Taxonomy
This facilities management taxonomy has been produced to help BIFM members and the wider facilities management community to structure its understanding of the scope of the field.
Click on the arrows icon to expand and collapse levels in the taxonomy.
Click on a taxonomy term to access articles, documents, news and other content relating to that term. NB some content will only be available to members.
If you have any comments on the taxonomy please email knowledge@bifm.org.uk
Strategic Facilities Management
- Business Organisation
- General
- Management Principles
- Private Sector
- Public Sector
- FM Development and Trends
Business Management
Physical asset management
- Land
- Buildings/Property
- Workplace
- General
- Space Management
- Internal Environment Management
- Furniture
- Information & Communications Technology
- Fleet Management
- Decommissioning & Disposal
Services Management
- Reception
- Post & Messengers
- Waste Management
- Catering
- General
- Vending
- Cleaning
- External
- Internal
- Laundry
- Security
- Information & Knowledge
- Library & Document Archive
- Reprograhics, Printing & Stationary
- Travel Booking
- Stores
Process Management
- Human Resources Management
- Consultancy
- Customer Service
- General
- DDA
- Financial Management
- Procurement, Project & Contract Management
- Health & Safety Management
- Quality Management
- Performance Management
- Risk Management
A taxonomy is the systematic distinguishing, ordering and naming of type groups within a subject field. In the business environment a taxonomy is a classification system for improved information management.
