TEFMA Strategic Asset Management Workshop Report
The TEFMA Strategic Asset Management Workshop: Understanding Best Practice Strategic Asset Management in the Australasian Tertiary Sector was held on the 20th and 21st February 2018 in Hobart, Tasmania. Ninety-two delegates from Australia and New Zealand met over two days at The University of Tasmania’s Centenary Lecture Theatre in Sandy Bay, Hobart. A range of engaging industry experts and speakers formed the program which included sessions on:
- The Importance of Strategic Asset Management to the Institutional Strategic Plan
- Benchmarking and the use of 'big data'
- Contemporary standards for delivering all aspects of asset management
- Systems to support good Strategic Asset Management
Attendees had the opportunity to experience one of three grounds tours at UTAS, at the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, Medical Sciences Precinct and Domain House. As with all workshops, there was plenty of opportunity to catch up with fellow guests, and the first night was capped off with a dinner at the Hotel Grand Chancellor.
The workshop programme provided a balanced perspective of best practice SAM both outside and inside the tertiary education sector and delivered to delegates an opportunity to reflect on how their SAM model aligned with world’s best practise using the ISO 55000 series as a benchmark. The workshop also afforded delegates with the opportunity to learn from other tertiary education facilities managers through the presentation of practical case studies.
