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Learn about how the OfficeMaps team is innovating hot desk bookings, interactive office directories, and powerful facilities management tools.

Navigating the Hybrid Workplace for Government Agencies: How to Optimize Office Assets and Space Management

In today's ever-evolving landscape, optimizing office space is essential for enhancing efficiency and productivity. As organisations transition to hybrid work models, mastering space management becomes paramount. This guide will explore how flexible work arrangements, hot desking, and office technology can revolutionize space utilization in the hybrid workplace, empowering organizations to thrive in this new era.

Car Space Booking Software for Hybrid Offices

Hybrid work models highlight the importance of efficient car space booking systems. Adaptable scheduling and advanced features enhance commuting, reduce stress, and promote eco-friendly practices. An effective booking system boosts productivity and overall employee satisfaction

How to Maximise the Efficiency of Your Small Office

Hot desking in small offices maximizes spatial efficiency and fosters a flexible, hybrid work environment, enhancing cross-departmental collaboration and breaking down traditional workplace silos.

Australia Expands Flexible Working Entitlement

Flexible working boosts job satisfaction & productivity. Australian entitlements for flexible work are expanding. Here's what you need to know.

Why you need a visitor sign-in system

implementing a visitor sign-in system for your office is crucial for ensuring the safety and security of employees and visitors. A visitor sign-in system helps with better visitor management, regulatory compliance, confidentiality and non-disclosure of sensitive information, and portrays a professional image of the organization, building trust with customers and business partners.

What to look for in a hot desking software solution

Hot desking software can help to make the most of your office space and increase collaboration and flexibility among employees. Here's what to look for in a solution.

What HR Managers Should Consider About Hot Desking

Implementing hot desking can bring benefits such as cost savings, increased collaboration, improved flexibility, but it also brings challenges such as employee buy-in, storage, privacy and security, communication and collaboration which HR Managers must take into consideration...

The Top Three Trends in Facilites Management

We overview our predictions for the top three trends in facilites management for 2023. These trends are all focused on improving efficiency, enhancing the employee experience, and reducing costs in the facilities management space.

The Disadvantages of Hot Desking, and the Advantages

What are the disadvantages of hot desking? In this post we run through some of the common points of tension that organisations experience when implementing hot desking, and discuss ways of overcoming those issues.

How to Create a Floor Plan of Your Office Using Free Software

Learn how to create a free floor plan of your office using freely available online tools.

5 Space Utilization Metrics for Hybrid Office Management

When it comes to office management, it's important to have the right metrics in place to help you make the best decisions for your business. In this article, we'll take a look at some of the most important space utilization metrics and explain how they can be used in decision making.

TickerTV: Hybrid Workforces & The Future of Office Space

CXO Robert Wilkinson Speaks to Holly from TickerTV about Hybrid Workforces and the future of office spaces in major cities.

Map of The Office - Dunder Mifflin

The internet asked for it, so for a bit of fun we have delivered it. A Map of The Office from the NBC TV show of the same name.

Creating a Visitor Sign-in System for your office

How to create an automated visitor sign-in system for your office. Using OfficeMaps, Zapier, and Google Forms.

What is Space Management? A Guide to Optimising Office Assets

Your commercial property, whether rented or owned, is a key business asset. Effective and strategic utilisation of your workspace affects the productivity and profitability of your organisation.

Managing Hot Desking During COVID

One of the most straightforward ways to enjoy the benefits of hot desking during a global pandemic is to invest in desk reservation software. OfficeMaps software keeps your workplace, employees and visitors COVID safe through five key strategies discussed in this article.

How to Implement Desk Hoteling for your Office

Staff may hold concerns about whether their workspace will be clean, where they can store their belongings, and how they'll be able to find their colleagues. This article explores some useful advice for overcoming employee concerns about adjusting to an open office or desk hoteling workplace.

How to Prepare Your Office for a Safe Return to Work

Prior to 2020’s coronavirus pandemic, employers were already seeking to transform their workplaces to become more efficient and to meet the evolving needs of their employees. Read more about OfficeMap's tips for preparing your office for a safe return to work.

The Difference Between Hot Desking and Hoteling

Companies may be considering utilizing hot desking or desk hoteling to establish more agile working environments. Motives may vary for taking up this office management strategy. But what exactly is the difference between hot-desking and hoteling, and what should you choose?

OfficeMap's Ticker TV Interview Discussing the Future of Work

OfficeMap's Chief Experience Officer, Robert Wilkinson, joined Ticker TV this week for a live stream interview discussing the future of work.

New Feature: Hot desk reservation calendars

New Feature Announcement: A reservation calendar for hot desks and meeting rooms - being released this week. Using the calendar, you can see what desks are occupied by which employee, filter desk configurations by teams, and reserve your favorite spot.

Why COVID-19 could actually make hot desking more popular

As we learn to balance the new hybrid model of working with contact tracing, social distancing, office dynamics and employee and customer safety, hot desking can once again become a viable and valuable option.

Let's put your mind at ease

Some common questions.

Can I try OfficeMaps for free?

Yes, you can start a 30 day trial, no credit card required. Click here to get started.

What happens if I'm not satisfied?

You may cancel your OfficeMaps subscription at any time, but no money will be refunded for unused portions of your subscription.

How will OfficeMaps store & protect my data?

When you choose to use OfficeMaps in the cloud, Radix Software applies industry standard technical and organisational measures designed to protect your data and prevent unauthorised access. To learn more read about our Data Security and Technology.

Can OfficeMaps be deployed on my own server?

Yes, OfficeMaps can be installed on your own server, either on your premises or in your own data centre.

The subscription is exactly the same whether you choose cloud or self-hosted OfficeMaps.

How does the subscription work?

OfficeMaps is priced according to the number of people you intend to list in the directory, in increments of 100 people.

Each subscription is charged in advance. You can choose to subscribe on a month-to-month basis (a credit card will be required) or pay year at a discounted price.

For full details, please see the our Terms of Service.

What is an OfficeMaps 'person'?

OfficeMaps defines a person for licensing purposes as any employee listed in your directory.

Do I have to pay by credit card?

Monthly subscriptions must be paid by credit card. Yearly subscriptions can be paid by credit card, direct deposit or wire transfer. Purchase order numbers can be shown on your OfficeMaps invoice if required. Please contact us to request this payment option.

Is use of OfficeMaps restricted in any way?

There are no limitations in terms of number of assets, pins, or locations that can be listed in your visual directory. You can list as many People as you are licensed for within your subscription bracket.