Line-of-Sight Newsletter 1 October 2024

The Department of Transportation Inspector General released a study on managing capitalized equipment last week citing lack of proper internal controls. This week on ALN Th@3 pm ET, we are discussing the ISO 55010 document on alignment between financial and non-financial management to improve internal controls. See more below in People and Sources. In Ideas, learn more about the short survey on the impact of Asset Management in your organization or region. The...
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Line-of-Sight Newsletter 24 September 2024

The attention on the 2024 revised ISO asset management documents allows us to proudly focus on the globally unique ALN A55K Professional Certification, which attests to an individuals' ability to comprehend the ISO 55000, 55001, and 55002 standards. Organizations interested in starting, or continuing, their asset management journey are well served by a team that understands the fundamentals, the tools, and the steps to dramatically improve mission outcomes as outlined in the thorough ISO asset ...
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Line-of-Sight Newsletter 17 September 2024

The Asset Leadership Network is happily reviewing a Memorandum of Understanding with the Coalition 4 Smarter Buildings (C4SB), which advocates for a Linux-based, cloud-native open tech stack for smarter buildings following principles for open-source, multi-system digital solutions developed by the Cloud Native Computing Foundation and the Linux Foundation. Anto Budiardjo's Padi.io company is a member of both C4SB and the ALN. He will explain the link he sees between secure, open-source data sha...
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Line-of-Sight Newsletter 10 September 2024

Jim Dieter, ALN Chair and CEO, says that ISO 55000 is the "Why," ISO 55001 is the "How," and ISO 55002 is the "What." This week on ALN Th@3 pm ET we will talk about ISO 55001 revisions and How to implement, or improve, an Asset Management system at your organization. See more below in People about Lindsay Ziegler, Convenor of the Working Group 6 that revised ISO 55001. At Jacobs, we’re working to solve critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environment...
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Line-of-Sight Newsletter 3 September 2024

The ALN Th@3 pm ET 2024 Fall Season starts with a discussion about the revised ISO 55000 document that establishes the principles of asset management and the benefits an organization can expect from adoption. ALN Board Member Jack Dempsey will talk with Annemarie Kin about the improvements to this foundational asset management document. See more in People, Sources, and Ideas as we start the "school year" focused on the principles of Value, Alignment, Integration, Leadership, Adaptability, Assur...
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Line-of-Sight Newsletter 27 August 2024

It is appropriate that an organization formed to advocate the creation of an international, consensus-based asset management best practices system, reboot when those best practices are refined and expanded. The Asset Leadership Network is happy to blast out of a summer break with a series of web programs on the recent publication of ISO 55000, ISO 55001, and ISO 55011 revisions along with the new ISO asset management documents - 55010, 55012, and 55013 – respectively, government/institutiona...
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Line-of-Sight Newsletter 25 June 2024

ABS Quality Evaluations can help you minimize risk, improve operational efficiency and maximize the value of your operations and assets, with management system certification, auditing and training. People The ALN is very fortunate to have Organizational Members led by people like Christina Benty, former Mayor of Golden, British Columbia and currently President, Strategic Leadership Solutions. Ms. Benty wrote a LinkedIn Post with concise thoughts about asset man...
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Line-of-Sight Newsletter 18 June 2024

The landslide that disaThe National Institute of Building Sciences' Brains & Bytes Digital Twin AI Workshop series has provided a variety of ways asset owners can make their building information and their personal property information work together to improve mission outcomes. This week on ALN Th@3 pm ET we will highlight those repeatable successes and showcase the details of making HVAC Digital Twins.  We will work with building Digital Twins to finally leverage the Internet of Things in a...
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Line-of-Sight Newsletter 11 June 2024

The landslide that disabled Wyoming Highway 22 in the Teton Pass has asset management implications that ripple far beyond the replacement of concrete, asphalt, and metal barricades. This week on ALN Th@3 pm ET we will have an open discussion on disasters and asset management. The agenda will include ways asset management governance approaches can be embedded in government organizations to help reduce the negative impact of the increasing number of natural disasters. We will also address how to ...
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Line-of-Sight Newsletter 4 June 2024

The Asset Leadership news keeps arriving in big groupings, so it is hard to keep the ALN Line-of-Sight newsletter brief. But we try our best.Here is a little bit about how last week went...Senate and Congressional staff warmly received asset The ALN YouTube channel now has more than 500 full-length video programs and highlight reels. To celebrate this milestone, we are focusing on some of the staff's favorite guests on ALN Th@3 pm ET this week. See more in People and register at this link. ...
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