Asset Management toolkit for the ORR

The Engineering and Asset Management (EAM) team in the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) wanted a guide to support them in their assurance of Network Rail’s asset and route management activities during Control Period 6 (CP6). 

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This was particularly important because the ORR was recruiting additional staff as part of devolution to the regions and needed to have a tool to train new recruits and interact with industry on a consistent basis across the country.

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Cadenza led a small team from MOSAIC – a collaboration of micro-consultancies – to author a suite of reference documents and tools for the ORR’s internal use including guidance on planning, communicating and reporting. 

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To develop the handbook and supporting material, we interviewed many staff from different parts of the E&AM team to identify what they needed guidance on and where there were differences in approach.  There was an emphasis on clarity and sharing experience for continually improving best practice.

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The handbook provides an end-to-end guide to ORR’s risk-based assurance approach in order to carry out repeatable evidence-based monitoring and is now part of the training for new recruits and existing staff alike.