Difference between Project Management and Facility Management

In this article, we are going to discuss the difference between Project Management and Facility Management.

What is Project Management :

Project management, as the name suggests, is simply management that focuses on the management of the project and related activities to increase productivity and achieve success criteria at the specified time.

What is Facility Management :

Facility Management, as the name suggests, is simply management that focuses on management and providing a variety of services to support and increase the performance of the organization.

Difference between Project Management and Facility Management :

Project Management	Facility Management
It mainly focuses on the management of the project till the end of the development stage.	It mainly focuses on management and providing facilities for projects.
It is a temporary process i.e. a time process.	It is a permanent management process i.e. an ongoing process.
Project managers have more responsibilities than facility managers.	Facility managers have less responsibilities than project managers.
Factors affecting project management include improper risk management, unavailability of intelligent people, narrow planning, improper communication, etc.	Factors affecting facility management include design errors, lack of maintenance plan, lack of understanding, etc.
The process of this management includes project initiation, project definition and planning, project launch, performance monitoring, performance controlling, and at last project closure.	The process of this management includes identifying the facility, planning a facility management plan, implementing operation and maintenance, collecting new information and responding, and analyzing performance.
Its benefits include increased productivity, a clear and organized plan, improved effectiveness, improved processing, etc.	Its benefits include improved performance, cost analysis, space optimization, asset tracking and management, etc.
Its main objective is to create and produce the final project in the new world.	Its main objective is to maintain support facilities that already exist for the organization.
Types of project management include Scrum project management, agile project management, Waterfall project management, etc.	Types of Facility Management include hardware inspection and maintenance, EHS (Environmental, health and facility), space management and migration, etc.
Project management is more difficult than facility management.	Facility Management is less difficult than project management.