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We continually hear stories about how hard it is to write an asset management plan. Even with the huge range of guidance material available, asset managers still struggle with: how to start writing a new asset management plan; refresh an existing plan; how to ensure an organisation gains real value from both the process and the resulting AMP.

All asset intensive organisations need a longer term strategical plan – this is one of the key outcomes from the asset management planning process, i.e. a plan which is part of your wider vision, a plan which can be shared easily, a plan which can be altered and impacts analysed, a plan which can be adopted and monitored over time.

SPM Assets has a strong commitment to collaboration and leadership by contributing to training and professional development. Chris Jenkins and David Long from SPM Assets recently delivered lectures at two Auckland universities. The lectures identified the knowledge and skills required to work within a property management environment.

Long-term thinking means that we need to think well beyond the scheduled maintenance and servicing tasks. We need to think beyond reactive maintenance 5 or 10 year sin teh future. We also need to think beyond the initial construction process for new buildings and start this thinking at the business case and design phases of capital works processes.

The Renewal Expenditure Forecast is the oldest and most appreciated part of the SPM Assets software. It has been the main analysis tool underlying the many Asset Management Plans produced by most of our customers over time. Have you found yourself in the situation where you thought "it looks great and makes perfect sense, but what am I supposed to do now?"

Kate Hensman from SPM Assets, recently attended the Housing Summit 2018 in Auckland, hosted by the New Zealand Green Building Council. The recent Housing Summit hosted by New Zealand Green Building Council was attended by many in the industry and the packed agenda included 33 speakers from Australia, New Zealand and the United States.

We all live, learn, work and play in our facilities and expect that many will be used well ‘into the future’. Where a Facilities Management Plan could be for one or a number of buildings within a portfolio – an Asset Management Plan considers the financial implications of long-term asset ownership across the entire portfolio at various levels.

We are pleased to announce that Sri Gullapalli has been promoted to the role of General Manager of Australia. Sri has been with SPM Assets in Sydney for nearly two years as our Solutions Manager. Sri has had a number of roles managing technical teams in the corporate sector and working within State Government organisations.

Kobus van Wyk from GAPP Architects/Urban Designers, shares his experiences with the assessment, analysis and planning of 8.5 million square meters of hospitals, schools and general buildings serving the Western Cape Province in South Africa, “… only focus on the replacement of critical components identified to be at risk within the next five years…”