Municipalities and Departments of Transportation face continuous challenges to accomplish more with less as increases in demand, regulatory requirements, infrastructure deterioration, and political and economic forces have significantly outpaced increases in capital and operating budgets. These agencies are under pressure to improve efficiencies, boost productivity, and effectively manage resources and assets. Asset management can play a major role in helping agencies cope with these challenges. In this intermediate-level workshop, the presenters will discuss how asset management programs can assist these agencies in managing assets during the entire period from deployment to retirement. Specific topics include:• data collection methods • emerging data collection technologies • software solutions • mobile GIS solutions • information management and decision support tools • life cycle management • condition inspections • asset valuation • factoring in risk • project aggregation • working with budget constraints • dashboards • reporting
