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...]
The Metropolis Infrastructure Management Story – The Case of Area A
Ross Waugh talks about the Area A, which is the first and old part of the "Metropolis." This is the second in the video blog series, "The Metropolis Infrastructure Management Story," and Ross talks about "Area A" of the city. "Area A" is the original settlement and the oldest section of the city, he says. Ross mentions that creating an asset register or asset inventory of "Area A" will … [Read more...]
Why Starting Asset Management Doesn’t Have to Cost Much
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 So we have several questions that are related to the cost of asset management, how expensive was it going to be, how much it’s going to cost? We want to … [Read more...]
The Metropolis Infrastructure Management Story – Introduction (Video Blog)
Ross Waugh introduces a fictional "Metropolis" to explain the importance of asset registers, type of assets, and impacts on service levels. This video blog is the introduction to the series of five video blogs on the "Metropolis" infrastructure management story. Ross hopes to stir your asset management thinking through this "Metropolis" case story. Watch the video to know why we came up … [Read more...]
Understanding Infrastructure Replacement Using the Football Game Analogy (Video Blog)
Ross Waugh continues with his COVID-19 video blog series. In this vlog, Ross illustrates what would happen when municipal or city councils suspend infrastructure replacement, defers renewals or other expenditure due to the economic impacts of the pandemic. Ross uses the sports analogy in this video blog to explain how to manage infrastructure spending when there is an economic recession and … [Read more...]
Asset Management Strategy Best Practice Discussions
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. A participant asked a particular question, "Is there a downside to purchasing replacement pumps and valves to meet future needs instead of … [Read more...]
Asset Management Issue – Funding Depreciation or Replacement Cost
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. This post deals with two questions from the webinar participants. Can you give a little background on funding depreciation?Does funding … [Read more...]
Asset Information Management and Data Capturing
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 took a break from the questions that were submitted and checked on the questions posed during the webinar. An attendee asked if … [Read more...]
Lessons Learned and Best Practices in Asset Management New Zealand
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. In the previous post, Ross shared a quick background on the asset management implementation in New Zealand. In this post, Ross shares the … [Read more...]
Asset Management Practice in New Zealand – A Quick Background
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 Great. So, we have covered the two that we have the most questions about. So, we will move into another topic. We have a fair … [Read more...]
Impacts of COVID-19 and IAM Levels of Service-Cost-Risk Diagram (Video Blog)
The impacts of COVID-19 might be causing governments to cut on infrastructure spending. Ross Waugh explains the implications on levels of service and risks if costs are minimized significantly. Here's another short video blog on the impacts of COVID-19 and infrastructure asset management by Ross Waugh. There's a lot of pressure on the dollars as a lot of economies are trying to recover from … [Read more...]
Economic Recession-Growth Cycle and Asset Management Lessons (Video Blog)
Ross Waugh shares some infrastructure asset management perspectives on the economic cycles starting in 1987 and the possible financial repercussion from the COVID-19 pandemic responses. Will the world economy collapse because of the impact of the lock-downs that countries have implemented to stop the COVID-19 Pandemic? Watch the video and understand why Ross Waugh is saying that it will … [Read more...]
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