W e re-commission our building systems to maintain them at optimal performance in order to save energy, money and time. The financial metrics for such re-commissioning is impressive with credible studies showing payback periods for commercial office buildings at about 8.5 months. However, do we ever re-commission a facility management organization (FM) to see if there are better ways to get things done and maintain optimal organizational and operational performance? That is, do we periodically examine the processes, functional relationships, tools and overall organization? Would such an organizational re-commissioning have a payback similar to the building systems themselves or even a better payback given the cost of personnel?

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