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SCIM Integration for Workplace Management: Why It Matters
SCIM integration automates the provisioning and deprovisioning of users in workplace management systems. It connects your identity provider to your office tools to ensure that desk access, room permissions, and departmental policies update automatically as your workforce changes. This guide explains why SCIM is necessary for maintaining operational truth and security in hybrid offices.
By Ethan Montgomery
Desk Booking Software Comparison: What Features Actually Matter
Desk booking software helps manage hybrid office space, but many tools rely on calendar assumptions rather than real usage. This comparison identifies features that actually matter for workplace operations, such as check-in enforcement, policy-based booking, and unified resource management.
By Lucas Hamilton
How to Create a Seamless Day-of-Work Experience for Employees
A reliable day-of-work experience requires moving beyond simple desk booking to enforce workplace policies and track actual usage. This guide explains how to use check-in enforcement, automated resource release, and unified data models to ensure the office functions predictably for employees while providing facilities teams with audit-grade utilization data.
By Nathanial Sterling
Visitor Management Best Practices for Security and Compliance
Effective visitor management requires more than a digital guestbook. This guide covers how to enforce security protocols, maintain compliance through audit-grade data, and integrate visitor workflows into your broader workplace operations. Learn how to automate check-ins and legal document signing to reduce front-desk friction while maintaining strict security standards.
By Oliver Wright
Neighbor Booking: How to Help Teams Sit Together in a Flexible Workspace
Neighbor booking allows employees to see where their colleagues are sitting before they reserve a desk. This practice improves team coordination in hybrid offices by ensuring groups can sit together without requiring permanent assigned seating. It works best when backed by real-time check-in data rather than just calendar reservations.
By Lucas Hamilton
Return to Office Strategies That Increase Voluntary Attendance
Voluntary office attendance depends on predictability and resource availability. This guide explains how to use check-in enforcement, spatial modeling, and automated policies to ensure employees find the people and tools they need when they choose to work onsite.
By Lucas Hamilton
Hybrid Work vs. Remote Work vs. In-Office: Which Model Fits Your Team?
Choosing between hybrid, remote, and in-office work requires balancing operational capacity with team productivity. This guide compares each model and explains how to implement workplace policies that rely on actual utilization data rather than calendar assumptions.
By Nora Bradford
The Complete Guide to Hot Desking: Benefits, Challenges, and Best Practices
Hot desking reduces office footprints and supports hybrid work when managed with real-time utilization data. This guide covers how to set up hot desking using check-in enforcement, policy-based booking rules, and spatial modeling to ensure your workplace operations remain efficient and data-driven.
By Charlotte Reed
How to Handle Contractor and Vendor Check-In Differently from Guests
Contractors and vendors require different check-in workflows than standard office guests. This guide explains how to implement credential verification, safety briefings, and zone-based access controls to ensure workplace security and operational compliance.
By Isabella Hunter
How to Create a Professional Visitor Check-In Experience
A professional visitor check-in experience secures your facility while providing a high-quality first impression. By moving beyond manual logs to a unified operational system, organizations can enforce security policies, automate host notifications, and capture audit-grade data on every person entering the workplace. This guide explains how to implement visitor management that prioritizes operational truth over simple registration.
By Julian Everett
How to Use Workplace Analytics to Reduce Real Estate Costs
Workplace analytics reduce real estate costs by identifying underutilized space through audit-grade occupancy data. By tracking actual check-ins rather than calendar assumptions, facilities teams can right-size portfolios, eliminate ghost bookings, and optimize square footage based on operational truth.
By Nora Bradford
Privacy-First Occupancy Monitoring: What Employees Need to Know
Privacy-first occupancy monitoring provides accurate office utilization data without compromising employee anonymity. Unlike invasive surveillance, modern workplace operations tools use anonymized data and check-in enforcement to track desk and room usage. This guide explains how to balance operational truth with privacy to optimize real estate and improve the hybrid employee experience.