In the previous video, Ross asked Heather to share the challenges that they encountered as they implement an asset management program with water utilities. In this video, Ross brought up the issue of declining population in some communities and rapid growth in other communities because of …
Southwest EFC Asset Management Story 5 – Challenges Encountered
"The Southwest EFC story isn't without any challenges," Heather reveals in this video. In their 15 years of doing asset management with water utilities, Heather narrated the many challenges they went through and how they dealt with them. Discover the asset management lessons they learned in …
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Southwest EFC Asset Management Story 4 – Asset Management Tools for Utilities
Considering the 20 years of helping small to medium water utilities, including 15 years of asset management application, Ross asked Heather to explain more about the asset management tools they developed and used. Heather begins by presenting that the number one challenge they face in the United …
Southwest EFC Asset Management Story 3 – Funding the AM Program
In this video, Ross asked Heather about the source of funding for the asset management program that the Southwest EFC is implementing with small and medium water utilities. Heather shared how their asset management developed from the funding stream that they have received. She said that …
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Southwest EFC Asset Management Story 2 – How the AM Program Started
This is the second of a 10-video series on the Southwest EFC Asset Management story. It features an interview with Heather Himmelberger, Director of the SWEFC, by Ross Waugh, Inframanage.com. In this video, Heather talks about how their organization started its asset management journey about 15 …
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Southwest EFC Asset Management Story 1 – History, Programs, Challenges
In this interview series, Heather Himmelberger, Director of the Southwest EFC shares the history, challenges, achievements, and lessons learned in the organization's 15 years (as of interview time) of asset management program implementation. In this video, Ross Waugh explains that he is …
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Infrastructure Asset Management – How to Start (Webinar)
On 21st January 2020, Ross Waugh and Heather Himmelberger conducted a webinar on getting started in infrastructure asset management. This is the 8th "Ask-the-Expert" webinar that they have conducted. Below are the asset management subjects that Ross and Heather discussed in the …
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Asset Management Plan and Demand Management Overview (Video Blog)
In this video blog, Ross gives an overview of asset management plans and demand management. He mentioned sharing further details on the topic in his "Asset Management Planning Lecture at the University of Auckland." Ross talks about where the asset management plans fit in the wider asset …
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How Important Capital Investment Planning is in Asset Management (Video Blog)
Capital investment planning is a very important area of infrastructure asset management practice, Ross begins in this video blog. Ross talked about some capital investment planning tips in his previous video blog. In this vlog, he discusses the importance of capital investment planning, his …
Asset Management Training, Mentoring and Capital Investment Planning Tips (Video Blog)
In this vlog, Ross shares his training and mentoring activities. Ross observes that Universities and National Associations are good starting places for asset management training. Watch this video blog and know where to start if you're looking for training courses on infrastructure asset …
ISO 55000 Asset Management, Infrastructure Outlook, Replacement Constraints (Video Blog)
Following what we have mentioned in our "Welcome to Inframanage 2019" post, Inframanage.com continues to put up video blogs. In this short 4-minute vlog, Ross Waugh discusses the following topics: ISO 55000 Asset Management Global Infrastructure Outlook Infrastructure Replacement and Capital …
Inframanage 2019 – More Asset Management Learning Coming Your Way (Video Blog)
Ross Waugh of Inframanage.com welcomes you to 2019, another year of creating and publishing infrastructure asset management online learning resources. What's in store for you this year at Inframanage.com? Publishing articles and multimedia materials on asset management seminars, presentations, …