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MARCH 2007

1 March

University of Leeds - The Leeds Forum for Asset Management

A special mention of thanks to project sponsors was made by Consilian at a presentation at the the inaugural workshop of the Leeds Forum for Asset Management.

More information about this event can be found in the workshop brochure here and a list of delegates who attended can be found here

JANUARY 2007

29 January
Complexity Group Public Lecture in Association with Triarchy Press and the Society for Organisational Learning
The themes of this lecture are central to the proposed management system standard - highly recommended - click the link below for more details
Russ Ackoff in Conversation with Sally Bibb: systems thinking, idealised design and management flaws
Date: Monday, 29 January 2007
Time: 6.30 - 8pm
Venue: London School of Economics, New Theatre, E171, East Building
Speakers: Professor Russell Ackoff, Sally Bibb
Host: Professor Eve Mitleton-Kelly
Chair: Professor Eugene Sadler-Smith

DECEMBER 2007

11 December
Tribal Asset Management User Group
Consilian gave a presentation of the project to Tribal's AM User Group at RICS HQ
NOVEMBER 2006

16 November
Stephen Underwood and Jon Adshead confirm the intention of Wates Group to sponsor the industry standard. Wates adopt an integrated approach to business management systems (safety, health, environment and quality). In addition, Wates is a Sponsor Member of the British Quality Foundation and subscribes to the use of its EFQM Business Excellence Model.

9 November

WORKSHOP

The Project Board and other supporting organisations agreed the overall approach, arrangement and headings of the Industry Standard.

Agenda

Record of the workshop proceedings

Presentation 1: Approach of the Industry Standard

Presentation 2: Arrangement of the Industry Standard

SEPTEMBER 2006
26 September
Read about the use of wikis in Local Government http://www.idea.gov.uk/idk/core/page.do?pageId=5286927
19 September
COLLABORATING THROUGH STANDARDS
Court 38 The Royal Courts of Justice, Strand - Registration 1.30 - 2.00pm. Seminar 2.00 to 4.00pm. Refreshments 4.00 - 5.00pm
HM Courts Service is hosting a seminar on the subject of Asset Management and Supply Chains that will take place on 19 September at The Royal Courts of Justice, Strand.
HMCS, in conjunction with a wide range of private sector firms, operates one of the largest estates in central government. The department recognises the importance of co-ordinating the activities of its supply chain around a common specification and the benefits of continually improving its business processes.
In order to achieve these objectives, it wishes to work with its suppliers to create the industry standard through consensus rather than imposing requirements unilaterally at a later date. The purpose of this seminar is to make its supply chain partners aware of our project and encourage their joint participation.
The event will be chaired by Paul Rynsard, Feilden+Mawson.
Tickets are restricted to registered project sponsors and guests of HMCS.
Links:
Programme
List of delegates
Presentation by Alan Sloan
Speaking notes by Alan Sloan
Presentation by Noel Grinsted
Presentation by Steven Male
Presentation by Jeremy King
Presentation by Tim Lloyd
Speaking notes by Tim Lloyd
Speaking notes by Richard Saxon

7 September
The Association of Chief Corporate Property Officers in Local Government (COPROP) has accepted our invitation to join the Project Board.
COPROP is the principal local government property association covering the corporate management of local authority property stock. The association currently has 63 member authorities. Membership is drawn from directors and chief property officers across the full range of Councils but principally Counties, Metropolitan and Unitary Authorities, where the emphasis is on the strategic role of property, rather than day to day estate management.
AUGUST 2006

23 August
At a meeting between HM Revenue & Customs and CONSILIAN, Sir David Varney encouraged the development of our industry standard, saying: ‘Any initiative that illuminates the dynamic between business and its assets, and provides practical approaches to improve the management of this process is welcome’. Understanding how the business operates as a system, and how property is linked to the various parts of this system, is the starting place of our management standard.
From 1 September 2006, Sir David will be the Chancellor's senior adviser on Transformational Government. This agenda shares many common themes with property asset management and we look forward to keeping in contact with Sir David's team at HM Treasury over the next few months.

18 August
CONSILIAN responds on behalf of project participants to an open invitation from OGC for comments on its draft Routemap to Property Asset Management Excellence.
Click here to read a copy of this response
16 August
Jack Pringle, President of the Royal Institution of British Architects, met CONSILIAN and sponsor Feilden+Mawson to discuss our project. RIBA is a member of our project board; it supports this project as part of its agenda for establishing the economic value of design quality, the whole life cost of buildings and links between economic, social and environmental sustainability and the built environment.

JULY 2006
18 July
Paul O'Connor and the Board of ATRIUM Software confirm their intention to sponsor the project, working with consulting firm M-Squared.

12 July
Allen Elston confirms the intention of the Land Registry to sponsor the project. If the starting point of property asset management is knowing what the organisation owns and what it is worth, then the Land Registry's support will be invaluable.
11 July
Mark Mathews confirms the intention of the Department for Transport and its relevant agencies to participate in the project. So now the scope of our Industry Standard includes light houses!

