Research, papers, and perspectives that advance the practice
Thought Leadership
Peer-reviewed conference papers, journal articles, and webinar series produced by the Asset Dynamics team - advancing practice in asset management and asset information across New Zealand's infrastructure sector.
2025 — 2026
Asset class strategies – where the rubber hits the road in decision-making
Infrastructure organisations manage extensive and diverse physical asset portfolios with complex and varied life cycle management requirements. Asset class strategies provide vital connectivity between the SAMP and work planned on the assets, allowing technical subject matter experts to specify how the portfolio-level strategy will apply in their areas of responsibility. When implemented effectively, benefits include improved understanding of risk, reduction in asset failures, more efficient investment, and regulatory assurance.
Why Asset Governance Belongs in the Boardroom
Institute of Directors Boardroom Magazine, January 2026
Effective asset governance has become a critical board-level responsibility. This article argues that directors need to understand not just what assets an organisation owns, but how well those assets are being managed — and what the consequences are when they are not.
Sweating the Data Assets
Electricity Engineers' Association Conference 2025
Despite significant progress in enhancing EAMS across the electricity sector, many organisations are failing to fully capitalise on the potential value of their data. Three case studies demonstrate high-value insights that can be gained from asset management data already held by organisations.
The 'what' of asset management — the role of the asset management framework
Āpōpō Congress 2025
Finalist — Hynds Pipe Systems Best Paper
An asset management framework offers an end-to-end description of how an organisation has implemented asset management. This paper presents a case study of Auckland Transport's journey in developing and implementing its Asset Management Framework.
Valuing Data in Asset-Intensive Sectors
Asset Dynamics, September 2025
Why valuing asset management data is challenging, how updated ISO 55001:2024 standards are reframing data value, and practical frameworks for valuing data in asset-intensive organisations.
2024
ISO 55013 Ends Debate on Whether Data is an Asset
The Asset Journal, September 2024, Op-ed
ISO 55013:2024 provides guidelines for the management of data assets when applying asset management principles. Data plays a critical role in all aspects of asset management — from decision-making and planning to lifecycle management and performance evaluation. This article explores the standard and its implications for how organisations manage data and information in support of asset management objectives.
Providing a Consistent View of an Asset: Establishing an Asset Management Data Standard for the NZ Electricity Sector
Electricity Engineers' Association Conference 2024
This paper considers the information standards that already exist for electricity assets and contributes to the conversation about developing a New Zealand electricity asset information standard.
Linking data risks to asset performance to enable information governance decision making
The Asset Journal, June 2024
This paper examines how combining an organisation's asset management framework with automated data quality monitoring can help address risks and enable data-dependent asset management strategies to be successfully delivered.
Local Water Done Well is Asset Management Done Well
ProjectMax & Asset Dynamics Webinar Series · Three sessions
A three-part webinar series covering levels of service, asset management frameworks, and data and information management for the water sector reform context.
2019 — 2023
Asset Information Governance — Is it the Missing Link for Asset Management?
Uptime Magazine, December 2023
Addressing asset information shortcomings requires the establishment of asset information governance — a practical methodology aligned with ISO 55001 and ISO 8000, with case studies from New Zealand's electricity distribution sector.
Information governance — the missing link in asset management
Electricity Engineers' Association Conference 2023
Addressing asset information shortcomings requires the establishment of information governance aligned with ISO 55001 and ISO 8000, with practical examples from the New Zealand electricity distribution sector.
Applying an Asset Information Maturity Model to Improve Outcomes in New Zealand's Electricity Sector
Electricity Engineers' Association Conference 2022
This paper reports on the experience of applying the EEA Asset Information Maturity Model to identify organisational strengths and opportunities for improvement in asset information governance and quality assurance.
Asset management as a catalyst for digital innovation
Electricity Engineers' Association Conference 2021
This paper examines Unison's ISO 55001 asset management journey and discusses digital innovation across asset information governance, digital strategy, and automated overhead conductor condition recognition.
ISO 55001 asset management system — one year on
Electricity Engineers' Association Conference 2019
Lessons learned from the first year operating an ISO 55001 certified asset management system at Unison Networks — New Zealand's first electricity utility to achieve certification.
Research themes
Topics we write about
Asset Management Systems
ISO 55001 implementation, certification, frameworks, and continuous improvement.
7 papersAsset Information & Data Governance
Data quality, information standards, and governance for infrastructure data assets.
9 papersMaturity Assessments
Asset management and asset information maturity model application and best practice.
3 papersWater Services Reform
Asset management implications of New Zealand's Local Water Done Well programme.
4 papersWork with us
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