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Real Estate & Facilities OptimizeR and Consolidation Engine

McKinsey’s proprietary digital solution that helps you reimagine future office spaces and operating models

RE-Force

Real Estate & Facilities OptimizeR and Consolidation Engine

What it is

RE-Force allows you to reimagine the “Future of Offices” at your fingertips while optimizing the real estate & facilities portfolio with our proprietary digital solution. It helps you make strategic choices around future operating models and space requirements seamlessly, considering density, spend, time to the office, and work-from-home potential while meeting sustainability goals to ensure a holistic transformation

RE-Force Capability overview – Our suite of offerings ensures positive, enduring and sustainable impact

Efficiency

Benchmarks with drill down to sub-functional level

Deep dive

RE-Force portfolio solutions at the site level, including geospatial and 3-D floorplan density

Surveys

Maturity & Time allocation assessment

Efficiency

Benchmarks with ​ drill down to sub-functional level

Now powered by Anaplan

Deep dive

RE-Force Portfolio ​ solution at site level, ​ Geospatial, 3D ​ floorplan density

Now powered by Anaplan

Surveys

Maturity ​ & Time allocation ​ assessment

Effectiveness

Subject Matter Expert lead deep-dive interviews

Publications

E.g., CXO SG&A Pulse ​ Survey report & External articles

Effectiveness

Subject Matter ​ Expert lead deep ​ dive interviews

Publications

E.g., ​ CXO SG&A Pulse ​ Survey report & ​ External articles

Maximizing impact

We commonly achieve 10-20%​ impact and more than 20% savings​ in holistic RE-FM transformations when using our experts and proven levers

Sustainable and holistic transformation

We go beyond costs to develop a strategy for the next five to ten years accounting for sustainability, team member satisfaction, and corporate responsibility

Proven data driven approach

We use comprehensive benchmarks​ (more than 500 data points globally) and digitally-enabled analytics​ (like geospatial data) to provide in-depth insights and capability building frameworks to implement the new approaches in the team

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Practice affiliations globally

100+

Client/CST requests (YTD)

20+

Successful deep dives

Our capabilities include industry-specific benchmarking, emphasizing corporate office spend and space, and focusing on the “Future of Offices.” Key dimensions include real-estate footprint optimization, policy and team member experience, and sustainable and “fit for purpose” workspaces

Valuable problem to solve

Solving the RE-FM (Re-Force Mgmt)​ spend-optimization conundrum that clients are currently facing due to COVID-19 across industries globally, as companies return to the office

Opportunity for distinctiveness

We potentially possess the largest proprietary client database for office facilities, with more than 500 data points from clients served over the last decade and more than 25 post-pandemic

Convincing value proposition

We estimate that savings of about 30% through RE-FM transformations, based on our experience from more than 45 client deployments using our global experts, proven framework, digital solutions, and detailed playbooks

Valuable problem to solve

Solving the RE-FM spend optimization conundrum that ​ clients are currently facing due to Covid-19, across ​ industries globally with companies returning to office

Opportunity for distinctiveness

Our team possesses potentially the largest proprietary client database ​ for office facilities, with 500+ data points based on clients served over ​ the last decade and 25+ from post pandemic

Convincing value proposition

We estimate savings of ~30%+ through RE-FM ​ transformations based on our experience from 45+ client ​ deployments leveraging our global experts, proven ​ framework, digital solution and detailed playbooks

Quick scaling potential

We have served an average of ten clients per month since 2021 using our Anaplan-powered digital solution to improve turnaround time by 50%

External validation

RE-Force has supported more than 40 clients (YTD), and more than ten deep dives have been conducted in diagnostics and design with global expertise available across multiple capabilities under RE-FM 360. Client names are available on request

Quick scaling potential

We have served an average of 10+ clients per month since 2021 using our Anaplan powered digital solution improve turnaround time by 50%

External validation

The solution has been deployed on 40+ clients (YTD) with 10+ deep dives ​ in both diagnostics and design with global expertise available across ​ multiple capabilities under RE-FM 360. Client names available on request

How it works

We deliver sustainable impact via our 3-step transformation approach using our digital solutions and global subject matter experts

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Gather data needed to initiate ​ holistic diagnostic

  • Data collection using end-to-end digital solutions ​ (Anaplan)
  • Customized templates support top-down ​ assessment and bottoms-up site ​ by site diagnostics
  • Additional capability to provide sub-functional benchmarks for density and spend

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Run benchmarking using proprietary ​ RE-Force database

  • Benchmarking is conducted using a proprietary database with more than 500 data points across more than 50 companies
  • Our site benchmarking capability is able to go beyond the office
  • Expert interviews coupled with maturity assessment surveys provide qualitative insights across the CBF lever framework

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Work with our experts to develop ​ a sustainable and holistic ​ transformation plan

  • Customized business plan are created for every client situation, including inflight initiatives, for example, real-time portfolio rationalization modeling using geospatial analytics with constraints like unionization, current occupancy, work-from-home potential, driving distance, and lease expiry
  • Detailed return to office plans with a future portfolio vision

What the output looks like

Using lease expiry and disposition to identify which sites can be targeted in the short term

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Using external benchmarks, comparing top sites against $/occupancy, $/RSF, capacity and density

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We can benchmark facilities spend at category level

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Here are some client examples

We have helped advanced industries clients optimize their office footprint and deploy work from home globally

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We supported a healthcare services client to optimize their office and clinic footprint and design

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We supported two major media players in a merger situation to optimize office footprint

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By working with us, you will have access to

Experts

Our industry and functional experts will be on the ground where and when you need them.

Helpdesk

Our helpdesk will keep doors open and commit to addressing your concerns efficiently and effectively.

Training

We offer coaching and build capabilities for your teams to deliver sustained improvements.

Implementation

We partner with you and co-create a firm path to implementation as part of the project.

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