Facilities outsourcing decision worksheet

This tool provides step-by-step guidance for senior leaders seeking to evaluate the viability of an outsourcing arrangement.

As institutions continue to recognize the benefits of outsourcing, some senior facilities officers have become overwhelmed by the long list of decisions to make. When evaluating all possible outsourcing opportunities, campus leaders should ensure that the benefits (such as financial savings) are not outweighed by other costs like a longer response time for customer calls.

To help leaders understand if they should pursue outsourcing relationships, we have developed this tool to help you determine the viability of outsourcing a function or sub-function on your campus. Use this worksheet to score qualitative factors about the function in question, like complexity of work, frequency of activity, and strategic value. After scoring each criterion, the final weighted score corresponds to the function’s or sub-function’s outsourcing viability.

Download the worksheet below and don't forget about to listen to our on-demand webconference, "Optimizing Outsourcing Arrangements in Facilities".

Optimize outsourcing arrangements in facilities

To boost further benefits of this worksheet, listen to the corresponding on-demand webconferece for high-level guidance to determine, negotiate, and manage outsourcing arrangements in facilities.