6.2.1 Strategic Asset Management Plan

The purpose of a strategic asset management plan (SAMP) is to document the goals and objectives of asset management and the means of achieving those goals and objectives.

The purpose of this requirement is to demonstrate an understanding of the means of delivery of asset management outputs and to clearly demonstrate a link between the asset management objectives and the processes, plans, organisational structure and support resources required to deliver them.

The strategic asset management plan contains:

• asset management objectives;
• requirements for the asset management systems;
• requirements for asset management plan development;
• scope of the asset management system; and
• processes systems and activities.

A hierarchy of documents is acceptable to meet the requirements of the SAMP in the case of complex or large scale systems.

Separate documents for SAMP and asset management policies are not required in the case of simple or small scale systems.

The timeframe of the SAMP extends beyond the normal business planning horizon to capture life cycle aspects.

A documented SAMP exists.

The SAMP contains the asset management objectives.

The SAMP clearly articulates the link between the organisational objectives and the asset management objectives.

The SAMP contains the requirements for an asset management system, see Annex A for details.

The SAMP documents the requirements for individual asset management plans, see Annex A for details.

The SAMP describes the rationale for, and links to, processes, systems and activities that form the asset management system.

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