I'm sure at one point or another you were looking for a file, report, or email and said "I can't find what I want when I need it". If this is you, then listening to this episode may give you some practical insight into the root of your problem, and help get organized and increase efficiency.

Information governance is helping companies actively use their information to make better business decisions and contributing to overall cost savings. Information governance transitioned from an administrative cost to value and capital investment.

This summary will review the steps necessary for creating an asset data management program that links to your asset management strategy and your company’s overall business strategy.

Learn the importance of having a strong asset data structure and asset information model to create the links between how the finance, engineering, capital development or construction teams can plan for the financial impact of your assets.

Linking parts and inventory management to your asset information management activities.

Knowing how many contracts are depending on an asset in your company fully functioning at optimal capacity will help focus maintenance. Join Information Governance Consultants, Maura Dunn and Lee Karas, as they discuss a plan for having revenue generating assets.

Real-life examples of how detailed design documents may not help in finding your assets without asset definitions and naming conventions.

The challenge is to trace the important data that meets your asset definitions and get it into your systems so that your information is up to date.

Deciding on practical asset IDs does not have to be difficult and should not include building meaning into a long string of characters.

Deciding on practical definitions for your infrastructure assets. What key factors can you use to help define these assets?