This chapter discusses possible aims, tools and deliverables of Post-Occupancy Evaluations (POE) (otherwise known as building-in-use studies), with a focus on interventions in supporting facilities. POE has a long tradition and has been applied in different fields (e.g. offices, educational buildings, health care facilities, retail and leisure, as well as residential areas). The objectives of POE are various and can include; delivering input to an improvement plan; building up a generic body of knowledge by exploring and testing scientific theories; and developing practical design guidelines and decision support tools. Data collection tools are also varied, ranging from observations, interviews and web-based questionnaires to walk-throughs and use of narratives. A number of different data analysis techniques are available as well, including qualitative methods, such as content analysis, and quantitative methods, such as descriptive and inductive statistical analyses. A case study illustrates the application of different data collection tools. This case study seeks answers to the effects of new ways of working on employee satisfaction and perceived labour productivity. This study has been conducted by the Center for People and Buildings, Delft, the Netherlands, which specialises in research into the relations between people, working activities and the working environment. The case is an example of physical interventions including changing the office lay-out, new furniture, new information and communication technology (ICT) and document storage systems, as well as the flexible use of workplaces. A POE of three pilots has been conducted to test if the new environment performed well as perceived by the managers and employees. The research data has been used in the first instance in order to test if the organizational goals and objectives have been attained; and to support decisions with regard to the next steps in this change process. The research data has been used in the second instance more generically, as input to a database for cross-case analyses, exploring and testing hypotheses and benchmarking objectives.@en

Purpose: This paper presents a toolkit to measure employee satisfaction and perceived labour productivity as affected by different workplace strategies. The toolkit is being illustrated by a case study of the Dutch Revenue Service.
Methodology: The toolkit has been developed by a review of literature and tools for data-collection. The toolkit has been tested and explored further in a number of case studies.
Findings: The toolkit includes a Working Environment Diagnostic Tool (WODI) for an indicative or diagnostic evaluation, a list of Key Performance Indicators that can be used for benchmarking purposes, and a Space Utilization Monitor to measure the occupancy of workplaces. Data collected with the tool provides organizations with a clear picture of user experience of the working environment on its own, in comparison to other organizations and in comparison to the goals of the organization. Employees are also asked to rank the issues in order of importance to overall satisfaction and perceived productivity.
Research limitations: The modules on economic added value and costs to explore the facility costs effects of different office concepts have not been tested yet.
Practical implications: The toolkit and the data from case studies can be used by managers to support decision making on interventions with regard to the organizations’ accommodation policy, re-designing or adaptation of the present building, or moving to another building. Scientifically, the data from case studies and cross case analyses can be used to explore and test hypotheses about the best possible fit between people, processes and place.
Originality: Although a number of data collection tools have been developed earlier, the strength of the present toolkit is its integral approach and is applicability to both traditional and innovative offices.@en

Dit rapport brengt verslag uit van de zoektocht naar de betekenis en toepassingsmogelijkheden van een tevredenheidsnorm. Wat is een tevredenheidsnorm? Voor welke huisvestingskenmerken is normering van medewerkerstevredenheid hierover relevant? Moet de norm gedifferentieerd worden per thema of is één norm voor alle huisvestingskenmerken gewenst? Hoe kan een norm worden vertaald in huisvestingsbeleid en besluitvorming in concrete (her)huisvestingsprojecten, algemeen en specifiek bij LNV? Kunnen data uit crosscase analyse van eerder geëvalueerde projecten als referentie dienen voor het opstellen van een norm? Op al deze vragen wordt in dit rapport een antwoord gezocht. Over de bevindingen ten aanzien van de medewerkerstevredenheid over de huisvesting in acht geëvalueerde projecten is een afzonderlijk rapport uitgebracht.@en

In dit rapport zijn op basis van data uit acht door het CfPB geëvalueerde projecten ondergrenzen en bovengrenzen opgespoord in percentages (on)tevreden medewerkers, per thema en per item. Ook is gekeken naar gemiddelde percentages over alle acht projecten. Tevens is gezocht naar verklaringen voor overeenkomsten en verschillen in (on)tevredenheid. Op basis van de bevindingen zijn voorstellen geformuleerd voor tevredenheidsnormen, gebaseerd op gemiddelde (on)tevredenheidspercentages en rekening houdend met verschillen in steekproefgrootte. Tenslotte is onderzocht welke variabelen in belangrijke mate bijdragen aan de overall waardering van de huisvesting. Hieruit zijn 26 items naar voren gekomen die sterk van invloed zijn op de tevredenheid over de huisvesting en andere faciliteiten. In het slothoofdstuk zijn de bevindingen samengevat in een overzicht van de belangrijkste overeenkomsten en verschillen in tevredenheid over de organisatie, het werk, de huisvesting en andere faciliteiten, lessen voor managers, methodologische lessen en aanbevelingen voor vervolgonderzoek. @en