Strategic Asset Management Planning Course

Without one, the organization might lose its way; leading to increased costs, reduced uptime, and heightened risks.


Enroll in our ISO 55000-compliant Building a Strategic Asset Management Plan: From Mission to Measurable Outcomes online course to create a comprehensive and targeted strategic asset management plan that gets your EAM operation focused, improving, and aligned with the organization’s objectives.

Strategic Asset Management Planning Course

A Strategic Asset Management Plan is the organization's north star for its enterprise asset management initiatives.

Are you passionate about guiding asset management with precision? Enroll in the Building a Strategic Asset Management Plan: From Mission to Measurable Outcomes course to establish and maintain a successful asset management strategy.

What You'll Get:

Who Should Take this Course?

This online course offers valuable insights for all members of an organization, from maintenance experts to those simply interested in asset management. Rooted in industry-validated standards, it is relevant and beneficial to any organization that depends on assets.

A Strategic Asset Management Plan is your organization's roadmap to efficiency and performance.

EAM is a multi-functional discipline with numerous moving parts – from managing capital projects to maintaining equipment and overseeing MRO supply chain activities. Coordinating these functions to work seamlessly towards a common goal can be complex. A Strategic Asset Management Plan unifies these functions around shared objectives. Learn how to build an ISO-compliant Strategic Asset Management Plan that delivers direction and aligns asset management activities with accomplishing organizational goals.

Learn how to develop a Strategic Asset Management Plan that aligns enterprise asset management with its intended goals and direction.

Estimated time to complete: 1 hour

This course explores the steps to develop a Strategic Asset Management Plan in 8 Lessons: 

Lesson 1: Introduction to Strategic Asset Management

Estimated time to complete: 7 minutes

  • Gain an understanding of the fundamentals of strategic asset management and its importance to organizational success.

Lesson 2: Mission

Estimated time to complete: 7 minutes

  • Learn how to define the mission of Enterprise Asset Management (EAM), outlining its purpose and role within the organization.

Lesson 3: Business Drivers

Estimated time to complete: 6 minutes

  • Identify the key factors that influence decision-making and prioritize actions that align with your mission.

Lesson 4: Objectives

Estimated time to complete: 5 minutes

  • Understand how to set clear, measurable goals, along with timelines for achieving them.

Lesson 5: Projects and Programs

Estimated time to complete: 5 minutes

  • Discover the specific initiatives and actions that will help you achieve your strategic objectives.

Lesson 6: Key Performance Indicators

Estimated time to complete: 6 minutes

  • Learn how to use KPIs to track progress and assess whether your objectives are being met effectively.

Lesson 7: Asset Management Policy

Estimated time to complete: 5 minutes

  • Examine the executive-level policy that provides the framework for implementing the organization’s Strategic Asset Management Plan.

Lesson 8: Governance Elements

Estimated time to complete: 15 minutes

  • Explore the governance processes and strategies that ensure successful implementation and ongoing management of the Strategic Asset Management Plan.

Learners will receive a “Strategic Asset Management Planning Certified” badge upon course completion. 

Lesson 1: Introduction to Strategic Asset Management

Estimated time to complete: 7 minutes

Gain an understanding of the fundamentals of strategic asset management and its importance to organizational success.

  • What is enterprise asset management
  • What is a strategic asset management plan
  • Why is a strategic asset management plan important
  • How does a strategic asset management plan align enterprise asset
    management
  • What are the functions of a strategic asset management plan

Lesson 2: Mission

Estimated time to complete: 7 minutes

Learn how to define the mission of Enterprise Asset Management (EAM), outlining its purpose and role within the organization.

  • What is a EAM mission statement
  • How does a mission statement help the asset management operation
  • How does the mission statement support the Strategic Asset Management
    Plan
  • What are mission statement requirements
  • Review examples

Lesson 3: Business Drivers

Estimated time to complete: 6 minutes

Identify the key factors that influence decision-making and prioritize actions that align with your mission.

  • What are business drivers
  • What role do they play in the Strategic Asset Management Plan
  • What is EAM, CMMS, and ERP software
  • What role do EAM, CMMS, and ERP software play in asset management
  • Review examples

Lesson 4: Objectives

Estimated time to complete: 5 minutes

Understand how to set clear, measurable goals, along with timelines for achieving them.

  • What are SMART asset management objectives
  • How do they focus the operation on what to accomplish and by when
  • How do asset management objectives fit in the Strategic Asset Management
    Plan
  • Review examples

Lesson 5: Projects and Programs

Estimated time to complete: 5 minutes

Discover the specific initiatives and actions that will help you achieve your strategic objectives.

  • What are projects and programs?
  • How they help the organization realize objectives
  • How do projects and programs help the organization deliver the Strategic
    Asset Management Plan
  • Review examples

Lesson 6: Key Performance Indicators

Estimated time to complete: 6 minutes

Learn how to use KPIs to track progress and assess whether your objectives are being met effectively.

  • What are Key Performance Indicators
  • How do Key Performance Indicators help the organization measure
    performance
  • Why are Key Performance Indicators important
  • Review examples

Lesson 7: Asset Management Policy

Estimated time to complete: 5 minutes

Examine the executive-level policy that provides the framework for implementing the organization’s Strategic Asset Management Plan.

  • What is an asset management policy
  • Why is an asset management policy important
  • How does an asset management policy support the Strategic Asset
    Management Plan
  • Review Strategic Asset Management Plan Roadmap
  • Review example

Lesson 8: Governance Elements

Estimated time to complete: 15 minutes

Explore the governance processes and strategies that ensure successful implementation and ongoing management of the Strategic Asset Management Plan.

  • What are Strategic Asset Management Plan governance elements
  • Why are Strategic Asset Management Plan governance elements important
  • How does the Strategic Asset Management Plan and governance work
    together

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Gain valuable skills that can benefit your career and your organization.

Ready to take the next step? Sign up for our Strategic Asset Management Planning Course and begin charting a path to success for yourself and your organization!

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