AI in AM: Agentic AM Frameworks
AMP Newsletter Series - Mastering Asset Management Decisions
Topics Covered
AI as the 5th Industrial Revolution and its distinction from prior technology waves
Management System Thinking is a human discipline and its synergy with machine learning
Agentic Workflows and the ISO 22989 definitions of AI agents and controllability
ISO harmonized management system structure and the two archetypes (Process and Value Management)
Use of DoDAF viewpoints (DIV-1, DIV-2, DIV-3) to document declarative and procedural knowledge
Development of an organization-specific Asset Management (AM) Framework ontology as the prerequisite for AI enablement
1st- and 2nd-tier executive decisions required to activate Agentic AM Frameworks
Human-in/on/out-of-the-loop design choices
Learning Objectives
Explain why AI is fundamentally different from previous industrial revolutions and requires a new implementation discipline
Articulate how Management System Thinking (human intuition) and machine learning can converge positively through Agentic Workflows
Define “agentic workflow,” “controllability,” and the agent paradigm per ISO 22989
Use DoDAF DIV-1/2/3 viewpoints to document an organization-tailored Agentic AM Framework
Identify the specific 1st-tier executive decision that authorizes AI enablement of the AM Framework and the 2nd-tier decisions that implement it
Determine appropriate human-in/on/out-of-the-loop configurations for different AM Framework – Management Activity Group (MAG) workflows
Key Takeaways - listed at the end.
Introduction
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is widely proclaimed as the 5th Industrial Revolution because, unlike previous waves that amplified human capability, AI has the potential to replicate and extend human intelligence itself. For practitioners of ISO 55000/55001-aligned asset management of built infrastructure, this presents both unprecedented opportunity and significant governance challenges.
The Asset Management Partnership (AMP) Newsletter has long championed Management System Thinking as disciplined human intuition applied through ISO’s harmonized management system structures. The logical extension of this is the convergence of human intuition with machine learning via Agentic Workflows – creating what is termed Agentic Asset Management (Agentic AM) Frameworks.
This article explains the conceptual foundation, the required rigor, and the executive decisions necessary to activate Agentic AM Frameworks and accelerated value generation. The rigor that propels this disciplined approach is ISO 55000 principles, ISO 55001 requirements, and ISO 22989 concepts that lead to decisively superior management capabilities.
