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A lift stops working during a client visit. A vendor disputes a penalty clause. Finance wants to know why the maintenance budget is over, and the answer is expected before lunch. This is the daily reality of Facility Management — and it is rarely taught in a classroom.

Facility Management: From Operations to Strategic Leadership is a practical, human-centred guide to managing buildings, budgets, people, vendors and workplace operations in India, written by a facilities and administration professional with more than twenty-five years of hands-on experience. It moves beyond definitions and theory to show how the work actually gets done: how to plan preventive maintenance, control a facilities budget, evaluate and manage vendors, negotiate contracts and SLAs, prepare for safety and compliance obligations, lead a facilities team, and use data and technology to demonstrate the value of the function to senior leadership.

Across six parts and twenty-four chapters, the book covers the full arc of the discipline: foundations and the facility lifecycle; running the building's core systems, maintenance, workplace services and space; the commercial side of budgets, procurement, contracts and capital projects; safety, risk, business continuity and sustainability; leading people, managing stakeholders, measuring performance and using technology and AI; and, finally, worked practical cases and a 90-day plan for stepping into a new Facility Management role.

Every chapter distinguishes clearly between what the law requires, what a recognised standard or code recommends, what is simply good practice, what is an illustrative example, and what is the author's own perspective drawn from real experience — so readers always know what they are reading and why. Where the book covers Indian legal and regulatory requirements, including the Labour Codes, building and fire safety, environmental rules, data protection and workplace safety obligations, it points readers to verified official sources and is explicit about where rules vary by state or sector and require professional confirmation.

The book includes eight practical, ready-to-use appendices: a facility inspection checklist, an asset register and preventive maintenance planner, a vendor evaluation scorecard, an annual budget and cost-tracking template, a risk register and emergency-preparedness checklist, a KPI dashboard and monthly reporting template, a glossary of Facility Management terms, and Appendix H, the Facility Manager's Quick-Reference Toolkit, a consolidated index of every checklist, register and template in the book.

Written for beginners entering the field, working Facility Managers and administration professionals, and senior leaders looking to demonstrate strategic value, this book is a working companion for the job — practical enough to use on Monday morning, and structured enough to support a career that grows from operations into leadership.

This book is educational in nature and does not replace professional legal, engineering, safety or regulatory advice; readers should confirm current requirements with a qualified professional or the relevant authority before relying on them.