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Asset Management Policy and Strategy are identified in all best practice guidance as the first and most important steps towards asset management in your organisation as it sets the strategic objectives. Yotta can support the development of both policy and strategy, but can also offer reviews of current documents to ensure they are in line with the most up to date guidance.

The new Well-Managed Highway Infrastructure: A Code of Practice highlights the need for local authorities to move to a risk based approach in relation to the management of the highway network. This allows local authorities to make efficiency savings whilst maintaining a safe network. Yotta can support local authorities in developing a risk management strategy, risk register and risk processes to ensure that local authorities make the best decision for them whilst ensuring the safety of the public using the network.

It is not a coincidence that Yotta’s statement is ‘Data to Decisions’.  Data is critical to making decisions across simple asset types but also entire sectors – for example Highways. Being able to manage your data effectively will enable you to make robust, evidence based decision making. Yotta offer support from identify the gaps in your data to the requirements needed for decision making. Yotta can also develop, or the support the development of the Data Management strategy which will identify needs for data quality, asset lifecycle planning and the process for renewal.

Asset Management in any sector can sometimes be a difficult message. It may also require changing existing processes which can often be difficult to achieve. Communication to all stakeholders is essential in embedding asset management in organisations and gaining the support of senior decision makers. Yotta can support authorities to identify who their key stakeholders, share messages using visual tools and also develop their communication strategy to help them share their vision across their service and organisation.

The highway sector is constantly changing and evolving and therefore it is critical that your highway services keep up to date with current best practice. Highway Service review ensures your internal and external processes are fit for purpose and are supporting the ever changing needs of the service. Yotta can support the review of the current highway service, offer best practice advice and even support implementing the changes across all departments. This will offer efficiencies and savings whilst delivering the service required.

Competency and training are vital in any sector driven by regulation or governance. Yotta can support organisations to identify any gaps in competency through the development of a skills matrix but can also support in the delivering of training with regards to data, systems, asset management best practice and strategy development.