Josh and Nic welcome back Brian Carlin of Integrated Facilities Solutions to unpack why “smart data pilots” are the fastest way to turn messy, inconsistent asset inventories into something teams can actually trust, use, and scale.

They dig into what makes facility data reliable (unique identifiers, location hierarchy, and maintenance history that’s truly asset-specific), why “more fields” can create noise instead of insight, and how to structure a pilot so it earns real acceptance from executives, FMs, boots-on-the-ground techs, and even your software provider. You’ll also hear practical advice on avoiding common traps—scope creep, rushed timelines, and getting stuck in never-ending pilot mode—so your data effort doesn’t end up on a shelf, but becomes a repeatable process where every dollar spent is a decision you can defend.