National foreword

This British Standard is the UK implementation of ISO 55002:2018. It supersedes BS ISO 55002:2014, which is withdrawn.

The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee AMS/1, Asset management.

A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on request to its secretary.

This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application.

Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity from legal obligations.

This British Standard was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 30 November 2018.

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This document was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 251, Asset management.

This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (ISO 55002:2014), which has been technically revised to improve the guidance on the development and application of an asset management system.

The following changes have been made:

the ISO 55000 “fundamentals” (value, alignment, leadership and assurance) have been addressed in each clause, whenever applicable, stating the contribution of the requirements specified in ISO 55001 to achieving the fundamentals;
the application of the requirements of ISO 55001 to the domains of asset management identified in ISO 55000 (see ISO 55000:2014, Figure 1) have been clarified, i.e. to the asset portfolio, to the asset management system and to asset management, stating the adequacy of the requirements to each domain, whenever applicable;
linkages between clauses have been provided, by stating the relevant interconnections (e.g. “see 6.2.1”);
annexes have been added on cross cutting concepts, present in the main text of this document to provide a combined guidance for specific themes in asset management that were identified as being addressed in several clauses.

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Introduction

0.1 General

This document provides guidance for the application of a management system for asset management, referred to as an “asset management system”, in accordance with the requirements of ISO 55001.

This document provides explanatory text intended to clarify the requirements specified in ISO 55001 and provides examples to support implementation of these requirements. It does not provide guidance for managing specific asset types.

This document provides guidance for use by:

those involved in the establishment, implementation, operation, maintenance and improvement of an asset management system;
those involved in delivering asset management activities, including service providers.

General information on asset management, and information on the terminology applicable to this document, is provided in ISO 55000.

0.2 Assets, asset management and the asset management system

An asset is something that has potential or actual value to an organization. Asset management enables an organization to realize value from assets in the achievement of its organizational objectives. An asset management system is used by the organization to direct, coordinate and control asset management activities.

NOTE An asset management system can be established by any organization, which can be a sole-trader, company, corporation, firm, enterprise, authority, partnership, charity or institution, or part or combination thereof, whether incorporated or not, public or private. The organization, for example, can be an asset owner, custodian, operator, service provider, subsidiary, alliance or joint venture.

The asset management system, asset management and the asset portfolio should be aligned to, and support delivery of, the organizational objectives and the organizational plan.

Organizational objectives are generally developed as part of the organization’s strategic level planning activities and are given in documented information within an organizational plan. The organizational objectives form a key part of the context of the asset management system and are the starting point for establishing the asset management objectives.

Understanding the context of the organization enables the organization to design, implement and maintain its asset management system, asset management and the assets, in alignment with the purpose of the organization, its objectives and its stakeholder needs and requirements.

The asset management system includes:

the asset management policy (see 5.2);
the asset management objectives (see 6.2);
the strategic asset management plan (SAMP);
the asset management plan(s) (see 6.2.2);
supporting activities (see Clause 7);
operational planning and control (see Clause 8), including the processes and procedures employed to manage assets in the asset portfolio throughout their life cycle;
performance evaluation (see Clause 9);
improvement activities (see Clause 10);
guidance on how it relates to or interfaces with other relevant policies and processes and management systems.

Figure 1 shows the relationship between the key elements of an asset management system, together with the related clauses in ISO 55001.

0.3 Structure of this document

This document provides guidance on the implementation of the requirements for an asset management system specified in ISO 55001. By doing so, this document follows a similar structure and sequence of clauses and subclauses as in ISO 55001 (the subclauses in Clause 6 and Clause 10 are not in strict alignment). Throughout this document distinction is made, where relevant, between assets and asset portfolio, asset management and the asset management system. In ISO 55000:2014, 2.4.3, the relationship between these three concepts is clarified. An asset management system is used by the organization to direct, coordinate and control asset management activities to realize value from its assets for the organization and for its stakeholders. When applying ISO 55001, it is relevant to be aware of this relationship. An organization should, for example, distinguish between monitoring and evaluating the performance of its asset portfolio, its asset management and its asset management system and the use of results of these different types of monitoring and evaluation in the processes for continual improvement at various levels. Where relevant, this document details how an organization should distinguish between assets and asset portfolio, asset management and the asset management system to ensure that the application of ISO 55001 promotes realization of value from its asset portfolio.

