Transforming Higher Education with Data-Driven Planning and Advisory Insights

In this special episode of the Future of Education, Jana Hartenstein, Minta Ferguson, and Alec Stover have a compelling discussion on how leveraging advisory services can revolutionize higher education planning. Jana, an architect and higher education practice leader at McMillan Pazdan Smith, Minta, director of planning and leader of MPS Advisors, and Alex, an advisory services data analyst, delve into the integration of analytics with advanced planning. Listen as this team reveals how they help institutions make informed decisions about space utilization, growth planning, and facility design.

Key Points:

• What’s the purpose of Advisory Services?
• How to create seamless workflows, simplify project schedules, improve communication, and eliminate "cold handoffs" between consultants and project team members.
• Data vs. Perception: Using data analysis to validate or challenge assumptions about space needs.
• GIS Capabilities: How the spatial visualization of data can make complex challenges easier to understand and plan for.
• When is the best time to engage an advisory services team?

Higher Education institutions today need every advantage they can find to maximize use of space, adapt facilities for future use, and plan for optimum growth and efficiency.

Tune in to discover how Higher Education is using data-driven advisory services to shape the future.