3 July
RICS REJECTS COLLABORATIVE APPROACH
Greg Ward, Director RICS Faculties and Forums informs CONSILIAN that RICS will be 'producing it's (sic) own member guidance for property asset management' and 'is forthwith ending it's (sic) support for the project'. Read Greg's letter here.
This decision by RICS to leave the Project Board follows more than two and a half years of discussions. During this period, Alan White (the RICS representative for the project and Chairman of RICS Facilities Management Faculty) worked very hard to obtain RICS engagement, as did Keith Jones, the Co-Chairman of our Project Board.
In March 2005 we wrote to Greg (at his request) to confirm that representatives from the following RICS Faculties and Forums had talked to Alan White and promised support for the project:
Facilities Management Faculty
Commercial Property Faculty
Management Consultancy Faculty
Building Surveying Faculty
Local Government AMP Group
Corporate Real Estate Group
Read our letters to RICS dated 7 March 2005 and 30 March 2005 with attachment and 8 May 2006.
At our first Project Event, held at Somerset House in July 2005, RICS President Steve Williams and Vice President Graham Chase endorsed the project. Read Graham Chase's address here.
We regret that the recommendations from Alan and Keith that RICS should engage with this project were not accepted. However, Greg's decision will not affect the future success of our project in any way. A number of RICS members continue to work as private individuals to help develop the Industry Standard. Alan White will continue to support the project in the form of Lenborough Consultants.
If you wish to participate in our project please contact mail@consilian.co.uk or alandwhite_lenborough@btopenworld.com or leave a message in the comments box at the bottom of this page.

OGC ROUTEMAP TO PROPERTY ASSET MANAGEMENT EXCELLENCE
OGC has published a consultation paper inviting comments on its draft 'Routemap to Property Asset Management Excellence.'
The routemap proposes a series of activities for improved management of the Government's civil estate, taking into account the targets recommended by Sir Michael Lyons in his report to the Chancellor (2004) 'Towards Better Management of Public Sector Assets'. Sir Michael's recommendations were adopted by HM Treasury in 2005 although his final recommendation, that the Government should establish a public-private task force to advise Treasury ministers has (so far) not been taken forward.
The link between the targets made in the Lyons report and the OGC routemap, which aims to deliver these targets, was provided by research carried out by Professor Steve Male at the University of Leeds earlier this year. One of the four themes in the Leeds study was the need for benchmarks and standards in property asset management. This finding is included as item 11 on page 4 of the route map and is reproduced below:
Action
11. Work with industry and professional bodies to develop an 'Industry Standard' for property asset management
Dec 2007
The Property Asset Management (PAM) 'Industry Standard' is published
Dec 2009

Mar 2011

Objective
A best practice 'Industry Standard' for PAM is available aligning best practice in public and private sectors
Measures
The Industry Standard is published
The Industry Standard is endorsed as best practice for central civil government
OGC has asked for initial responses by 18 August 2006 and final responses by 15 September 2006. Responses can be sent by email to routemapconsultation@ogc.gsi.gov.uk or by post to Yvonne Hardy, OGC, Trevelyan House, 26-30 Great Peter Street, London, SW1P 2BY.
Links:
OGC Routemap to Property Asset Management
Towards Better Management of Public Sector Assets: A Report to the Chancellor of the Exchequer by Sir Michael Lyons (December 2004)
Improving Property Asset Management in the Central Civil Government Estate: Report to OGC by the University of Leeds (April 2006)
Improving Asset Management in Government Departments: Report to OGC by Andrew Howarth, National School of Government (March 2006)
Presentation by Sir Michael Lyons at the OPD/CBI Property in Business Conference on 21 February 2006 - includes a slide listing strengths of our UK Framework project

JUNE 2006

14 June
PROPERTY ASSET MANAGEMENT: 'A QUIET REVOLUTION'
The Churchill Rooms, HM Revenue and Customs, 100 Parliament Street - 5.30 to 8.00pm.
The title of this seminar is prompted by a phrase used by Sir Michael Lyons at the OPD/CBI Conference earlier this year. The session is chaired by Alan White, Lenborough Consultants, and organised by CONSILIAN around the theme 'Linking property asset management with business planning'. A networking session and refreshments will be sponsored by Fasset.
Links:
Programme
Delegate list
Quality Management Standards: Designing systems and processes that work
[Presentation by Professor John Seddon, Managing Director Vanguard Consulting]
Business Planning + Asset Management: What has changed; what needs to change
[Presentation by Tony Comer, immediate past President COPROP and Assistant Director Asset Management Hertfordshire County Council]
Building a UK Framework for Property Asset Management
[Presentation by Tim Lloyd, CONSILIAN]
Why sound property asset management requires good coroporate governance
[Presentation by Alastair Ross Goobey, Member of the European Commission Corporate Governance Forum and immediate past President of the Investment Property Forum]
Fasset

22 June 2006
Steve Vatidis confirms the intention of Raindrop Group to sponsor the Industry Standard. Raindrop provides the Manhattan range of property asset management software.

26 June
GOVERNMENT ASSET MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE 2006: 'Working Assets': QEII Conference Centre, London.
This inaugural Government asset management conference – on the theme, Working Assets – was organised by the Office of Government Commerce.
This was an extremely informative event organised on a grand scale - we recommend you browse the speaker's presentations using the link above to the OGC web site.
Bridget Hardy (OGC) encouraged delegates to get involved in the project to deliever an industry standard in property asset management - see below