Asset Management 101: Whatever you do, don't FUCK it up

By Mark Anthony Shields

Asset Management 101: Whatever You Do, Don't Fuck It Up is a practical field guide for anyone entrusted with protecting physical assets and the long-term value they are expected to deliver.

Asset management is not simply maintenance, budgeting, compliance or collecting information in a software system. It is the discipline of making responsible decisions throughout an asset's lifecycle, from identifying the original need and acquiring the asset to operating, maintaining, renewing, repurposing and eventually disposing of it.

Written in direct, accessible language, this manual connects boardroom strategy with what actually happens in buildings, plants and operational environments. It explains how to establish ownership, understand asset condition, prioritise risk, control maintenance, plan capital expenditure, manage contractors, protect critical information and make defensible lifecycle decisions.

Every chapter turns theory into action through practical questions, evidence requirements, field rules and usable management tools. The book also includes templates covering asset registers, criticality scoring, lifecycle planning, maintenance strategy, risk, compliance, supplier management, business continuity, sustainability, performance measurement and the 90-day asset-management reset.

This is a manual for asset owners, asset managers, facilities and property professionals, maintenance teams, engineers, executives and anyone responsible for ensuring that today's decisions do not become tomorrow's expensive failures.

The message is simple: understand what the asset must deliver, know its true condition, assign accountability, make evidence-based decisions, and whatever you do, don't fuck it up.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0H9P3GYN3
• ISBN13: 9798188205591
• Release Date: July 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"