Australian asset management: time for a change
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| Wednesday, November 9, 2016 |
| 3:45 PM - 4:15 PM |
| Plaza Auditorium |
Speaker
Jeff Roorda
General Manager
JRA (A TechnologyOne company)
Australian Asset Management: Time for a Change
Abstract
The National State of the Assets 2015 (NSoA) report presents a solid base of evidence concerning the current state of Australia’s local government assets, and identifies likely challenges for their future management. Its message is clear: Australian asset management needs to significantly improve, and fast, if local, state and federal governments are to meet the needs of a changing nation.
Though the NSoA report contains worrying data on the state of Australia’s assets, it also identifies several steps government bodies can take to improve long-term asset management.
In this presentation, Jeff Roorda will explore the key findings and dive into why the three levels of government need to work together with the private sector to develop a consistent approach to asset management. He will explore specifically, what local government asset managers can do to improve their data and systems, to prepare for integration with a national infrastructure strategy.
Jeff will also provide an update on progress towards the national infrastructure strategy and the continuing role of local government asset managers in this process.
Key takeaways:
-The importance of good systems to manage your asset data
-The importance for strategic asset management to have a strong technology base
-Translating asset information into plain English for your key stakeholders
Though the NSoA report contains worrying data on the state of Australia’s assets, it also identifies several steps government bodies can take to improve long-term asset management.
In this presentation, Jeff Roorda will explore the key findings and dive into why the three levels of government need to work together with the private sector to develop a consistent approach to asset management. He will explore specifically, what local government asset managers can do to improve their data and systems, to prepare for integration with a national infrastructure strategy.
Jeff will also provide an update on progress towards the national infrastructure strategy and the continuing role of local government asset managers in this process.
Key takeaways:
-The importance of good systems to manage your asset data
-The importance for strategic asset management to have a strong technology base
-Translating asset information into plain English for your key stakeholders
Biography
With an academic and professional background in surveying, civil engineering and knowledge management systems, Jeff has worked in asset and facilities management for over 30 years with a strong background in information technology and project management. Jeff holds an Honours Degree in Civil Engineering.
Jeff’s experience includes:
-Asset capacity building projects with over 200 asset intensive organisations.
-Developing strategic asset management systems and practices.
-Information system strategic plans and project managing systems integration projects for corporate decision support.
-Guest lecturer at University of Technology Sydney and Sydney University in Asset Management and project management at Postgraduate level.
-Developing international infrastructure service delivery improvements for infrastructure services in USA, Canada, Australia, China and Malaysia.
-Asset management development program for BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit San Francisco USA)
-National state of the assets reporting for Australian Local Government Infrastructure
-Austroads performance reporting for Australian and New Zealand road authorities
-Development of infrastructure studies and public infrastructure policy development for Australian and State Governments since 1998.
