The New Zealand transport sector needs to ensure it has the right teams of skilled and experienced people to plan for and deliver great service “under extraordinary pressures”.
That’s the message from Hamilton-based software firm Company-X and the Road Efficiency Group (REG) who recently collaborated on the closing keynote at the Roading Infrastructure Management Support (RIMS) Forum on July 29.
Company-X has previously collaborated with REG to develop what is believed to be the world’s first national roading performance reporting and data quality assurance tool. REG is a collaboration between Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ), Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency and 68 road controlling authorities.
In the keynote, titled ‘People First – Higher Competency Leads to Lower Carbon’, REG sector excellence workgroup chair Roger Brady and Company-X co-founder and director Jeremy Hughes shared how one of their new initiatives could help the transport sector contribute to the Government’s carbon neutrality goal.
It includes a survey and report portal known as the Asset Management Competency Framework (AMCF) which helps transport sector professionals begin a personal development journey.
It aims to help individuals and organisations measure their capability and make smart decisions regarding staff skills and workforce development.
It provides an objective scorecard that could be applied to teams working in diverse organisations across the sector, from city and district councils to Waka Kotahi and contractors.
The project looks to understand the wider capabilities needed to make sound investment decisions for transport activities across New Zealand. Data collected from the AMCF survey and report portal will be used in individual, organisational and sector development, as well as recruitment.
Those who log in are invited to assess their competency in the areas of:
- Organisational strategy
- Organisational culture, leadership, and people
- Knowledge management
- Asset management strategy
- Planning and decision making
- Delivery
- Performance management
- Continuous improvement
*Click here to sign up for the survey.
