BS EN 15221-4:2011 Facility management. Taxonomy, classification and structures in facility management
FM covers and integrates a very broad scope of processes, products / services, activities and facilities. The approach of BS EN 15221-4 is to consider the added value provided to the primary activities by adopting a product perspective as recognised by the primary processes or core business in the organisation. BS EN 15221-4 therefore introduces the concept of standardised (classified) facility products.
The scope of BS EN 15221-4 is to provide taxonomy for FM which includes:
Relevant interrelationships of elements and their structures in FM
Definitions of terms and contents to standardise facility products which provide a basis for cross border trade, data management, cost allocation and benchmarking
A high level classification and hierarchical coding structure for the standardised facility products
Expanding the basic FM model given in EN 15221-1 by adding a time scale in the form of the qualitycycle called PDCA (Plan, Do, Check, Act)
A linkage to existing cost and facilities structures
Alignment with the primary activities requirements.
Additional benefits from BS EN 15221-4 are:
Introducing a client rather than a specifically asset oriented view
Harmonisation of different existing national structures (e.g. building cost codes) on an upper level relevant for the organisation and its primary activities.
Contents for BS EN 15221-4 includes:
Scope Normative references Terms and definitions
General taxonomy of Facility Management related terms and definition Financial and administrative terms and definitions Definitions of main ...