Category: Uncategorized

Performance Dashboards – Are they what the future holds for Asset Management?

Apr 7th, 2023

Approximately 15 years or so ago I watched a documentary on television about the milk industry. While it was fascinating, the one thing that caught my eye was the use of a dashboard that monitored the health of each and every cow while they were being milked. The dashboard recorded such items as quantity of milk, quality of milk, heal.....

Read More
Asset Management Community Patreon Launch

Apr 7th, 2023

Hello everyone! The Asset Management Community Patreon site is now open to join. The site is managed by me with 40+ years experiences in strategic asset management. The aim of the group is to pass my and other specialists' knowledge and experience to you especially if you wish to learn and make a career in asset management. The site will be open to all people,....

Read More
City of Casey Capital Works Dashboard

Apr 7th, 2023

The City of Casey commissioned Warren Dean, founder @ DataTale.com.au to develop a capital works dashboard that could be accessible by the public. This one dashboard opens the doors to enormous potential in the asset management world. It allows the community to see the range of works across all infrastructure and identify any works that may affect them directly....

Read More
eBook Vol.1

Mar 3rd, 2023

Go to the link above to purchase my first eBook. $5 Australian.Patrons will get the PDF version for free...

Read More
Infrastructure: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

Mar 3rd, 2023

Well done to John Oliver. He’s summarised Asset Management beautifully. He should get an honorary degree in Asset Management if there was such a thing...

Read More
Disaster Planning

Mar 3rd, 2023

Seattle seems prepared for a disaster. How many of the Australian cities are prepared. Does anyone know? Watch this video from Monica Church. She certainly has done her homework...

Read More
Art based Asset Management in Japan

Mar 3rd, 2023

A brilliant summary of the history of asset management in Japan as it relates to Art, culture and supporting infrastructure. Well done, Hannah...

Read More
eBook Vol. 1 – What is an Asset?

Mar 3rd, 2023

The above eBook is now complete and available for access to all Patrons...

Read More
Summary History of Decay Curves

Mar 3rd, 2023

These slides were presented to the Assetic User Group in 2017. It identifies the history of the use of decay curves from their infancy in the 1990s until 2017. While Australia and New Zealand took a pragmatic view of asset decay between 1989 and 1999, it was followed by funding from Government authorities to Universities in Europe. Despite the pragmatic view in t..

Read More
Why should people in Asset Management join my Patreon Site?

Mar 3rd, 2023

First, signing up to the Patreon site will give asset management professionals access to exclusive content and resources that can help them stay informed and up-to-date on the latest industry trends and developments. This can include in-depth analysis of specific markets or asset classes, as well as insights and strategies for making successful investments.Second..

Read More
Mariya Sha – Podcast of the month

Mar 3rd, 2023

If you want to learn python programming, then Mariya Sha is your goto person.  I am currently producing predictive modelling software for asset managers in Python. The incentive came from Mariya.Special thanks to Jon Krohn and his sponsors Kolena at https://www.kolena.io/for producing this podcast.The world is changing fast, so we need to keep up with it.Jon Kro..

Read More
Report Framework Document for the first 50 patrons

Mar 3rd, 2023

Sign up now and receive a report framework for asset management. This is a document you can modify to suit your own situation or use as is. You can also add to it to complete your reporting bible. Yes, you will receive an MS Word version of the document.The document covers reports such as, but not limited to: Asset technical data Condition Inspections Maintenance..

Read More
When we talk Service Levels, this is a classic case.

Mar 3rd, 2023

Question Could the #AFL even come close to this? Imagine this choice at the #MCG.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------A fantastic video by Monica Church. 1.53M subscribers38,077 views 12 Aug 2022---------------------------------------------------------------------------------"Today I am taking you inside T Mobile Park,..

Read More
3D Printed House – A video by Shelby Church

Mar 3rd, 2023

Is this the future? Predicted industry value to be $1.4 Billion next year.Shelby Church - 1.77M subscribers1,882,796 views 10 Apr 2022"Today we are taking a look inside ICON's new luxury 3D printed house".  0:00 Why 3D Print a House? (cost) 0:29 Intro to House Zero 0:50 How 3D Printing Houses Work 1:20 Other 3D Printed Houses ICON has built 2:12 House Zero H..

Read More
Selecting the System is the Second Step

Mar 3rd, 2023

This was a paper I produced over concerns that many authorities were procuring AM systems before they were ready to do so. As a result of this practice, they failed to consider the activities they needed complete do prior to selecting a system. ..

