Network Rail

Asset Data Governance Framework Manual: Verification and Validation of Asset Data - Compliance Date: 3 June 2017
 N NR/L2/ADG/002/13 ISSUE 1

Annotation

This module specifies the process for accountable and responsible parties to perform assurance of asset related data and asset data governance.

This module applies to:

a) the entire asset management capability as defined within Network Rail’s asset management strategy, both internal and external to Network Rail throughout the lifecycle of asset data;

b) projects delivering asset-data related applications and solutions to define and agree asset data specifications and appropriate measures of quality.

It does not include data related to non-operational assets such as IT and office facilities assets. This module applies when:

a) agreeing the approach and scope of self-assurance (level 1) of the accuracy and / or precision of asset related data;

b) agreeing the approach and scope of self-assurance (level 1) of the Asset Data Governance Framework;

c) agreeing the minimum level of self-assurance (level 1) activities to be performed;

d) accountable parties agree the plan to achieve compliance to NR/L1/ADG/001 and NR/L2/ADG/002;

e) performing cross functional assurance (level 2) of asset related data;

f) performing cross functional assurance (level 2) of Asset Data Governance Framework;

g) setting and agreeing the volumes and method to sample data to measure for accuracy and / or precision of asset related data;