Strategic asset management and portfolio planning begins with evaluating an organisation, including:

• What is the organisation's vision for the next 5, 10, 50 years
• Is their current location/s and space usage suitable or flexible enough to assist them with the attainment of this vision
• What Levels of Service does the organisation want, and what can it afford to provide to its staff, clients and stakeholders with respect to: The flexibility and ability to accommodate change that may be required due to changes in business processes, providing a safe, healthy, and attractive workplace, protecting and sustaining the investment in valuable facilities,  improving support and services through consolidation and proper siting of functions, promoting energy conservation, sustainability and cost economies through efficient design, location, operation and maintenance of its facilities, providing for the four wellbeings – the environment, economic, social and cultural aspects of the asset

These questions help Opus work with clients in formulating an asset management plan.

Opus Property Services consultants will use international best practice to create asset management plans to suit individual organisations, rather than trying to fit the organisations requirements into a single solution.

A robust strategic asset management and portfolio plan will provide your organisation with:

• Improved financial efficiency

The assessment of the business risk is traded against the cost of reducing that risk therefore, OPEX and CAPEX spend is targeted at specific, identifiable and tangible asset requirements.  Spending is based on defined and documented business risk management strategy.

• Improved risk management

Through identifying and analysing existing asset data and Levels of Service, we are able to prioritise works according to business risk and cost.  

• Improved relationships with users

By ensuring physical assets are performing at agreed levels and the risk of failure is mitigated or removed, users can be assured that their health and well being are of prime importance to the organisation.

• Improved stewardship and accountability

Effectively and efficiently managing assets demonstrates to key stakeholders that there is clear accountability for the use of resources and provides the basis for evaluation and balancing of service/quality/price trade offs.

Opus assists organisations in delivering these benefits through asset management plans and models that are dynamic, and allow for sensitivity and scenario analyses to ensure the most favourable outcomes.