Closing the Loop — From Asset Intelligence to Work in the Field
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Session agenda
Closing the Loop — From Asset Intelligence to Work in the Field. Sixty minutes, including a live demonstration and open Q&A.
Welcome and series framing
Where this session sits in the four-part journey from spatial intelligence to predictive operations, and what a closed operational loop actually looks like.
The disconnect between GIS and daily work
Why information technically moves between GIS, CMMS, EAM and 311 while staff still re-key data and search several systems for one answer.
Designing the operational loop
Service request → asset identification → inspection → prioritization → work order → field activity → completed work → updated asset record.
System of record and asset identifiers
Deciding which system owns location, condition, work and cost, and how a consistent asset ID is maintained across all of them.
Live demonstration: one culvert, end to end
A damaged culvert is inspected, prioritized, assigned, completed in the field with photos, labor and materials, and written back to the asset record.
Measurement and Q&A
Response time, completion rate and backlog measures worth reporting monthly, then open questions to the presenters.
The series at a glance
Event 01 · Operate It
Closing the Loop
From Asset Intelligence to Work in the Field
How do we turn our connected asset environment into completed operational work?
Event 02 · Predict It
Before It Fails
Risk-Based Maintenance, IoT and Predictive Asset Intelligence
How do we identify which assets need attention before they fail?
Event 03 · Protect It
Service Continuity Under Pressure
Protecting Critical Infrastructure and Community Operations
How do we protect essential public services when assets and infrastructure systems are disrupted?
Event 04 · Invest In It
The Defensible Capital Plan
Turning Asset Risk into Funding and Renewal Decisions
How do we decide what to fund—and explain the consequences of not funding it?
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Capture today's reality before the session so the ideas land on real conditions.
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Tick each step that is already connected system-to-system, without re-keying.
Connected steps
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Meet the presenters
Sessions pair Siemens asset-management specialists with local-government practitioners, so every framework in this guide is grounded in real municipal operations.
Jennifer Perkins
Government Solution Specialist
Asset Management Software | Siemens
Jennifer has over 25 years in state and local government and education as a practitioner, consultant and industry advisor. She rose to CIO at the City of Boston, leading infrastructure, operations, budgeting and ERP work, and now helps public agencies use asset management as a framework for cross-departmental collaboration and long-term financial planning.
Michael Murphy
Technical Program & Product Management
PMP | CDPO | CSM | SCPO
Asset Management Software | Siemens
Mike has spent over two decades at the intersection of geospatial data, technology and practical problem-solving — using GIS not just to store or display data, but to improve data quality, enable operational workflows and support better decisions across large asset portfolios.
Annie Anand
Business Process Manager
City of Fort Worth
An urban geographer and GIS professional with more than two decades of experience, Annie specializes in location intelligence and systems management across transportation, data analytics, infrastructure and asset management, making complex geospatial information accessible to planners, engineers and partner agencies.