cipfa.org Ingredients of effective asset management in public bodies David Bentley Head of Asset Management CIPFA Property

cipfa.org  With asset management moving towards the top of the public sector agenda in Northern Ireland, having a clear strategy and asset management plan is essential for public bodies to make the best use of their physical resources.  The session will analyse the key features of effective asset management in public bodies. Ingredients of effective asset management in public bodies

cipfa.org Susan Robinson Advisor - Property Services  :  :  : Chris Brain Senior Advisor  :  :  : Denise Edwards Business Support Manager  :  : Jane Lowrie Advisor - Property Services  :  :  : Kirsty Sanderson Senior Business Support Officer  :  : David Bentley Head of Asset Management  :  :  : Property Networks and Advisory Services

cipfa.org What is a building?

cipfa.org The High Level 1.Understanding aims and objectives & potential overall accommodation implications 2.Identifying other issues that require a corporate response 3.Developing into a property strategy 4.Engaging key members/senior officers 1.Understanding aims and objectives & potential overall accommodation implications 2.Identifying other issues that require a corporate response 3.Developing into a property strategy 4.Engaging key members/senior officers

cipfa.org Down on the ground 1.What is the current service/asset position? 2.Where are services going in the next 1, 3, 5 years, including how service provision may change? 3.Develop Service property strategies based on a corporate structure 4.Engage Services and get everyone around the table 1.What is the current service/asset position? 2.Where are services going in the next 1, 3, 5 years, including how service provision may change? 3.Develop Service property strategies based on a corporate structure 4.Engage Services and get everyone around the table

cipfa.org Comprehensive information and accurate data on the asset base including:- Cost Condition Maintenance Need Size Use Value Fitness for purpose Comprehensive information and accurate data on the asset base including:- Cost Condition Maintenance Need Size Use Value Fitness for purpose The Knowledge

cipfa.org Management of performance Benchmarking Challenging Making Decisions Management of performance Benchmarking Challenging Making Decisions Walking the walk

cipfa.org “Planning is an unnatural process, it is much more fun to do something else. The nicest thing about not planning is that failure comes as a complete surprise rather than being preceded by a period of worry and depression. Failure to plan is planning to fail.” Sir John Harvey Jones ‘Planning’

cipfa.org Management/Executive/ Member group Corporate Property Group Corporate Property Officer Property Champion Strategic Property Function Service Department Property Representatives Actively involved on Corporate Property Group Develop Service Plans with Strategic Property Function The Key Fundamentals?

cipfa.org  Focus on how property can support the delivery of efficiencies in the current financial climate.  Office strategies and rationalization of the office estate  Area based asset management approaches Making Property Work Harder?

cipfa.org Run cheaper Support Service Better Sweating your asset Get rid of – individual Rationalise A bit of a moan about maintenance Run cheaper Support Service Better Sweating your asset Get rid of – individual Rationalise A bit of a moan about maintenance Delivery of efficiencies?

cipfa.org Realising the potential The scale of the opportunity and the business case Some lessons learnt so far Office strategies, and rationalization of the office estate

cipfa.org Reduction in gross floor area ≈20-39% Reduction in office running costs ≈ 20–30% Increased space utilisation Target gross floor area per person ≈ 8/6/4m 2 Reduced storage footprint ≈ 50% Reduced maintenance backlog liability Reduction in desktop PC’s and terminals But – depends on organisation Scale of the opportunity?

cipfa.org Short term efficiencies? Invest to save payback period Service delivery/ways of working Business Case

cipfa.org EFFICIENCY - making the most of the space EFFECTIVENESS - making the most out of people EXPRESSION - making the most of the brand density of occupation sqm per person % of shared workstations cost of occupation £ per person cost of change churn rate per year average cost churn per workstation EASIEST TO MEASURE MORE VALUABLE TO MEASURE MOST VALUABLE TO MEASURE attracting/ retaining staff user priorities user satisfaction supporting interaction observations of interaction use of meeting spaces accommodating change range of settings messages to staff: perceptions of who is valued contradictions/ confusions/ misunderstandings messages to customers: accessibility speed of response brand support consistency messages to management/ politicians: Leanness/operational impression Workplace Performance

cipfa.org But is there another E? Environment – impact on communities and places

cipfa.org Area based asset management approaches

cipfa.org What is area based asset management? -Public service providers (including Third Sector) collaborating on strategic estate management across an area -Customer-centric and place-based approach to asset management and capital investment across an area

cipfa.org -Attention grabbing -Opportunity spotter -Spatial relationship between assets, transport and users -Focal point for partnership discussions -Mix with customer insight Data Presentation

cipfa.org Governance How high can you go?

cipfa.org Partnership Models?  Informal arrangement - sharing ideas with minimal risk and no transfer of money or assets.  A partnership comprising a collaborative arrangement founded upon a joint strategic asset management plan containing a common goal.  A formal Joint Board with delegated authority to make decisions on the collective property portfolio. It may also set some constraints on what the partners can do with their assets without consulting the Board.  A legally constituted joint venture company comprising public sector partners only.  An asset-backed vehicle joint venture comprising private and/or third sector and public sector partners with the private sector providing upfront funding and capacity to kick-start a programme of asset rationalisation.

cipfa.org Customer insight  Customer insight is fundamental to the ‘one public estate’ model of managing public assets;  To align the collective supply of public buildings to:  customer demand; and  how users choose to access public services;  now and in the future.  To do the gap analysis between what is needed and what is provided.  To connect technical decisions about the physical characteristics of assets to community priorities.

cipfa.org  Quick wins  Local Project  Area based approaches  Building type Place Based Reviews – The spark?

cipfa.org Local solutions for local situations All different but a lot of the issues the same Whole organisations approach! Needs culture and compromise Local solutions for local situations All different but a lot of the issues the same Whole organisations approach! Needs culture and compromise Do the pathfinders show the way?

cipfa.org Mapping Assets+

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