https://wiki.talkinginfrastructure.com/ 2026-05-02T20:30:42+00:00 https://wiki.talkinginfrastructure.com/ https://wiki.talkinginfrastructure.com/lib/tpl/dokuwiki/images/favicon.ico text/html 2022-04-06T12:18:20+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.talkinginfrastructure.com/doku.php?id=baamt:about_building_an_asset_management_team&rev=1649247500&do=diff About Building an Asset Management Team This is intended as a practical guide for any agency interested improving overall Asset Management, or someone appointed by senior leadership to build or expand on an AM function. It is our response to common questions around staffing to perform the functions and competencies required to support an effective Asset Management system. text/html 2022-04-06T12:46:57+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.talkinginfrastructure.com/doku.php?id=baamt:core_activities&rev=1649249217&do=diff AM core responsibilities Asset Management Plan (AMP) The original definition of AM in practice was the co-ordination of a short/ medium/ longer-term integrated Asset Management Plan, and this remains the core activity of an AM team. They do not produce the AMP on their own, because input both on requirements and constraints has to come from other functions. But someone has to ensure it comes together. text/html 2022-04-06T12:19:57+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.talkinginfrastructure.com/doku.php?id=baamt:how_to_use&rev=1649247597&do=diff How to use this guide We intend this guide to be helpful if you are: • Developing a business case for setting up an AM team • Establishing a team • Restructuring or expanding your team • Building justifications to hire specific staff • Considering where to locate an AM team in the organizational structure • Wondering how to find and attract the staff you need • Thinking about what to look for in good people text/html 2022-04-06T12:30:24+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.talkinginfrastructure.com/doku.php?id=baamt:it_matters_who_leads_the_team&rev=1649248224&do=diff It matters who leads If you do not have CEO and senior leadership real commitment to Asset Management, even the best AM team cannot succeed. Even with this commitment, getting the right person to lead on Asset Management appears to us to be the single most critical action they need to take. text/html 2022-04-16T22:33:04+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.talkinginfrastructure.com/doku.php?id=baamt:key_attributes_for_an_am_team&rev=1650148384&do=diff Summary of AM team attributes An AM team ideally needs: * Balance of technical and business understanding * Some front line experience * Some good system and structured thinkers * Longer term perspective: ‘And then what?’ * Emotional intelligence and communications skills text/html 2022-04-06T12:38:22+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.talkinginfrastructure.com/doku.php?id=baamt:summary_of_main_am_responsibilities&rev=1649248702&do=diff Summary of the main responsibilities of an AM team * Co-ordinating the integrated Asset Management Plan * Leading the implementation of Asset Management, including AM training * The development and implementation of co-ordinated asset strategies both at class and system level text/html 2022-04-06T12:27:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.talkinginfrastructure.com/doku.php?id=baamt:what_is_not_possible_without_an_am_team&rev=1649248072&do=diff What isn’t possible without an AM team Without a focal point, organizations struggle to do more than isolated improvements, and generally lack a framework or structure to bring together the different activities around assets. What most will fail to achieve, without at least a small dedicated team, includes: text/html 2022-04-16T22:32:30+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.talkinginfrastructure.com/doku.php?id=baamt:what_kind_of_people_does_an_am_team_require&rev=1650148350&do=diff Asset Management requires complementary aptitudes Any AM team requires a balance of people. * Asset Management is a bridge between business strategy and technical delivery, and therefore must consider the right balance of attributes and skills to deliver this. Bluntly, an Asset Management team that is purely technical, or alternatively has no experience with assets, will struggle. Some experience in the team on front line delivery and, even better, existing relationships with the front l… text/html 2022-04-06T12:22:39+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.talkinginfrastructure.com/doku.php?id=baamt:why_you_need_an_am_team&rev=1649247759&do=diff Why you need an AM team Experience around the world over nearly 30 years strongly suggests the need for a specific, dedicated AM team to be accountable for the implementation and improvement of asset decision, asset risk and long-term optimized asset planning processes.