Kimon Onuma, President, Onuma, Inc., an ALN Patron Member, has seen transformational initiatives fall flat when leadership is missing. Proper leadership needs to set policy and strategy that remains in place no matter who is in charge. This and other leadership issues to avoid – and leadership practices to replicate – will be presented by Mr. Onuma and then discussed by ALN Senior Fellows and oth...

Professional Certification and Training for individuals will be discussed. There will be a special emphasis on how the ALN A55K Professional Certification training has directly helped with Lindsay Zeigler, President, Andrew James Advisory Group; Alex Barenblitt, Senior Consultant, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Property/Asset Management, LMI; Richard Dietz, (not pictured) DC Gov...

The first week of the 2021 ALN reStructuring America – Building on Success web conference was a great success. There was discussion on the ability of an infrastructure bill to advance equity in the U.S.; the need for revamped Organizational Mission Statements; how federal personal property asset management can be improved; and how federal agency asset management plans are included in pending legi...

Bob Leitch was one of the first federal executives to study and implement ISO 55000 while he was at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He coalesced an informal federal asset management group that shared best practices and lessons learned. That group has presented at past ALN programs. And even though Mr. Leitch is now at Woolpert, he still facilitates presentations by his former federal executive ...

Government real property assets get a fair share of attention. Should more attention be given to government personal property assets? Most definitely. This panel will discuss the ways to dramatically improve government personal property asset management. Special thanks to the National Property Management Association (NPMA) Dr. Douglas Goetz, CEO, GP Consulting, (and Asset Management Wi...

ABS Group used its work with water treatment plant owners to create the foundation of a paper on how ISO 55000 benefits this critical asset category. The ALN provided review, comments, and edits to provide foundational information that crucial for water treatment plant executives. Owners of other asset categories can apply the foundational information to their work. Special thanks to ABS Gr...

Martin O’Malley is the former Governor of Maryland, the former Mayor of Baltimore, and author of “Smarter Government.” His book outlines successful processes he implemented in government, benefits generated for citizens of Baltimore and Maryland, and how governments can replicate the dramatic results. Gov. O’Malley will be addressing how infrastructure spending is crucial to advancing equity...

Web Conference Sign Up To kick off the 2021 ALN reStructuring America – Building on Success web conference the People section below features today’s keynote speaker former Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley. Register at this link for the “Advancing Equity with Infrastructure Asset Leadership” opening session today, Monday 11 October, 1:30 pm Eastern. Data-Driven Solutionsfo...

The 2021 ALN reStructuring America – Building on Success Web Conference October 11 – November 12 is getting stronger with every speaker confirmation of top executives who are clearing up their schedules to share insights about value and benefits from asset management. USACE and Bureau of Land Management executives and leaders from South and Central America are confirmed. The opening web progra...

Organizations truly interested in making fundamental and sustained improvements to mission achievement performance will be interested in applying ISO 55000-based strategies to do so. The ISO 55000 series details a framework on how to implement, leverage and advance asset management solutions and strategies. Organization’s may want to implement ISO 55000 is simply to improve performance and sa...