Why surveys drift.
Within a year or two of a survey, repairs, failures and replacements have changed the picture, but the capital plan is often still built on the old snapshot.
The answer is rarely more frequent surveys. It is using the maintenance records and work orders the estate already produces to keep each asset's condition up to date.
What to do about it.
- Treat surveys as snapshotsRecord the date behind every condition score.
- Use records to updateRepairs and replacements change condition between surveys.
- Flag what is uncertainShow where evidence is old rather than guessing.
- Survey where it mattersTarget new surveys at the assets that drive decisions.
How Propility helps.
Propility combines surveys with day-to-day records, so the plan reflects the estate as it is now.
- Condition kept current from your records
- Old or missing evidence flagged
- Surveys targeted where they change decisions
- Every figure linked to its source