Infrastructure Asset Management Exam

How is the use of digital technologies driven effectively in asset rich organisations ?

• Standard company operating procedures should be formed by the senior management, driven through strategies and policies. These should be clear and concise.

• Client driven digital technology requirements might be requested through contracts or frameworks.

• Technology can aid the digital technology platform for data collection and dissemination.

• culture changes through training should be realised.

• organisational roles should be created and aligned with digital technologies

How is the use of digital technologies driven effectively in collaborative infrastructure projects ?

• Each collaborative organisation to ensure matched technologies and capabilities in delivering digitally.

• Governance to be accountable for use and distribution of digital technology.

• Culture changes for people seconded for longer term frameworks out of their parent organisation.

• Intellectual property to be considered for long term digital ownership.

• Contract applications to be considered for all supply chain for all organisations.

Sketch and explain the term ‘constant improvement’ across a project lifecycle and how digital technologies can help this process.

• Constant improvement is a learning process which allows for organisations to measure what has been done against a baseline plan, and therefore identify any room for improvement in processes.

• It should be undertaken across the whole project lifecycle and into operation and maintenance.

• Should inform other projects or programmes.

• Can be shared across frameworks.

• Should involve all personnel in the supply chain - reference to lean.

• Should involve better efficiencies and reduced waste

Why is continuous feedback important in infrastructure asset organisations?

• Monitors any changing stakeholder requirements.

• Monitors capacity vs demand.

• Looks at best practice through industry case study.

• Identifies any legislative changes.

• Identifies any new technologies.

The term Whole Life Cycle has sometimes been referred to as cradle-to-grave, explain this analogy.

• ‘Cradle’ refers to the start of the asset life - this will be not just from start of operation but as a response to a clients brief i.e at feasibility phase.

• ‘Grave’ refers to the end of the asset life- this may be termination or demolition, depending on the asset - but the point at which the asset is no longer holds value for the user.

• The asset is ‘disposed’ of, and will then be removed from operational assets that the company is currently managing.

How do Customers influence and organisations strategic plan?

• Value of the asset from the stakeholder.

• Current culture for use - an example of this might be the fact stakeholders might be using public transport more due to city congestion and penalties for driving into cities.

• Preferred technology use e.g pay and display machines now offer pay by phone as customer do not always have money on them.

• Demand for use of the asset from the stakeholder.