In addition, this document also addresses several subjects that are relevant for the effective implementation of asset management, but that are not related to one specific (sub)clause of ISO 55001.

Asset management is the coordinated activity of an organization to realize value from assets (see the definition in ISO 55000:2014, 3.3.1) and although the requirements in ISO 55001 cover the overall approach of comprehensive asset management, there are elements that are linked to several clauses. As special care should be given to the alignment of these cross-cutting elements, these subjects are addressed in annexes to this document.

In the design and improvement of the asset management system and execution of asset management, four pathways are of key importance:

the line of sight from context of the organization to asset management policy to the SAMP to asset management plans to operation;
objectives, derived from the organizational objectives to strategic asset management objectives, to asset management objectives; these are often translated into a hierarchy of key performance indicators;
decision-making criteria and decision-making processes;
risk management is developed at all levels, from the top level in the organization (down) to daily operations; the risk management framework is aligned with the design and improvement of the asset management system and the risk management process with the asset management execution.

The concurrence of these four elements is one of the key aspects of asset management. In particular, the alignment of decision making and setting of objectives is not straightforward. These are developed together and can need several iterations before they are fully aligned and mature.

To support this overall alignment, Annexes A to H provide information on:

the concept of value as a fundamental in asset management (Annex A);
defining the scope of an asset management system (Annex B);
the objectives and structure of the SAMP (Annex C);
the principles behind asset management decision making (Annex D);
addressing risk management in asset management (Annex E);
the relationship between the financial and non-financial functions in asset management (Annex F);
scalability of asset management systems for varying organization sizes and complexity (Annex G);
information on asset management activities (Annex H).

0.4 Language applied in this document

In this document, the following verbal forms are used:

“shall” indicates a requirement;
“should” indicates a recommendation;
“may” indicates a permission;
“can” indicates a possibility or a capability.

Information marked as “NOTE” is for guidance in understanding or clarifying the associated text.

1 Scope

This document gives guidelines for the application of an asset management system, in accordance with the requirements of ISO 55001.

This document can be applied to all types of assets and by all types and sizes of organizations.

NOTE 1 This document is intended to be used for managing physical assets in particular, but it can also be applied to other asset types.

NOTE 2 This document does not provide financial, accounting or technical guidance for managing specific asset types, however, in Annex F information is provided on the relationship between the financial and non-financial asset management functions.

NOTE 3 For the purposes of ISO 55000, ISO 55001 and this document, the term “asset management system” is used to refer to a management system for asset management.

2 Normative references

3 Terms and definitions

4 Context of the organization

4.1 Understanding the organization and its context

4.2 Understanding the needs and expectations of stakeholders

4.3 Determining the scope of the asset management system

4.4 Asset management system

5 Leadership

5.1 Leadership and commitment

5.2 Policy

5.3 Organizational roles, responsibilities and authorities

6 Planning

6.1 Actions to address risks and opportunities for the asset management system

6.2 Asset management objectives and planning to achieve them

7 Support

7.1 Resources

7.2 Competence

7.3 Awareness

7.4 Communication

7.5 Information requirements

7.6 Documented information

8 Operation

8.1 Operational planning and control

8.2 Management of change

8.3 Outsourcing

9 Performance evaluation

9.1 Monitoring, measurement, analysis and evaluation

9.2 Internal audit

9.3 Management review

10 Improvement

10.1 General

10.2 Nonconformity and corrective action

10.3 Preventive action

10.4 Continual improvement

Bibliography

BS ISO 55002:2018

Asset management. Management systems. Guidelines for the application of ISO 55001

Current, Under Review

Published:

30 Nov 2018