Archives: Chapters

Chapter 1. Introduction
This introductory chapter provides an overview of the organization and features of the Guide and identifies some of the basic elements of TAM.
Chapter 2. TAM Strategy and Planning
This chapter discusses considerations in linking asset management to agency goals and objectives, and defining performance measures and targets for tracking progress.
Chapter 3. Organization and People
This chapter covers the organizational and people elements that support the asset management process.
Chapter 4. Asset Performance
This chapter discusses developing life cycle plans that define how best to design, construct, operate, maintain and dispose of assets - and then executing those plans on a day-to-day basis.
Chapter 5. Resource Allocation
This chapter details the process of making capital and maintenance investment decisions that provide the best long term performance given available resources, considering trade-offs and competing needs between different assets and investment objectives.
Chapter 6. Monitoring and Adjustment
This chapter addresses topics including tracking asset health, responding to unplanned events, and managing risks to the asset inventory.
Chapter 7. Information and Systems
This chapter addresses collecting needed asset data, and implementing management systems to support data collection and decision-making.