Before beginning your next condition assessment, resist the temptation to start with inspection forms, testing equipment, or data collection software. Instead, start with a much simpler question: What decision are we trying to improve?

So show me the money! What is your facility or system going to cost over the next 20 years, and what is your data telling you about that number?

GIS screening provides a broad, systemwide view. Field assessment provides detailed, segment‑specific insight. Together, they support better decisions, more predictable budgets, and clearer communication with governing boards.

This is why my approach emphasizes condition and asset replacement value as the key dimensions for data validation.

These three steps describe how to test the quality of your asset data through the capital plan development process.

Obsolescence is a driving force behind the decisions to renew or replace assets.

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Obsolete can mean no longer useful or no longer in style. Defining what it means to an organization early, not later, saves effort and resources. Obsolescence is a driving force behind the decisions to renew or replace assets. However, most asset management programs wait until after a field condition assessment is completed before discussing what asset obsolescence means. As part of asset management policy, incorporating obsolescence saves resources associated with a field co

Wood screw pump in New Orleans after its catastrophic failure. I take these three tools to every asset management condition assessment I am a part of. Of course, the tools, techniques, and methods of the condition assessment change with the reason you perform it. And yes, my role has changed from a person doing the field assessments to someone leading or doing the quality assurance. These three tools remain the same. Condition Assessment Taxonomy I keep the condition assessme

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