Most asset management processes and deliverables can be traced back to five fundamental corporate datasets. The scope and quality of these datasets act as a limiting factor—predetermining how far up the asset management maturity curve an organisation can progress. Unlike other limitations, dataset constraints often require large investments in time, capital, and organizational change management to address. Asset-intensive organizations share the same fundamental datasets:

• Fixed Asset Register (FAR) for portfolio management
• General Ledger (GL) for financial performance
• Delay Accounting System (DAS) for equipment performance
• Centralised Maintenance Management System (CMMS) for work orders
• Human Resources Information System (HRIS) for workforce management
• How absence or impairments of each dataset directly limit asset management maturity
• Strategies for building dataset management into your organization's asset management journey