The Office Move Survival Guide
Office Moving Survival Guide
This Office Move Survival Guide walks you through 10 basic tasks of how to plan an office move - and still come out of it alive!
Clarify your reasons behind the office move; lease expiry, company growth/contraction, to serve clients better?
- Serve Notice - check your Office Lease to find out your notice period and how it should be served.
- Use the Office Move Checklist - moving office without a checklist is asking for trouble! You need to know the tasks ahead of you and pre-plan and don't leave anything to the last minute.
- Hire Office Relocation Professionals - you can't move office alone. A Tenant Rep Broker, Commercial Real Estate Lawyer, Office Designer, Office Moving Company are essential to carry out the component tasks within your office move project. Without them, you could make expensive mistakes.
- Create an Office Move Budget - how much cash can you throw at your relocation project? Work it out using the Moving Office Budget Planner and update it as your office move progresses.
- Schedule Key Dates - they'll be 3 key dates that will essentially drive your office move; the date you need to give notice by, the date you need to vacate your office property and your move-in date. Make sure you know them and that you keep on top of them.
- Search for Office Space - work out how much office space you are going to need with the free Office Space Calculator and brief your Tenant Rep Broker accordingly.
- Office Lease Negotiations - get advice from your Tenant Rep Broker about how lease length, incentives and break clauses so you end up with a suitable office lease deal.
- Communication - think about how you are going to communicate with staff and announce your office move to clients so that everyone is up-to-date.
- After the Office Move - review your office suppliers & vendors to ensure you are on the best utility, business phone tariffs possible and see how much money you can save!
Get more detailed guidance on planning your office move with the Office Move for Dummies Guide.
Planning an office move? Go the office relocation planning resource center
-
Start Planning Your Office Move
Wherever you are in your office move process Help Moving Office has the information you need to plan your office move properly.
Start Planning -
Access The Resource Center
With over 15 guides, checklists, tools & calculators the Resource Center has everything you need to plan, organize & manage a successful office move.
See Resources -
Office Relocation Services Directory
Looking for the right companies for your office move? Connect with independently sourced and pre-qualified vendors that are experts in your local market.
The Directory
Latest Tips
-
85 Critical Tasks Before, During, and After the Move
An office move has countless moving parts. Where do you start? Keep reading... "Guru" of office moving, Ed Katz, has you covered!
Read Article -
Request for Information (RFI) with Best Answers
Looking for the best mover for your office relocation? The best way to narrow down your search is to ask the right questions. What are the right questions? We're here to help! Ed Katz, president of the International Office Moving Institute (IOMI) and guru of office moving, will tell you exactly what you should be asking potential movers and what the right mover will say.
Read Article -
Stages of an Office Move
Identify the key stages of an office move and find out what important issues need to be considered at each milestone.
Read Article
