subject: Always Plan Before Purchasing Modular Office Furniture [print this page] The process of purchasing new office furniture can be a daunting task. When the people in your office learn that you are about to convert to modular office furniture each one of them will have an idea of how it should look when complete. And in most cases the ideas will not be complementary. This is why it is best to enlist the services of a professional office designer to assist you in the layout and planning for the modular office furniture conversion.
Once you've got a professional planner on board, this is the time to go ahead and still accept ideas from all the employees, and you can also submit your own preferences. This way you can try to make everyone a little happier since they will be the ones that actually use the modular office furniture on a daily basis.
Listen to your employees and get a feel for what they think they want and need in the layout. Modular office furniture has to be designed to create an efficient workplace that fosters seamless communication between employees. This will make your business run more smoothly in the long run.
How is each employee's own work structured and how much space will be reasonably needed to accomplish it? A person that routinely reviews blueprints of building projects will need more layout or work surface room than a person whose primary job is to do data entry.
The modular office furniture layout will take into consideration the professional relationships of one job description to another. Do they need to confer on a regular basis or is there an orderly flow that goes from one space to the next? Do they need to have other people in for conferences or is it normal for them to work alone? Will a group conference room work better than individuals having their own conference area in their cubicle? Will there be a need for private conversations that others in the office should not be privy too?
When you have listened to the various opinions and settled on a plan, it's time to actually purchase the modular office furniture that you need. This can be made simpler if the professional planner receives a copy of the architect's drawing or renderings of the office.
You should be prepared to review the modular office furniture layout a few times. The first review could be done with a lot of the staff. Then, as the design advances, you will be able to consult with the people that will be directly impacted by the changes.
With a thorough plan in place, the modular office furniture can be ordered and installed. The people using the spaces created will have the best chance of satisfaction because they were all instrumental in the plan development.
