Workplace Change & Move Management, Done Right.

AVBY partners with organisations across Asia to manage workplace relocations and transformations — keeping people at the centre of every transition.

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Stephen Fountain founded AVBY after a decade at MovePlan — the firm that pioneered move management globally — where he rose to Senior Director, leading a team across 35+ complex workplace projects affecting more than 80,000 colleagues. He is one of Singapore's few independent Prosci-certified change practitioners, bringing structured methodology and rare operational depth in move management to every engagement.

Stephen Fountain Founder & CEO

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What We Do

Whether you're planning a large-scale office relocation, navigating a workplace transformation, or preparing your people for a major change — AVBY brings the expertise to manage both the operational and human side of the programme.

  • AVBY guides organisations through workplace transitions using a structured, Prosci-certified methodology. From change readiness assessments and stakeholder engagement to Champion networks, colleague communications, and sentiment tracking — we ensure your people are informed, prepared, and committed at every stage.

  • AVBY coordinates the full operational complexity of large-scale office relocations — migration strategy, occupancy planning, vendor coordination, building readiness, and Day 1 go-live support. For organisations moving 500 to 5,000 people, this is the layer that makes the difference between a smooth transition and a costly, disruptive one.

Project Experience

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What Our Clients Say

"Your hands-on, practical, and empathetic approach to supporting our colleagues through this change has been invaluable. The fact that we have such a short list of snags is a demonstration of your ability to smoothly resolve issues before they become issues."

— Director, Asia Pacific Office & Executive Services, Global Management Consulting Firm

Frequently Asked Questions

Answers to the questions we hear most from HR Directors, Real Estate leads, and Facilities teams planning a major workplace transition.

  • Workplace change management is the structured process of preparing and supporting people through an office relocation, transformation, or new way of working. It covers stakeholder engagement, colleague communications, readiness assessments, and adoption support — ensuring that people, not just logistics, are at the centre of every transition.

  • Office move management is the coordination of all operational elements of a large-scale office relocation — from migration strategy and occupancy planning to vendor management, building readiness, and Day 1 go-live support. It sits alongside change management and focuses on the physical and logistical complexity of moving an organisation.

  • For relocations of 500 people or more, yes — and ideally from a single point of accountability. Move management handles the operational complexity: who moves when, where, and how. Change management handles the people side: ensuring colleagues understand, accept, and adopt the new environment. These two workstreams are often managed separately, or bundled inside a larger design or construction engagement. Having both managed by a dedicated specialist — independent of the fit-out or real estate scope — means neither discipline gets deprioritised when deadlines tighten.

  • AVBY is designed to complement the other specialists on your programme, not replace them. Design firms, project management consultancies, and workplace strategists all bring essential expertise — and many now offer change management as part of their integrated service. AVBY works alongside them, contributing what they typically cannot go as deep on: independent, senior-level change management and move coordination as a standalone discipline, not bundled inside a design or construction scope. Because AVBY's only focus is the people side and the physical move, it can be engaged earlier, run longer, and provide more sustained colleague engagement than a change programme that sits inside someone else's deliverable. The result is a programme where every specialist is doing what they do best — and the people transition gets the dedicated attention it deserves.

  • Several design and workplace consultancies now offer change management as part of their service — and many do it well. What makes AVBY different is independence and focus. AVBY is not a design firm, a real estate consultancy, or a fit-out contractor. It has no other deliverable competing for its attention. Stephen Fountain brings Prosci-certified change management methodology and a decade of senior move management experience — applied as a standalone engagement, alongside whoever else is on the programme. For organisations that want specialist-level rigour in both disciplines, independent of their design or construction team, AVBY is one of the very few practices in Singapore built specifically for that purpose.

Let’s Talk About Your Next Move

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Modern workplaces are as much about connection as they are about productivity. AVBY helps organisations navigate that transition.

Stephen typically responds within one business day.