Making an Office Move? Avoid These 10 Common Mistakes
Posted on August 1, 2012
No matter how many times you have prepared for an office move, you know that mistakes happen. Some things are unavoidable when it comes to moving an office. Even if your relocation plan is perfectly in order, the move along the way can be the mostly costly to a business if costly mistakes happen.Knowing the possible mistakes to avoid can help your office move go much smoother in the long run.
Mistake #1 – Not making an your office move checklist and or not using the one that you put together before your move causes for major confusion.
Mistake #2 - Not choosing the right office space can lead to your business out growing the office before your lease is even up. This disorganized accounting can cause major problems for you and your business.
Mistake #3 – Missing out on the communication with your office designer will leave you not utilizing your office space efficiently.It can also cause a delay on the build out.
Mistake#4 – Not communicating with your staff members can lead to a non-positive environment and poor productivity not only during your office move but after as well.
Mistake#5 - Office space plan being unorganized can lead to major disorientation. Finding certain things placed in an unassigned area can make your move much less organized.
Mistake#6 - Not having an office timeline and or not sticking to it can cause you to miss important deadlines.
Mistake#7 - No budget will mean that you could possibly end up overspending or missing the realistic spending budget of your office move.
Mistake#8 - IT relocation hasn’t been effectively planned,leaving your business without phone lines when the move is over.
Mistake#9 - Office relocation managers help make an office move smooth.Not taking advantage of these professionals can lead to you having more problems than you began with.
Mistake#10 - Disregarding time and planning your office move at the last minute.Last minute moving can create situations where decisions are made unethically and or budgets are ignored; which in turn causes over spending.
Knowing these mistakes before hand can help make your office move go a lot smoother. No office move will be without mistakes but avoiding the big ones will make all of the difference.
