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Pages 60-64

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From page 60...
... To bring this guidance to a close, observations of roadblocks to integration as well as rules of thumb for each of the five key areas are articulated below. These key areas were observed to be generally shared points of consideration among the diverse agencies that were involved during the research, and they are applicable at any level of integration maturity.
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From page 61...
... Data and Software Needs Data and information systems are viewed as a foundation for performance management, risk management, and asset management at many organizations. The research team has found that organizations in which all three areas are integrated at a high level have established management systems to support integration with a strong data governance practice.
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From page 62...
... Rules of Thumb • Strategic planning and vision, • Multidisciplinary knowledge, • Technical experts for operation and maintenance, • Quality and asset management ISO competencies, • Multiskilled sta who understand both engineering and nance, • Data management and visualization, • Modern technology systems, and • Knowledge transfer between hired consultants and agency sta. Policy and Agency Structure Organizations that have identied one or more integration champions tend to demonstrate higher eciency and eectiveness in their integration process.
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From page 63...
... Rules of Thumb • Combined budgets for integrated management areas, • Funding established specically to support management area integration, • Flexible programming plans to account for variations in available funding, • Cooperation and sharing of sta between dierent divisions of an agency, and • Support for integration from executive leadership and/or legislators. Final Thoughts e guidance presented by this report is designed to prepare agency champions and executives who are driving toward the value-add eects of integrated management.
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From page 64...
... This discussion of trade-offs between alternative solutions and short-term versus long-term needs requires input from all three management system perspectives to ensure the agency is capturing the highest and best use in its investment and management strategies. Finally, the five key areas and the model roadmap provide a framework for approaching, organizing, and executing the events and discussions in which the agency-specific integration action plan will take shape in response to two critical questions: 1.
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Key Terms

  • asset management
  • integrated management
  • data governance
  • five key
  • data dashboards

  • performance management
  • action plan
  • integration maturity
  • agency structure
  • performance goals

  • agency vision
  • support management
  • continuous improvement
  • successful integration
  • management approach

  • integrating management


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