Watch Ross Waugh's video on the "Strategic Review of the New Zealand Water Sector Procurement Practices," the topic he presented during the Water NZ Conference & Expo. The conference was held on 17-19 November 2020 at Hamilton. Ross' presentation covers the following topics: Building Innovation Partnership Theme 1 Projects (2020)IntroductionResearchCase Study: Comparisons with … [Read more...]
Watch the Infrastructure Management Series Part 1 – Demand Management (Video)
We have put up on our Free Subscription asset management resource site the lecture videos that Ross Waugh produced for the University of Auckland students and Inframanage.com subscribers. In the Infrastructure Management Series Part 1 - Demand Management video, he discussed the following topics: Introducing Ross WaughAsset Management in New Zealand to 2050Disciplines of Asset … [Read more...]
Christmas and New Year Greetings, 2020 Reflections
Wishing you a Happy Christmas and New Year! It has been a challenging year but nevertheless, a productive and successful one. Please watch my Christmas and New Year Greetings video and a short reflection on 2020. Thank you! Ross … [Read more...]
Updates on Asset Management Training Materials at Inframanage.com
Updates on Asset Management Training Materials at Inframanage.com from Inframanage . Watch Ross Waugh give some updates on the asset management training materials he is publishing online on the Infrastructure.com website. He mentions the training materials that he had put up throughout the years. Ross clarifies that the purpose is not to compete with the learning materials that national … [Read more...]
Find the Answers to Your Infrastructure Asset Management Questions at Inframanage
There's a wealth of infrastructure asset management knowledge that's waiting for you to discover at Inframanage.com and all you need is to go and browse the site. The Inframanage site was created for asset management professionals like you. Below are some of the topics that Inframanage.com covers: Infrastructure Asset ManagementInfrastructure ManagementInfrastructure Management … [Read more...]
Infrastructure Asset Management Perspective Around Economic Cycles
In this video, Ross Waugh shares some infrastructure asset management perspectives on the economic cycles starting in 1987; talks on the possible financial repercussion from the COVID-19 pandemic responses. Ross explains why it's not true that the world economy might fall off at "the end of the world," as some economists are predicting due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Watch the video and know why … [Read more...]
Timaru Library’s Success Story Amid the NZ COVID-19 Shut-down (Video Blog)
Ross Waugh blogs about the Timaru Library and how they successfully managed to cut short the 30-week planned repairs, renovations and upgrades to 8 weeks. The Timaru Library building, which was constructed in 1977, needed repair and renovation. In 2019, the Timaru District Council allocated $1.8 Million for the refurbishment and rehabilitation of the library. Among the projects that were … [Read more...]
The Metropolis Infrastructure Management Story – Area D (Celestial Heights)
Ross Waugh talks about the affluent Area D that the Metropolis developed, which he calls "Celestial Heights." This is the last of the Metropolis Infrastructure Management Story, a fictional metropolis that Ross Waugh created to illustrate what to look out for when managing the infrastructure of the different areas of your city. Ross describes "Area D" as an overbuilt area, where affluent … [Read more...]
The Metropolis Asset Management Story – Managing Area C
Ross Waugh shares about the expansion of the Metropolis with the new "Area C," which used to be the place for the city's excluded group. He presented the situation of "Area C," when and why it was formed, the quality of the infrastructure given the discriminating societal status during early times. He mentions that policies change for the better through the years and "Area C" has become an … [Read more...]
The Metropolis Asset Management Story – Dealing with Area B
Ross Waugh continues to share about the Metropolis Story, the city that grew, and how they manage their infrastructure. From "Area A" that he explained in the last video blog, the Metropolis grew and an informal housing "Area B" emerged over time. In the video, Ross describes "Area B" in terms of economic status, population, electric supply, water and wastewater facilities, the layout of … [Read more...]
Asset Management Thinking on Buying and Using a Software
On 21 January 2020, Ross Waugh and Heather Himmelberger held another Ask-the-Experts webinar titled, “Infrastructure Asset Management – How to Start.” Inframanage.com presents the webinar topics through a series of blog posts. Heather: We did get a fair number of questions about asset management or CMMS, which is computerized maintenance management system … [Read more...]
Asset Management is About the Thinking Around Your Assets
On 21 January 2020, Ross Waugh and Heather Himmelberger held another Ask-the-Experts webinar titled, “Infrastructure Asset Management – How to Start.” Inframanage.com presents the webinar topics through a series of blog posts. Heather And one of the things that we want to make a point about is that asset management is about thinking. And anybody who has come to … [Read more...]
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