inform companywide desk and room usage decisions and office space cost-saving measures.
Industry
Legal
Locations
6 sites
Employees
200
“We are so pleased that we chose Cloudbooking. The team loves how visually appealing the system is, and it’s so easy to use.”
Beverley Jackson, Project Analyst at FBC Manby Bowdler
FBC Manby Bowdler LLP is a full-service law firm providing a comprehensive range of legal services in Shropshire, the West Midlands, and Worcestershire.
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The Desk & Meeting Room FBC Manby Bowdler Case Study
The following FBC Manby Bowdler case study details how Cloudooking’s champion services were able to help FBC Manby Bowdler return to work during COVID-19 and create a hybrid working environment.
Desk & Meeting Room Management Solutions for FBC Manby Bowdler
Cloudbooking is FBC Manby Bowdler (FBCMB) LLP’s approved supplier for meeting room booking and desk management technologies. With increasing demand to improve the efficiency of its office spaces and COVID-19 expediting the need for FBCMB to provide a COVID safe environment for employees returning to work, Cloudbooking was offered the contract to digitally accelerate the company’s workplace management process.
Thanks to the seamless integration of the Cloudbooking meeting room booking and desk management system, with mobile SSO and Active Directory, the Cloudbooking platform allowed FBCMB to create a safe working environment for employees, giving them the confidence to work in the office in a post-lockdown world.
It was vital that the Cloudbooking solution provided FBCMB with a user-friendly interface and single sign-on access across all devices to ensure an easy transition for its employees. The Cloudbooking platform is also be utilized to understand office-space efficiencies, driving FBCMB’s cost-saving strategies and future office consolidation decisions.
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The Initial Problems at FBC Manby Bowdler
- The need for an easy-to-use, single sign-on-enabled booking platform would not overburden users when trying to find and access the desk and meeting spaces.
- A requirement for a mobile-accessible solution.
- Minimal workplace utilization data to support office space cost decisions.
- The COVID-19 pandemic has put employee health and well-being at risk with limited social-distancing control in open-plan office layouts.
The Impact of the Problems on FBC Manby Bowdler
- Workspace not being used to its full potential by employees, resulting in low workspace utilization rates.
- No ability to track office-space productivity to inform cost-saving decisions.
- Staff anxiety and resistance to coming back to work in the office after working remotely for an extended period of time due to COVID.
- Inability to provide a fully COVID safe workplace due to limited track-and-trace transparency and social distance management.
The Results of Cloudbooking’s Desk & Room Management Software
Project Rollout
Initial use case
- FBCMB required a COVID-19 workplace management solution to enable a safe return to work for its employees.
Current deployment
- Desk and meeting room management services deployed to 6 sites
- AD Integration
- Data analytics for desk usage and office-productivity insights
- CBMobile with SSO
- 3D Modeled Digital Floorplans
- COVID Secure Solutions
What’s next?
- Further deployment of Cloudbooking services, including car park management system to additional sites.
- Continued deployment of Cloudbooking’s meeting room management service to additional sites once client meetings resume in offices.
- System evolution to support new ways of working to support FBCMB’s future workplace strategy.
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