Building Operations Weekly
PLANON IS LIVE! Congratulations on a successful first couple of days in Planon, following go live on Monday, November 2. To access Planon: Web client users: https://ubc-prod.planoncloud.com Mobile users: https://ubc-prod.planoncloud.com/bp * see note below before logging in An important note for all technicians using mobile: you need to refresh the PMFS app before logging into Planon for the first time. Instructions […]
Welcome to Planon
Congratulations everyone! Today’s go-live of Planon marks a significant milestone for the Facilities team and our UBC community. The efforts required — from our evaluation and selection of Planon, to undergoing design, configuration, testing and training, to go-live today — have been significant and the implementation of this system has not been a simple task.
Planon is live at UBC
Planon officially launches today. Teams in Building Operations, Energy & Water Services, Locksmiths and Chemistry Stores will use Planon on a daily basis, and technicians in the field will be using Planon mobile to complete work orders, request materials, rent tools and equipment and update building asset information to support UBC’s asset management program.
Building Operations Weekly
Top Stories IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR PREPARING FOR WORKDAY AND PLANON Planon and Workday go-live on Monday November 2nd and we are now only a few days away from undergoing one of the largest changes ever implemented throughout Building Operations. As we are about to embark on this transformative change to our operations and business processes, we would […]
Building Operations Weekly
T-9 DAYS TO PLANON (AND WORKDAY) GO-LIVE! We are 9 working days from Planon Go-Live on November 2nd. Planon training continues this week, with training recordings of every session on Canvas. You can link to the course by visiting emms.ubc.ca in the Training tab. What are Job Aids? Job Aids are step-by -step guides for processes you’ll complete in Planon. Job aids will […]
Water main break on University Endowment Lands (UEL)
Energy & Water Services’ operators are currently responding to a water main break on the 300 mm 16th avenue water main on University Endowment Lands. The 300 mm water main is one of two water mains that provide water to the UBC campus.
Building Operations Weekly
PLANON TRAINING TAKING PLACE THIS WEEK: OCTOBER 13 – 16 Planon training continues this week! Don’t forget training recordings are on Canvas. You can link to the course by visiting emms.ubc.ca in the Training tab. Technician Training. Planon technician training continues his week! Missed your session? If you are a technician, and you miss an in-person training session in October, talk to […]
Reminder: Freeze of non-urgent service requests from Oct 17-Nov 1
The November 2nd go-live date for Planon is fast approaching. As part of this transition and launch, we are asking all faculty/staff members to hold-off on entering non-urgent service requests into Peoplesoft after Friday, October 16th. Building Operations’ Service Centre will continue to process and respond to urgent requests.
Building Operations Weekly
Top Stories PLANON TECHNICIAN TRAINING KICKS OFF! Technician Training. Planon technician training kicked off this week! Between Oct 5th and 30th, there will be Planon mobile technician training every hour of every week day. Each division has been assigned a pair of trainers who will deliver training on completion of work orders, requesting materials, completing time cards and attaching assets […]
Adam Rosenthal promoted as the Head in Stores with Building Operations
Adam has been an acting Head on many occasions in Stores, and has demonstrated he has the qualities required to be successful in this new role. As a Sub-head, Adam has developed strong relationships, and provided leadership and technical oversight to the Stores team.