FROM DEMO TO DAILY USE: MAKING RPO WORK FOR YOUR ENTERPRISE
You’ve seen the demo, and the potential is undeniable—Retail Property Optimization (RPO) platforms can streamline operations, enhance efficiency, and deliver powerful insights. But turning potential into reality takes more than just great technology. It requires thoughtful adoption, alignment across teams, and strategies that make implementation seamless and successful.
In this seven-part series, we’ll walk you through how to go from the impressive demo to daily use of an RPO platform that drives results. Along the way, we’ll address common adoption challenges—like resistance to change, fragmented data, and proving ROI—and provide practical solutions that ensure your team gets the most out of the platform.
Whether you’re advocating for RPO within your organization or gearing up for implementation, this series will equip you with the knowledge and confidence to make RPO a cornerstone of your property management strategy.
This is Part 1 of a seven-part series tackling adoption challenges in Retail Property Optimization (RPO). In this post we focus on helping you effectively communicate the value of an RPO platform to other teams and departments within your organization.
The Obstacle
After seeing the potential of an RPO platform, you may be excited to share its benefits with your team. However, it can be challenging to effectively communicate how the platform will elevate property management practices and streamline operations. Teams accustomed to traditional methods may find it difficult to see how this technology aligns with their day-to-day processes or improves their outcomes.
Tailor the Message: Identify the specific pain points each team or department faces. For example, if data silos are a recurring issue, emphasize how the RPO platform unifies property information, enabling faster and more accurate decision-making.
Highlight the Practical Benefits: Describe how the RPO platform demo you experienced simplifies complex processes. Features like immersive digital twins, for instance, allow for visual property assessments, reducing the need for on-site visits and providing actionable insights at a glance.
Focus on the Early Wins: Share how the platform can deliver immediate value. For instance, teams might experience faster compliance checks or more streamlined maintenance workflows shortly after implementation. Highlighting these quick wins builds confidence and excitement.
Large Vendor Support: Emphasize the partnership aspect of implementation. The IDS offers training, phased rollouts, and ongoing support to ensure the transition is seamless and beneficial for everyone involved.
How a Retail Property Optimization (RPO) Platform Elevates Property Management
An RPO platform is more than a collection of tools—it’s a comprehensive solution designed to empower teams and drive strategic value. Its ability to centralize data, streamline workflows, and enhance asset management can transform how individual properties and property portfolios are managed across their entire lifecycle. Teams will not only save time but also have more capacity to focus on high-priority tasks and long-term planning.
Learn more about how RPO simplifies decision-making in Enhancing Decision-Making with RPO.
What's Next?
Clear communication and alignment are key to overcoming initial resistance to change. In the next post, we’ll explore how to address an enterprise wide fragmented and inconsistent data, a critical step in maximizing the benefits of an RPO platform.
For more insights on navigating change in retail property management, check out Mastering Change in the Fluid Retail Environment.
Stay tuned for Part 2, where we'll delve into overcoming fragmented and inconsistent data—a critical step in maximizing the benefits of an RPO platform.