Description:

• Focus is on supporting infrastructure, infrastructure operations and AM staff with telecommunication services, IT infrastructure and AM-related business systems.
• Encompasses asset system manager, database administrator, network analyst or technician, programmer analyst, business systems analyst or administrator, and similar roles in the organization.
• Typically embedded in a departments they support and/or in a central IT department.

Key AM Responsibilities:

• Develop strategies and plans for asset information, AM management, GIS, financial, analytical and work management systems.
• Support the management of life cycle activities with IT/IS.
• Support AM decision-making and analysis with IT/IS.
• Support asset monitoring, measurement and analysis with IT/IS.
• Integrate AM into IT/IS practice.

AM Roles:

As described previously, the generalist AM Roles described in the General AM functional area are focused on the whole of AM. The roles making up this and other AM Functional Areas would be specialist AM roles. These specialist AM Roles would be focused on only a portion of AM, as represented by the functional area they are found in. Generally, these roles would include subject matter experts in that functional area, often with backgrounds, skillsets, and experience in the related domain.

As mentioned, the roles are described in the form of a competency profile, including a title, description, key responsibilities, and expected competency proficiency in each of the AM Competencies. Expected competency proficiency is defined utilizing the AMCF Proficiency Scale. These generic roles can be used to assist in describing and assessing some of your organization’s own AM practitioner positions. Use the AM Competency Profile Template to create a customized competency profile with your organization’s AM position’s details.

Remember that these AM Roles might encompass a person’s entire job, or only a portion of that job. Several different people may have a piece of their job devoted to one or more of the AM Roles across one or more AM Functional Areas. Additionally, remember that any of the AM Functional Areas or AM Roles described can be delivered by external service providers or consultants as well.