Future Of Industrial Asset Management

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Executive Summary

The industrial asset management (IAM) landscape is being reshaped by mounting pressure to cut downtime, extend asset life and align with decarbonization goals, amid growing asset complexity and workforce disruption. As firms shift from reactive maintenance to predictive, lifecycle-oriented strategies, new demands for integrated platforms, intelligent automation and cross-functional collaboration are emerging. At the same time, vendors are transforming their go-to-market models by blending software, services and AI to deliver guaranteed outcomes. Asset management is becoming a core lever for achieving business-wide goals around cost, risk and sustainability. This report explores how industrial firms will modernize asset strategies over the next five years, the evolving roles and responsibilities that will support this transition, and the technologies redefining how asset value is delivered.
Summary for decision-makers
Asset-intensive firms must address foundational risks to enable modernization
Cross-sector megatrends are exposing operational vulnerabilities and asset-related risk in industrial markets
Sector-specific shifts in industrial operations are redefining asset management needs and expectations
Strategic frameworks will guide the next era of industrial asset management (IAM)
Maintenance operations are entering a new era driven by predictive insights and intelligent automation
Asset strategies must mature from operational maintenance to integrated lifecycle value delivery
Future IAM will be technology-enabled, people-powered and market-driven
Software innovation will redefine the foundations of industrial asset strategy
A people-powered change in roles, skills and collaboration will enhance asset performance
Market dynamics will shift as software vendors and service providers redefine value and delivery models
Figure 1. The top five megatrends reshaping IAM priorities 
Figure 2. Industry-specific challenges and asset strategies persist 
Figure 3. Emerging asset types expand maintenance complexity
Figure 4. Asset lifecycle management software convergence
Figure 5. Future technologies redefining IAM
Figure 6. The future of asset management roles, responsibilities and support teams  

About the Authors

Josh Graessle

Josh Graessle

Senior Analyst

Josh is a Senior Analyst at Verdantix, covering asset maintenance management, industrial engineering design and construction, and asset management services. He advises softwar...

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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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