AM 202 – Understanding Requirements
NZ$245.00 excl GST
Last updated: March 2025
Unlock the foundation of effective asset management practice with AM 202 – Understanding Requirements.
This course explores the internal and external drivers that shape your organisation’s Asset Management system – including customer expectations, regulatory demands, service levels, and future needs.
You’ll discover how to set a clear strategic direction, collect meaningful asset data, and forecast demand – essential skills for developing effective Asset Management Plans. This course also introduces the purpose and scope of the Strategic Asset Management Plan (SAMP), a key enabler of long-term infrastructure outcomes.
AM 202 is completed entirely online, allowing you to learn at your own pace, in your own time. You can begin as soon as you enrol.
Description
Overview
Unlock the foundation of effective asset management practice with AM 202 – Understanding Requirements.
By the end of the course, you will be able to:
- Set a clear strategic direction for the AM system
- Use levels of service in Asset Management planning
- Predict future demand using appropriate forecasting methods
- Demonstrate effective practices for collecting, maintaining, and reporting asset data
- Define the scope and purpose of the Strategic Asset Management Plan in achieving Asset Management objectives.
The course materials are based on the authoritative guide for Asset Managers in New Zealand, the Āpōpō Guide.
On completion, learners are awarded a digital badge which can be saved and shared.
Who Should Attend
- Those who are new to managing infrastructure assets or those who want to align their understanding of asset management with the Āpōpō Guide
- Students or recent graduates in any profession who are interested in this area.
Typical Attendees Include
- Consultants
- Planners
- Engineers
- Project managers
- Contractors
Recommended Prior Learning or Equivalent Experience
Download PDF course brochureOutcomes
In this course you will learn about the key internal and external drivers that define the scope of your AM system.
Content
- Setting the AM Strategic Direction
- Levels of Service
- Forecasting Future Demand
- Acquiring Asset Knowledge
- Monitoring Performance
- Developing the Strategic AM Plan
Learning Material
- Text, images, video
- Formative assessment
- Activities
- Case studies
- Summative assessment
"I would like to highlight the course's relevance to the daily monitoring activities that we do, and as a basis from which to create improvements in our own processes."
"There are a lot of new learnings and discoveries on asset management theories, principles, practices and knowledge."
"Understanding the overall structure of AM has helped to give me a better understanding of the importance of other key areas / functions that need to be considered in our current AM works, which is currently limited."
"The real life examples were really helpful."
"This training has given me a more in-depth understanding with regards to managing assets at [our organisation]."
"From this course I learned that the service levels required is a key feature of AM planning."
"I am really enjoying the courses and am excited to start AM 203."
