Critical Core - Real Estate and Business Factors Considered in Portfolio Analysis

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Factors Considered in Analysis

Critical Core's proprietary Core Planning software provides a systematic and comprehensive way to ensure that all of the relevant factors are included in your strategic plans and decision making. Standardized templates and checklists enable you to collect and organize the right level of data at the right phase of the planning cycle.

The following table illustrates some of the inputs and assumptions and the types of information provided as results of the analysis.

Inputs			Results
Demand	Supply	Costs of Change	Results
Business Group Existing Conditions Employee locations in facilities, regions, cities, countries Business Group Requirements Workspaces required - number and types IT and telecom infrastructure required Adjacency requirements Facility preferences Facility conditions Amenities - parking, training, etc. Other Business Requirements Maximum investment allowed Maximum number of moves Disaster recovery requirements Ease of implementation Flexibility for business uncertainty	Real Estate Existing Conditions Facility sizes and configuration Facility conditions Space efficiency IT and telecom infrastructure Parking Security Costs - lease rates, operating expenses, depreciation Expiration dates and options Real Estate Opportunities Feasible new locations Market rents and trends Construction costs Disposition income Labor Markets Opportunities Alternative locations Wage rates and trends	Facilities Relocation Reconfiguration (demolition, construction, furniture, wiring) New construction Infrastructure improvements (independent of business groups and dependent on business groups) Employees Relocation costs Hiring and training costs Severance costs	Questions Answered Which business groups should be assigned to which cities, facilities, and floors? What space needs to be leased, purchased, constructed, subleased, or sold? What facility improvements are required? What space must be reconfigured or renovated? How many employees should be moved, hired, retrained, or laid-off in each city? Financial Analysis Cash flow - NPV GAAP EVA (Economic Value Added)