Critical Success Factors

Most public agencies implement some form of asset management to move from a design, construct, run and monitor management regime to one that also focuses on long term planning for renewal, replacement and disposal of infrastructure assets. The WERF toolset for asset management implementation includes SAM-Gap which assesses seven (7) primary elements of asset management in a first step to identifying the magnitude of the change the organization will need to move through to adapt towards an asset management mode of operation.

Gaining the greatest benefit from asset management implementation efforts depends on the quality of the change management process; first recognizing what needs to be done and second understanding the unique inhibitors to success and implementing the key success factors throughout the change management process.

In this topic we will cover:

• Inhibitors to Creating an Asset Management Program – A View From Inexperienced “Starters”
• Inhibitors to Creating and Sustaining an Asset Management Program – A View from Experienced “Veterans”
• Summary of Success Factors
• Notes about Informing Governing Bodies of Infrastructure Management Needs.