NPMA and ASTM International Partners in Action Christi Basile Bob Holcombe 1
ASTM International What is it? ASTM International is one of the largest voluntary standards development organizations in the world. Target Membership Anyone Founded In 1898 to address frequent rail breaks in the railroad industry. 2
ASTM International Dues $75.00 / individual, $400 organizational Current Membership 33,000+ Committees140+ Product Voluntary standards development organization 3
ASTM International Complies with National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-119) and OMB Circular A-119, and Annex 4 of the Triennial Review of the World Trade Organization s Technical Barriers to Trade Agreement (WTO/TBT). 4
ASTM International Mission Statement Developer and provider of voluntary consensus standards, related technical information, and services that: Promote public health and safety, support the protection and sustainability of the environment, and the overall quality of life; Contribute to the reliability of materials, products, systems and services; and Facilitate international, regional, and national commerce. 5
ASTM Committee E53 BAE Boeing Booze Allen Hamilton DAU DCMA Deloitte DHS DoD DOE General Dynamics Georgia Tech Research Institute GSA HHS Honeywell International members Johns Hopkins APL Lockheed Martin Metalcraft NASA Northrop Grumman NPMA Raytheon SAIC Stanford University State of Illinois US Army Corps of Engineers Utah St. Univ. Research Foundation VA 6
ASTM Committee E53 Made up of Property Professionals, 75% are also NPMA members Doing good things for Property Professionals 7
ASTM Standards You ve heard the hype- but how does it really happen? 8
ASTM Standards All you need to start is an idea Is there a need? Is there an interest? 9
ASTM Standards Check the ASTM website. Is there something similar already published or in the works? (www.astm.org, Technical Committees / Committee E53/ List of Subcommittees and Standards ) 10
Committee E53 If not, which subcommittee would it fall under? E53.01 Process Management E53.02 Data Management E53.03 Financial Management E53.04 Reutilization & Disposal E53.05 Property Management Maturity E53.06 Terminology E53.10 ISO Asset Management Activity E53.90 Executive Subcommittee 11
ASTM Standards Contact the Subcommittee Chairman, a member of the Executive Subcommittee or the Staff Manager for discussion. If no standards exist, or none are in the works get ready to form a task group. 12
ASTM Standards Task Groups Do NOT have to be ASTM members Ideally between 6-12 people to start (may be more, may be less) Choose individuals who are proactive, responsive and dedicated 13
ASTM Standards Use the word templates provided by ASTM to help you follow the required format (Form and Style for ASTM Intl. Standards) Register a work item via the ASTM website Complete the draft Submit for Executive Editorial Task Group review Submit to ASTM for Form and Style review 14
General Overview of Different Levels of Balloting The Committee on Standards (COS) (9 Member Oversight Committee) Main Committee Ballot / Society Review (Committee E53 on Property Management / All other ASTM members) Subcommittee Ballot (Subcommittee E53.03 Financial Management) 15
Subcommittee Ballot Focused group of technical experts Ballot Authorized by a Subcommittee Chair E-Mail notification sent when subcommittee ballot is posted to the website Open for minimum of 30 days Requires 60% return of all voting members 16
Ballot Results When the ballot closes, ASTM posts a ballot summary to the member s only portion of the ASTM website Summary includes voting tally and the text of any negative votes and comments received 17
Main Committee Ballots Following successful subcommittee ballot or resolution of subcommittee negative votes E-Mail notification sent when main committee ballot is posted to the website Ballot open for minimum of 30 days Simultaneous with Society Review Ballot Summary posted to the website 18
Consideration of Ballot Results ONE negative vote stops the process All negative votes must be resolved in accordance with ASTM Regulations If any technical changes are made to the ballot item due to a negative vote, the item must be re-balloted to the entire committee 19
Resolving Negative Votes Persuasive- The negative voter has a valid technical point, the document is revised and must be reballoted Withdrawn- The voter can withdraw at any time for any reason without any changes to the document as balloted Withdrawn with Edit Changes- The voter can suggest alternate wording that does NOT change the meaning of the sentence (Clarification only) 20
Overriding Negative Votes Not related Requires 2/3 approval by the committee Consider as first item of new business at next meeting of the committee Not persuasive Requires a technical explanation of why the point raised is not persuasive Requires 2/3 approval by the committee to override the negative 21
Participation Made Easy Made easy through use of the World Wide Web No travel restrictions No time delays Access to information 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, 365 days per year For just $75 YOU can participate! (and receive a complimentary copy of all Property Management standards for your personal use) 22
ASTM E53 Standards Other News NPMA is offering a suite of courses specifically designed around the ASTM Committee E53 Property Management Standards 23
E53 Current Standards E2131-09 Standard Practice for Assessing Loss, Damage, or Destruction of Property E2132-01(2007) Standard Practice for Physical Inventory of Durable, Moveable Property E2135-07e1 Standard Terminology for Property and Asset Management E2221-02 Standard Practice for Administrative Control of Property E2279-09 Standard Practice for Establishing the Guiding Principles of Property Management E2306-03 Standard Practice for Utilization and Disposal of Personal Property E2378-05 Standard Practice for the Recognition of Impaired or Retired Personal Property 24
E53 Current Standards E2379-04 Standard Practice for Property Management for Career Development and Training E2452-05e1 Standard Practice for Equipment Management Process Maturity (EMPM) Model E2453-05 Standard Practice for Determining the Life-Cycle Cost of Ownership of Personal Property E2495-07 Standard Practice for Prioritizing Asset Resources in Acquisition, Utilization, and Disposition E2497-06 Standard Practice for Calculation of Equipment Movement Velocity (EMV) E2499-06 Standard Practice for Classification of Equipment Physical Location Information E2604-09 Standard Practice for Data Characteristics of Equipment Records E2605-08 Standard Practice for Receiving Property 25
E53 Current Standards E2606-08 Standard Practice for Receipt Notification as a Result of Tangible Property Movement E2607-08 Standard Practice for Cannibalization/Reclamation of Serviceable Equipment Components to Support Demand Requirements E2608-08 Standard Practice for Equipment Control Matrix (ECM) E2631-09 Standard Practice for Physical Placement of an Entity-Controlled Supplemental Identification Label E2672-09 Standard Practice for Identification and Categorization of Tooling E2674-09 Standard Practice for Assessment of Impact of Mobile Data Storage Device (MDSD) Loss 26
E53 Current Standards E2675-09 Standard Practice for Property Management System Outcomes E2676-09 Standard Practice for Tangible Property Mobility Index (MI) E2715-09 Standard Practice for Moveable Property Storage 27
E53 Work Items WK15385 Practice for Practice for Data Characteristic of Property, Equipment, and Asset Records WK17637 Physical Identification of Entity Controlled Equipment WK17679 Defining Movements, Shipments, and Transfers of Assets WK17681 Tooling Identification WK17682 Equipment Storage WK19308 Risk Assessments of Property Management Systems WK19521 Assessment of the Impact of Sensitive Data Storage Device Loss WK20252 Property Management System Outcomes WK21003 Tangible Property Mobility Index WK25451 Management of Low Risk Property (LRP) WK27486 Data Characteristics for Asset Catalogs 28
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ASTM Standards Thank You! Questions? Cbasile@astm.org (610) 832-9728 Robert.Holcombe@GSA.gov (202) 501-3828 30