AM Gamification: Nested Games
Mastering Asset Management Decisions Mega Series
Last week’s article, “Asset Management (AM) Game Mechanics,” advanced the AM Gamification microburst miniseries by shifting the focus from game design to gameplay. It demonstrated how ISO 55000 standards provide a robust foundation for coordinating decision making across four key domains: individual assets, the asset portfolio, asset management (risk-informed resource and investment decisions), and the Asset Management System (AMS—the organization’s capabilities to execute the above). The article clarified that game mechanics are operationalized through decision making orchestrated by the organization’s AM Framework. This week’s article builds on that foundation by introducing the concept of Nested Games.
Topics Covered
The concept of Nested Games and its role in aligning individual, team, and enterprise decision-making in asset management.
The art of gamification and its natural alignment with ISO 55000 principles of Value, Alignment, and Leadership.
How the AM Framework and Management Activity Groups (MAGs) function as the engine for interconnected minigames.
Practical examples of nested games across organizational roles from wrench turners to executives.
Strategy formulation, game progression, stakeholder value maximization, and continual improvement in the AM Game.
Lessons Learned
Nested games transform fragmented efforts into unified action by linking local wins to organizational success.
ISO 55000/55001 standards provide the ideal structure for turning complex decision-making into engaging, measurable gameplay.
Individual passions and contributions must be explicitly connected to enterprise value for true engagement.
Winning the AM Game requires balancing diverse stakeholder definitions of value over the short and long term.
Organizational culture and capability development are the ultimate drivers of sustained asset management performance.
Key Takeaways
Success in smaller minigames at individual and team levels directly contributes to enterprise-level strategic victories.
The AM Framework serves as the central coordination mechanism, turning Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) into interconnected games.
Two tiers of executive decisions are essential to define scope, activate gameplay, and sustain the AM Game.
Game progression through continual improvement ensures the system remains adaptive to changing conditions.
Implementing Nested Games enhances employee engagement, decision quality, and long-term value realization from assets.
