Smart Innovators: Asset Investment Planning Software

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Executive Summary

Understanding how to leverage technology to better manage asset investment is a challenge that has become increasingly important, due to ongoing COVID-19 restrictions, bullish net zero emissions targets and aggressive sustainable development goals. To help customers navigate the current volatility in the market, Verdantix has evaluated the capabilities of 17 asset investment planning (AIP) solutions providers. With ongoing questions of how to identify an appropriate area of spending becoming increasingly complex, and trade-offs being made between maintaining, upgrading and closing operational infrastructure, C-suite executives (CxOs) and operations managers should consider the solutions discussed in this report to support long-term capital expenditure (CAPEX) decision-making.

Smart Innovators: Asset Investment Planning Software 
Industrial Firms’ Capital Investment Planning Is Increasingly Challenged By A Range Of Industry Trends

Introducing The AIP Software Market 
AIP Software Enhances Complex Longer-Term Tactical And Strategic Decisions 
The AIP Software Landscape Comprises Vendors From Three Different Backgrounds 
AIP Software Has Eight Core Capabilities 

AIP Software Market Presents Strong Opportunities For Vendors And Customers 
Vendors Should Take Advantage Of Industry Expertise, Partnerships And Technological Advances To Align Growth With Market Development 
Buyers Should Consider A Number of Factors Before Implementing AIP Software

Figure 1. The Industrial Asset Management Landscape 
Figure 2. Industry Coverage for Asset Investment Planning Software Providers 
Figure 3. Capabilities Criteria For AIP Software 
Figure 4. Asset Investment Planning Software:  Vendor Capabilities

About the Authors

Kiran Darmasseelane

Kiran Darmasseelane

Principal Analyst

Kiran is a Principal Analyst at Verdantix, delivering data-driven insights on emerging technologies and global market trends for asset-intensive sectors such as energy, manufa...

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Malavika Tohani

Malavika Tohani

Research Director

Malavika is a Research Director at Verdantix, guiding research that explores how digital technologies and services are reshaping industrial operations to become safer, more ef...

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