Definitions
Asset Management Concepts
Asset Management Plan
Property Inventory & Classifications
Strategy, Planning & Performance
100

This refers to the physical land and attachments such as buildings.

What is real estate?

100

This is a listing of all an organization’s real estate assets.

What is an asset inventory?

100

This is what an AMP stands for. 

What is an Asset Management Plan?

100

Operational, future needs, and surplus are examples of this.

What are asset types?

100

This tool compares current performance to desired performance

What is a gap analysis?

200

This represents the rights and interests inherent in owning real estate.

What is real property?

200

This term describes a collection of like assets.

What is a portfolio?

200

Disposal/Optimization and ISO 55001 are examples of these.

What are key regulations and initiatives? 

200

This a necessary tool to control/monitor, market and dispose of real estate and real property rights.

What is a property inventory?

200

This process gathers internal information to guide strategy development.

What is an organizational scan?

300

This focuses on day-to-day operations like maintenance, repairs, and tenant coordination.

What is property mangement?

300

This process determines the role and need of an asset within an organization.

What is asset rationalization?

300

This documents accountabilities and responsibilities of participants in the AMP.

What is an Accountability Footprint?

300

This is a database identifying and tracking similar assets. 

What is a Portfolio?

300

This financial metric measures profitability relative to investment.

What is Return on Investment (ROI)?

400

This is a comprehensive, integrated plan for managing a portfolio of real estate assets.

What is asset management? 

400

This type of plan links assets, goals, and budgeting into one integrated system.

What is an Asset Management Plan (AMP)?

400

This contains support, clarifying, and additional information to assist the reader in understanding the AMP?

What is an Addenda?

400

Real property dedicated to an organization's core business.

What are operating assets?

400

These are used to evaluate whether an AMP is achieving its goals, including metrics like utilization, cost, and revenue performance.

What are performance measures?

500

This is an acronym used to create effective performance goals that are clear, actionable, and trackable.

What is S.M.A.R.T.?

500

This system may include GIS, financial data, and maintenance modules.

What is a relational database?

500

This is the process of determining the need for a given asset and the role that asset will play in an organization.

What is Asset Rationalization?

500

This refers to two or more organizations sharing ownership, cost, and responsibility.

What is joint use?

500

This is an assessment of the viability, stability and profitability of a project

What is a Financial Analysis?