Phil Caffyn shares his key areas for small organisations to begin a journey towards a more Strategic AM setup. In this case, we are looking at small electrical distribution companies, serving 12,000 to 15,000 customers. Too often, people from small companies say "implementing ISO 55000 or AM best practices, that's only for the really large corporations, not for us". Well, Phil from New Zealand is here to tell you otherwise, and he can give you specific tips on how to get started! Phil...

If your organization has assets that need maintenance, it is fairly certain you have some sort of CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System). Different types of data come together to do efficient maintenance, have the right spare parts, and ultimately to help management make informed decisions. What are then the key questions for implementing a CMMS that truly adds value to the organization? Johan Jansen van Rensburg, Reliability Expert from South Africa shares his experiences from a l...

Procurement, Purchasing, Sourcing, Supply Chain, Contract Management...there are many terms for it. How do they fit into the Strategic Asset Management landscape? Swedish Procurement expert John Murray, with a long track record working in the utility sector, explains how procurement needs to be organized and connected to the AM organization in order to enable more value creation.

Digitalization is the biggest change driver of our time. In this episode, UMS Consultant Melina Schoen explains findings from her global survey on how asset-intensive companies deal with Digitalization, and gives many concrete tips on how to become an effective Change Manager in your organization. Melina is, among other things, in charge of developing UMS services within the Digitalization domain and is working with many multinational companies with AM and Digitalization implementation.

If you want to implement AM in your organization, unless you have a green field facility, this would mean splicing AM into an existing organization. Therefore, AM Governance also needs to be spliced into the Governance System of the organization. But how can this be achieved? Suzane Greeman, Principal Asset Management Advisor at Greeman Asset Management Solutions and author of the “Risk-based Asset Criticality Assessment Handbook” joins our podcast to share her ideas on Asset Management...

Asset-intensive organizations have to manage vast amounts of data to manage their assets and base their strategic, tactical, nd operational decisions on. The Finnish TSO (Transmission System Operator) Fingrid has been on a journey to develop a digitalized way of working with their assets for many years now. In the global TSO benchmark ITAMS, it can be seen that Fingrid is consistently one of the best performers in that sector. Marcus Stenstrand, Digitalisation Manager and also one of the main...

How should an organization regard Asset Information Systems within its Asset Management? When considering asset management, many organizations work from the IT solution back, rather than from the business requirements forward. They don’t realize that the principles that define AM should be designed into existing business processes and that this should be done before implementing a new asset registry or management system. Listen to Francis McDowell, Managing Director of Innovative Thinki...

COVID-19 reshaped how organizations operate and collaborate worldwide. While some shifts will naturally revert as the pandemic fades, others have redefined how societies work, connect, and create value. The real question isn’t what will return to “normal”—but what new norms are here to stay. What could this mean for Asset Owner & Operator organisations, and the Asset Management principles, processes, and procedures they operate within? And if changes are needed - what are Change Manageme...

"Setting Strategic Objectives is one of the key roles of the Board. For objectives to be achieved they need to be operationalised. Converting corporate objectives into asset management objectives is one of the ways this is done. I have too often been into companies who proudly show me their strategic plan, then I ask to see their monthly reports and there is no connection between the two." Dr Monique Beedles, PhD in Strategic Management, Board Member and author of the book "Asset Management ...

When you say "Asset Management", many people will often first think of "Maintenance". But how do you manage maintenance work in a way that leads to real and sustainable productivity? Doug Dale and Ford Yeager share their experiences from major transformation projects that led to phenomenal productivity increases. They show how to overcome knowledge and cultural challenges, in all stages of the process leading up to "Game Day" - the day when the maintenance work is executed. Doug Dale, Seni...

Many - if not all - of you listening to this podcast will be used to dealing with physical assets. But there are also Intangible Assets in an organisation. Is that the same as Intellectual Property? And are Intangible Assets really important for organisations that are dependent primarily on physical assets in their business? Martin Impgaard ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/martin-impgaard/ ) will share his thoughts and tools to get a better handle on what Intangible Assets your organisation has...

Jörgen Lundmark har varit byggherre och beställare inom Skellefteå Kraft operativa projektverksamhet för utbyggnad, ombyggnad av kraftverk och renovering av kraftverk. Han ansvarar för att Skellefteå kraft förvaltningsverksamhet bedrivs i linje med ISO 55000. I det här avsnittet förklarar han hur han ser på ISO 55000 och hur det ledningssystemet ska hjälpa till med nyckelfrågor som: vad tar vi först, vad är viktigast för oss, vad behöver vi först få på plats? vilket värde vill vi ...

Gunnar Norström shares his "Observations on how asset-intensive companies work with AM" from his long career within the electric utility sector. He has been working with complex technical challenges, for example Nuclear reactor fuel and core design. But he has also had many managerial positions, for example as MD for multinational technical consultancy firms supporting a wide spread of needs for asset heavy businesses.