Fundamentals of Asset Management: A Synopsis

Local governments are still struggling with maintenance and operations of their assets, while trying to comply with regulations, condition assessments, budgeting, and reporting requirements. We will touch on the maintenance management and asset management basics, and go beyond into strategic / capital planning and project execution. Local government confront challenges with comprehensive plans and rate studies, spends a lot on those, yet they are not equipped with a plan based on real time condition and data from the field. This session will discuss some basics and beyond, how ailing and failing infrastructure can be identified and prioritized, how maintenance crew becomes integral part of the strategic planning, how activities and tasks can be forecasted and budgeted, and how projects can be managed within budget and timeline effectively.

Presenter:  Mr. Arnab Bhowmick has more than 21+ years of technical and managerial experience in business and operations, asset maintenance and management, GIS, emergency management, IT security, strategic planning etc. He is currently the Chair of American Public Works Association (APWA) Asset Management Committee and has been advising the CxO level executives, City and District managers and department heads for couple decades on asset management, GIS and IT strategies, business continuity, technology trends, and e-governance. He has worked for many corporations including Weston, ESRI, Tata Group, founded Aktivov Asset Management and Aakavs Consulting, and has a bachelors in Civil Engineering and masters in GIS/BIS and sustainable engineering technologies.