SPM Gap Analysis Lite
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Introduction
SPM GAP Lite is a web based interactive tool providing organisations with the means to assess their capabilities against good practice asset management and other similar organisations. The tool does not define right and wrong, or identify required levels of performance. Instead it allows users to assess the level of knowledge, performance and suitability of existing and planned asset management capabilities. Once completed the output provides the means to compare current and planned performance with other similar organisations.
There are a range of international standards, specifications, and process documents that define asset management. PAS 55 and the soon to be released ISO 55000 series define good practices in the whole life management of physical assets. The 2011 International Infrastructure Management Manual (IIMM), the 2006 NAMS Property Manual, and the IPWEA Practice Notes all provide guidance on the actual implementation of asset management, i.e. providing specific emphasis on the ‘how-to’. For consistency the SPM GAPLite questions are aligned with the 2011 International Infrastructure Management Manual (IIMM).
Instructions
The self-assessment should take no longer than 15 minutes to complete.
1. Enter the information on the Login screen. The completed Gap report can be emailed to the mandatory Email address and the mandatory Business Profile will be used to categorise organisations for comparison and benchmarking. Select Continue.
2. Select Questions to begin answering questions. Questions are arranged in the following groups:
1. Understanding and Defining Requirements
2. Lifecycle Decision Making
3. Asset Management Enablers
Response Term
Explanation
Excellence
The organisation has fully implemented an appropriate response or solution as a core business processes. There is an established process of continuous and iterative improvements.
Competence
The organisation has implemented an appropriate response or solution and it is embedded within core business processes. There are clear benefits and accepted outcomes.
Systematic
The organisation has implemented an appropriate response or solution but it has yet to be fully embedded within core business processes.
Awareness
The organisation recognises and understands the requirement but has yet to implement an appropriate response or solution.
Unawareness
The organisation does not recognise or understand the requirement.
3. Return to the main menu and select Charts to view the Business Profile Outcomes by Question. Select Email Report to send the report to your nominated email address.
How to interpret this report
The chart provides a graphical summary of the responses to each question.
The orange bar represents the current community level of assessed capacity or performance and the open bar the planned improvements over the next twelve months.
The blue oval represents your level of assessed capacity or performance and the open oval your planned improvements over the next twelve months.
