by Martin Kerr | | Culture & Behaviour, Data & Information, Decision-Making & Risk
Building a Culture of Informed Decision-Making Before my world of Asset Management and Change Management, I was a software developer for an asset-intensive organisation. I was actually a Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD). This unique window still helps me...
by Martin Kerr | | Asset Management, Maintenance & Reliability, Transformation & Capability
Why the Future of Asset-Intensive Organisations Depends on Learning, Not Just Assets (This article is my personal view and one that I came across as a change practitioner – I hope you get something from it) For decades, Maintenance, Reliability and Asset...
by Martin Kerr | | ISO & Management Systems, Leadership & Governance, Transformation & Capability
For many organisations, management systems begin with good intentions. A Quality Management System is introduced to improve consistency. A Safety Management System is developed to reduce risk. Environmental, Asset, Information Security, or Business Continuity systems...
by Martin Kerr | | Culture & Behaviour, Leadership & Governance, Organisational Change Management
I want to share a story from one of the most complex projects I’ve ever led. A joint venture for an offshore manufacturing startup in South Asia. On the surface, it was a straightforward goal… Reduce production costs and expand our global footprint. But, as...
by Martin Kerr | | Asset Management, Decision-Making & Risk, Leadership & Governance
Context On any given day, around the world, the business functions of Commercial and Finance quietly tick along. Commercial seeking to get the best outcome from a contract, challenging variations, claiming extensions of time, and sometimes playing bad cop on behalf of...