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This report is an overview of risk management for government agencies produced by Her Majesty's Treasury. It recognizes there is no specific standard for risk management that all agencies will be able to adopt, and thus it seeks to outline the principles of risk management so that agencies can use the parts of the Risk Assessment Management Framework that is most compatible with their current organizational structure. It identifies topics such as risk identification, assessment, appetite, and communication.

This manual details New Zealand Transit’s approach to risk and risk management. The manual opens with a glossary of risk management related terms and the objectives and key concepts behind risk managements. It continues with a description of the key tools used to manage risk and then discusses how to apply these tools and when a general approach is justified, and when a more rigorous, advanced approach is required to manage risk effectively.

This technical manual details all the major aspects of inspecting and maintaining bridges. It categorizes ways bridges can deteriorate by material, including concrete, steel, timber, and masonry, and further divides each material into what factors can cause it to deteriorate. It then lists the procedures for inspection used by the Queensland Department of Main Roads (QDMR) and how QDMR logs and maintains its data about its bridges.

The Optimised Decision Making Guidelines expands on topics in the International Infrastructure Management Manual providing a step by step guide to making optimum decisions for infrastructure acquisition, renewal, operations and maintenance. A tool for engineers, asset managers, or senior decision makers in any organisation. It demonstrates economic analysis in simple practical terms with guidance on how to evaluate.

A report which documents FHWA's efforts to build an agencywide asset management strategy by increasing understanding and support of the practice, finding relationships between TAM principles and the agency's programming, and developing a plan for implementation.

This case study details the data integration process at Virginia DOT. VDOT's data integration strategy has enabled the agency to develop better decision-making tools and has facilitated efficient integration of asset management data. The report is part of the FHWA Office of Asset Management's series of case studies on TAM, produced with the goal of sharing information between agencies to improve efficiency.

This case study details the data integration process at Pennsylvania DOT. The central component of this process is a series of updates to the agency's core functions and the management systems that support them, which facilitate the agency's simultaneous top-down and bottom-up approaches to data integration. PennDOT has developed strategic guidelines to ensure compatability among management systems, and improved mechanisms for integration of data into the updated systems in order to reach their asset management goals. The report is part of the FHWA Office of Asset Management's series of case studies on TAM, produced with the goal of sharing information between agencies to improve efficiency.

This case study details the data integration process at Colorado DOT. CDOT approached data integration from the perspectives of policy and information technology, paving the way for efficiency and effective asset management. The report is part of the FHWA Office of Asset Management's series of case studies on TAM, produced with the goal of sharing information between agencies to improve efficiency.

This case study details the data integration process at Arizona DOT. ADOT's data integration practices revolve around the ADOT Information Data Warehouse (AIDW), which provides a fast and inexpensive means for data integration. The case study describes the benefits of the AIDW, as well as other data management practices and concepts used at ADOT. The report is part of the FHWA Office of Asset Management's series of case studies on TAM, produced with the goal of sharing information between agencies to improve efficiency.

The Optimised Decision Making Guidelines expands on topics in the International Infrastructure Management Manual providing a step-by-step guide to making optimum decisions for infrastructure acquisition, renewal, operations, and maintenance.

In the latest version of this somewhat controversial annual report, Professor David Hartgen of the University of NC at Charlotte analyzes the condition and maintenance of highways in the U.S., and sees a "looming crisis." Included in the report is a ranking of all 50 states in terms of financial performance, system performance, and overall cost-effectiveness.