There is the framework, and then there is what happens when you try to use it. Gray Oak Insights is about the second part.
We write about asset management from the perspective of implementation: what works, what gets complicated, what organizations learn along the way, and what we think deserves a closer look.
It is written for practitioners. You do not have to be a client to find something useful here.
What We Write About
Asset Management in Practice
What happens when strategy reaches the operating organization.
Asset Management in Practice
Strategy, SAMPs, asset management plans, governance, maturity, line of sight, decision-making, and what happens when all of that reaches the operating organization.
Leadership, People & Change
Why culture can quietly undo a technically excellent solution.
Leadership, People & Change
Why leadership and ownership matter, why organizational culture can quietly undo a technically excellent solution, and what practitioners can do about it.
Maintenance & Reliability
Turning lifecycle thinking into maintenance decisions.
Maintenance & Reliability
Maintenance strategy, reliability-centered maintenance, work management, asset criticality, failure, risk, and the realities of turning lifecycle thinking into maintenance decisions.
Data & Technology
Turning more data into better decisions.
Data & Technology
Asset information, data governance, performance measurement, dashboards, digital maturity, technology strategy, and the continuing challenge of turning more data into better decisions.
Standards & Management Systems
What happens after certification, when the project momentum is gone.
Standards & Management Systems
ISO 55001 and related management-system thinking as tools organizations can use in daily work. We are particularly interested in what happens after certification, when there is no implementation project left to create momentum.
Digital Transformation & AI
“Where can we use AI?” alongside “Are we ready to?”
Digital Transformation & AI
AI has real potential in asset-intensive organizations. It also has the potential to make bad data, unclear processes, and poorly defined decisions move much faster. We look at both sides, and ask “Where can we use AI?” alongside “Are we ready to?”
Featured Insights
IAM Asset Management Leadership Subject Specific Guidelines
Asset management leadership is about more than having the right roles on an organizational chart, it shapes how people make decisions, manage risk, and turn asset management into everyday practice. This IAM guideline offers practical insight into the leadership behaviors and organizational culture that help asset management take hold and deliver lasting results.
Implementing People-Led Asset Management Using ISO 55001 Framework
What does it actually take to implement ISO 55001 across a utility? This case study follows Palm Beach County Water Utilities Department’s journey to certification, showing how leadership, people, processes, data, and cross-functional collaboration came together to build an asset management system that supports better decisions and continuous improvement.
Leadership, People, Change, and Data
What does it take to move asset management from a project or certification effort into the way an organization actually works? Drawing on a decade of experience at Palm Beach County Water Utilities Department, this paper shares practical lessons on leadership, people, change, and data, and how to build an asset management system that can be sustained, improved, and owned by the organization.