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Plain-spoken takes from the front line.

No thought-leadership filler. Just lessons we’ve learned the hard way, frameworks that worked (and ones that didn’t), and the kind of perspective you can act on this quarter.

All EAM & CMMS Capital Strategy Leadership Field Notes
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Leadership

Chartering, standing up, and mentoring the asset-management steering team

A steering team that actually steers is one of the most valuable governance assets a program has. How to charter one, stand it up, and mentor it past the awkward first year.

8 min read · May 2026Read →
EAM & CMMS

Five quiet signs your CMMS is failing, and what to do this quarter

If your supervisors and planners are working out of spreadsheets again, the system isn’t broken, the workflow is. A field-tested checklist before you call the vendor.

5 min read · Apr 2026Read →
Capital Strategy

Risk-based capital planning when your data isn’t perfect (it never is)

You don’t need a complete asset registry to make defensible capital calls. Here’s how to triage condition data and start prioritizing this fiscal year.

7 min read · Mar 2026Read →
Leadership

Why “teach you to fish” beats a 200-page playbook every time

Internal champions outlast consultants. A simple framework for building asset-management capability that survives turnover and budget cycles.

6 min read · Feb 2026Read →
EAM & CMMS

Bringing a stalled EAM rollout back to life in eight weeks

A composite case study from stalled implementations we’ve recovered. Why EAM rollouts stall, what changes when adoption climbs past 90%, and what to copy.

9 min read · Jan 2026Read →
Field Notes

Asset hierarchy: the one decision that compounds for a decade

The asset register you build today shapes every report, every workflow, and every capital decision for the next ten years. Get this one right.

8 min read · Dec 2025Read →
Capital Strategy

Defending the capital plan: language that lands in front of a board

Boards don’t want condition scores. They want risk, consequence, and a clear story. A short guide to translating asset data into capital narrative.

6 min read · Nov 2025Read →
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