Read More
Innovation in Pipeline Asset Management

Mar 3rd, 2023

This paper was produced in 2005 following some extensive work for the then Hobart Water where a mix of material analysis and optimised decision making was used to produce a 30-year pipeline strategy for one of the major distribution mains in Hobart, Tasmania...

Read More
West Derwent Pipeline Analysis presentation

Mar 3rd, 2023

This was the presentation I delivered in 2007 as a supplement to the Hobart Water project completed in 2005 when working with AECOM. The paper is also attached to this site. ..

Read More
Driving Change through an AM Strategy

Mar 3rd, 2023

This is a poster produced for the IWA conference in Mulheim An Der Ruhr, Germany, 2011. It summarises how we used the strategy to begin changing a Water Board from a project delivery organisation to focus on service delivery...

Read More
AM Performance Benchmarking

Mar 3rd, 2023

In 2003, the Water Services Association of Australia (WSAA) developed an Asset Management Assessment Framework to benchmark and identify potential improvement in key areas of asset management. I was the consultants' Project Manager with a team of AM consultants who travelled around Australia, New Zealand, and the United States to assess the AM performance of each..

Read More
Future Videos to be produced for Patrons

Mar 3rd, 2023

The following videos (approx. 10 minutes duration) form a small part of our overall sessions, we will have with our patrons. They will be based on our experience and incorporate pitfalls to avoid as many past organisations have suffered the pain of having to back track during their asset management implementation which can be a very painful process. Videos for i..

Read More
Applying Levels of Service using ChatGPT AI Software

Mar 3rd, 2023

Wow! There's software that can help Asset Management decision-making. Watch this software interpret what I say to document and monitor levels of service for roads. After you watch this, log in to Chat GPT and produce your own levels of service for roads and other asset classes. ChatGPT: https://openai.com/blog/chatgpt/..

Read More
Patron Shout-out

Mar 3rd, 2023

Congratulations to the following people who have become Patrons.Paul Dwyer, Melbourne Australia..

Read More
Welcome

Mar 3rd, 2023

About Me?Hi there. My name is Alexander Muir (Sandy) to my colleagues and friends. I have been 40+ years in Infrastructure based Asset Management and have been involved in developing and implementing Asset Management in this time. Over time I have migrated through to Strategic Asset Management and am now mentoring people to assist their development. I have been a..

Read More
Implementing the AMAF in the Victorian Water Sector

Dec 6th, 2016

Yet another reporting tool for the Victorian Water Industry. The Department of Treasury and Finance has, in its wisdom decided to introduce the DTF Asset Management Accountability Framework (AMAF). The framework was introduced through publication in February 2016 and updated, again through publication in June 2016. The framework will not apply to financial assets..

Read More
Implementing PREMO in the Victorian Water Sector

Nov 3rd, 2016

PREMO (Performance, Risk, Engagement, Management, Outcomes) is a framework developed in the United Kingdom to be implemented in the Victorian Water sector. The framework is used to: Present the best service/price offer to customers in the business' price submissions; Compare the price submission against the Commission's expectations of a "standard" su..

Read More
National Thought Leadership Series Luncheon

May 6th, 2016

Topic Strengthening Australia’s Creaking Infrastructure 47 billion reasons why a national approach is overdue Keynote Speaker Jeff Roorda, General Manager, Jeff Roorda & Associates (A TechnologyOne company).     In Partnership with Synopsis A national approach to strengthening the state of Australia’s Infrastructure is essen..

Read More
5th Edition of the International Infrastructure Management Manual Released.

Oct 8th, 2015

The 5th edition of the International Infrastructure Management Manual has been released and now incorporates ISO 55000 amongst many other things including the 2015 Quickguide. Produced by the IPWEA I strongly recommend it if you want to move forward in asset management. The link to the web-site is: http://www.ipwea.org/publications/bookshop/ipweabooksho..

Read More
DOWNER AWARDED FIRST AUSTRALIAN ACCREDITED ISO 55001 CERTIFICATION

Sep 10th, 2015

Downer and the Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC) are proud to set a new benchmark with Australia’s first Accredited ISO 55001 Certification for Asset Management. The ISO 55001 Asset Management Certification is for the Yarra Park Recycled Water Treatment Facility (RWTF), an MCC-owned facility that was designed and built by Downer and has been operated by Downer since..

Read More