What are the processes included in an Asset Information Strategy?

• A. Incident response, security patrols, and environmental monitoring
• B. Demand forecasting, procurement, and inventory control
• C. Data integrity, accuracy, and information management
• D. Project scheduling, risk assessment, and cost control

Answer: (C)

Asset Information Strategy centers on how we define, capture, protect, and govern asset data so it can drive reliable maintenance decisions. The processes included are data integrity, accuracy, and information management. Data integrity means the data remains complete, consistent, and free from corruption as it moves between systems and is updated by inspections, work orders, and other events. Data accuracy ensures that the information reflects reality—correct asset identifiers, readings, and statuses—so analyses used for planning and reliability decisions are trustworthy. Information management covers how data is organized, stored, accessed, shared, and governed—establishing standards, metadata, data ownership, version control, and lifecycle management—so data remains usable across systems and over time. The other options describe security operations, supply chain activities, or project management rather than the governance and stewardship of asset data, which is why they don’t fit the concept of an Asset Information Strategy.