by Kai | Oct 30, 2014 | News
The 29th National Congress of Maintenance and Asset Management, and XXIX Exhibition of Products, Services and Equipment Maintenance and Asset Management, was held in Santos, Brazil between September 29 and October 03 2014. The conference attracted over 400 delegates, speakers and exhibitors. The Asset Management Council was represented at this event by Board Member, Deryk Anderson. The attendance of the Asset Management Council at this ABRAMAN event continues the collaboration between the Australian and Brazilian Asset Management associations.
During the conference, the Asset Management Council’s Asset Management Fundamentals course was presented to approximately seventy participants. Sequential translation was used to conduct the one day session in both English and Portuguese.
A pilot of the Certified Asset Management Assessor (CAMA) exam was also run with 26 people attending. This pilot raised the number of test candidates globally to around 50 and enabled the assessment of the impact of English as a second language on exam results.
Reflecting on the experience Deryk said: “There are many similarities between asset management professionals in Brazil and Australia. We are at similar stages in our development, and there is much we can learn from each other. I look forward to the continuing trend of collaboration between our organisations and the benefits that it brings.”
by Kai | Oct 29, 2014 | News
Unsung heroes! Assets of the Asset Management Council! Whatever the description, there is no doubt that Asset Management Council volunteers are leaders of industry, who volunteer their time to enrich the services and products of the Asset Management Council, for the benefit of the greater asset management community.
Findings from a recent 2014 Stakeholder Survey showed the importance of volunteers and clear evidence from the asset management community for continued access to good quality information. This has led to enhancing the volunteer structure and portfolio to further support the needs of the members and the asset management community.
Introducing ‘The Executive
Volunteering time, knowledge, experience, contacts and above all enthusiasm, it is the role of ‘The Executive’ to drive and promote transparency in decision making and sharing across the many facets which constitute the Asset Management Council.
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by Kai | Oct 22, 2014 | News
“Our vision is to be a worldwide community of organisations providing leadership for maintenance and asset management communities”
Hans Klemme-Wolff – Founding Chairman – GFMAM
Established in 2010, the Global Forum on Maintenance and Asset Management (GFMAM) consists of ten not-for-profit maintenance and asset management organisations from around the world. An enduring objective of the GFMAM is to facilitate the exchange and alignment of maintenance and asset management knowledge practices; the lever which commenced the universal branding and unification of asset management, by way of the Asset Management Landscape (gfmam.org) and its subsequent updates.
With the Landscape and the publication of ISO 5500X Asset Management Standard, the GFMAM created the ‘Competency Specification for an ISO 55001 Asset Management Auditor Assessor’ to support the competence of people who audit or assess organisations to ISO 55001. Recently a joint venture, World Partners in Asset Management (WPiAM), was formed to deliver outcomes from this specification.
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by Kai | Oct 21, 2014 | News
The Asset Management Council Team would like to thank everyone who participated. The Asset Management Council exists to serve its members and the asset management community at large, and your feedback is incredibly valuable to us.
The Stakeholder Survey Results will be published in the next issue of The Asset Journal.
Congratulations to Rajesh Gohel, winner of the $200 JBHiFi voucher.
The next Stakeholder Survey will be launched in early 2015.
by Kai | Oct 14, 2014 | News
Glenn Ingram, CFAM
Why the AM Council Board is so important to the asset management community
The Asset Management Council was established to provide strategic leadership, prudent governance and to further the discipline and the profession of asset management.
Through global linkages and an active member base, its aim is to a create deeper understanding; engage communities to value and use asset management; support organisations to improve business performance and subsequently enrich the ‘Asset Management Body of Knowledge’; increase the capabilities of individuals and organisations and benefit stakeholders.
The current Board is an eclectic mix of highly experienced professionals, united and focused on the common goal of contributing to deliver improved organisational effectiveness; expand perspectives and horizons, increase technical capabilities, and continuously refine the Body of Knowledge to grow and enhance the asset management community. In short, today’s Board members are heavy-weights in long-haul strategic thinking; have clarity and a diverse, yet deep, inner understanding of the essential values of asset management.
Glenn Ingram, the new Chair of the Asset Management Council Board, is one such individual. Highly accredited…Click here to read more
by Kai | Oct 9, 2014 | News
The Asset Journal, Asset Management Council –
‘The Asset Journal’, one of the highest valued Asset Management Council services since 2007
Hardcopy and Free Online Download
‘The Asset Journal’, issued quarterly, is now celebrating its seventh year of imparting knowledge from industry leaders and senior practitioners to the greater asset management community. A prime vehicle, this substantial publication delivers a series of technical and non-technical articles; tutorials from the Asset Management Fundamentals course; myths in asset management; updates from the Global Forum; AM Council news; important diary dates as well insightful articles from the CEO and the Chairman about Industry and AM Council advancements and their effect on the asset management community.
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