1. Asset Management Accountability Framework - Guidance
IHEA Professional Development Day – 19 May 2017
Warren Corlett, FIEAust CPEng
Manager, Asset Management
Department of Health and Human Services

2. AMAF Guidance DTF provide implementation guidance on their website
Go to the DTF home page - place ‘what is asset management’ in the site search box – this takes you to the Framework document and Implementation Guidance

3. AMAF Guidance
It is acknowledged it will take portfolio agencies effort and time to implement the AMAF
A transition period applies for compliance; agencies are to publicly attest AMAF compliance in their annual report – as at 30 June 2018
The DTF AMAF Implementation guidance document covers:
AMAF operating environment
practitioner guidance
useful resources
glossary
appendices

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Section 2 – How to use the guidance:
context
purpose
audience
guidance structure
getting started – questions to consider

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Section 3 – Asset management and the AMAF operating environment:
key areas of an asset management system
how the AMAF aligns with legislation/ policy/ standards
asset management levels and governance
AMAF and the asset management system

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Section 4 – Practitioner guidance:
end-to-end guide to establish, implement, maintain and continually improve processes to support effective asset management
end-to-end steps are colour-code to simplify user access
clarifies intent, approach and requirements
Portfolio boundaries and threshold
Organisation and People
Strategy and Planning
Lifecycle Delivery
Asset information
Risk and Review

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Section 5 – Useful resources:
organisational documents
external resources
Section 6 – Glossary of terms

8. AMAF guidance - appendices
Guidance appendices are a useful resource for practitioners and cover:
Appendix A: Typical Contents of an Asset Management Strategy
Appendix B: Typical Contents of an Asset Management Plan
Appendix C: Asset Information Management System contents
Appendix D: Real options and business cases
and:
Appendix E: AMAF alignment with international standards
Appendix F: aligning Guidance to AMAF mandatory requirements
Appendix G: additional information
Appendix H: AMAF Ready Reckoner

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Appendix A – Typical Contents of an Asset Management Strategy:
identified are the Asset Management Strategy (Part A - Strategic) and the Asset Management Strategy (Part B - Tactical)
strategic part equates to your agency’s Asset Management Policy that sets vision and direction to drive your organisation’s asset management system and activities
tactical part is equivalent to your strategic asset management plan and documents the scope of your asset management system and its integration of asset management and other business functions (finance, risk, procurement, HR)

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Appendix B – Typical Contents of an Asset Management Plan:
identifies activities undertaken on assets
an operational plan for activities and actions over a shorter-term to deliver the Asset Management Strategy:
for health services with simple/ modest holdings – basically your BAMPs
for health services with major/ complex holdings – your BAMPs along with other performance and assurance requirements

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Appendix C – Asset Information Management System contents:
maintaining information and time series records (both financial and non-financial information) over asset lifecycles for asset planning, asset performance monitoring, reporting and accountability
includes:
up-to-date asset details, facts and time series records
asset classification, value, condition, responsibility
lifecycle and maintenance costs
outlines one good practice approach and highlights expectations

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Appendix D – Real options and business cases:
outlines expectations when considering investment options:
for enduring assets – refer to other DTF guidance on investment management and business cases
for relatively short-lived assets (such as medical equipment and engineering infrastructure) – use the Medical equipment asset management framework materials on the Internet
Appendix E – AMAF alignment with ISO 55000:
outlines how the AMAF aligns with international standards

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Appendix F – Aligning guidance to AMAF mandatory requirements
tabulates how the AMAF mandatory requirements apply to each subject in the requirement areas:
organisation & people
strategy & planning
lifecycle delivery
Asset Information Management System
risk & review
Appendix G – Additional information
further details for practitioners

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Appendix H – AMAF ready reckoner
for experienced practitioners
summarily outlines for each requirement area a potential implementation approach, gives possible inputs and lists possible evidence to meet attestation compliance requirements
Note:
a DHHS AMAF compliance assessment tool draws from this ready reckoner and is designed to assist practitioners (from the novice to those highly proficient in asset management)