Asset Management

Part 3 of the Guide to Asset Management informs asset management decision-makers and others seeking to understand both asset management and business processes and enablers of effective asset management practice. It provides an overview of the asset management process, linking of the business processes and enablers to decision-making. It serves as an introduction for the more detailed sections that follow.

The third edition of the Austroads Guide to Asset Management has been produced to provide guidance to road agencies on the application of contemporary ‘whole of organisation’ asset management practice to road networks. The Guide consists of 15 Parts across three broad themes: management overview, asset management processes, and technical information.

Asset Management Processes addresses business processes and enablers associated with the asset management business cycle. It also provides guidance on how to determine and plan to address stakeholder/community expectations, formulate and review asset strategies, develop works and investment programs, assess asset performance, undertake audits and asset valuations, and develop asset management improvement plans.