Tool Shed: Resource Management

Resource Management

Resource management is the efficient and effective development of an organization's resources when they are needed. Such resources may include the financial resources, inventory, human skills, production resources, or information technology (IT) and natural resources. This area contains resources applicable to the essential components of a comprehensive project management plan to execute and monitor a project successfully.

Transportation Maintenance Training - Evaluation Guides

NY DOT, 2023

These guides contain the criteria followed in every employee's skills demonstration when he or she applies to be certified in the operation of a piece of heavy equipment. The points covered in these documents are also the teaching points used by NYDOT Equipment Operator Instructors who prepare employees for their skills demonstrations. In addition to teaching materials, these files also contain maintenance checklists.

SAMPLE - Aquatic Facility SOPs

University of Georgia, 2021

Example standard operating procedures for aquatic facilities in a university environment.

SAMPLE - Park Assessment Tool

The Maintenance Institute, 2023

Example spreadsheet that can be updated per your facilities and amenities to use for site assessments and condition reports.

SAMPLE - Park Master Plan

Township of Redford, MI, 2018

2018 - 2022 park master plan for a suburban community of 50K+

Avoiding Corrosion of Electrical Connectorson Winter Maintenance Equipment

Clear Roads, 2023

This synthesis project used a survey of winter maintenance professionals and a review of relevant literature to gather information that will aid transportation agencies in reducing—or avoiding—the corrosion of electrical connections on winter maintenance equipment.

Guidelines for Synthetic Turf Performance

Synthetic Turf Council, 2011

The purpose of these voluntary guidelines is to enable owners, buyers and specifiers of multi-purpose sports fields to better understand the quality and performance of their system during design, selection, after installation and throughout its useful life.

Guidelines for Maintenance of Infilled Synthetic TurfSports Fields

Synthetic Turf Council, 2013

In order to maximize the investment and benefits of a synthetic turf surface, maintenance is essential. These voluntary guidelines provide owners with objective maintenance guidance to augment, and not replace, the maintenance requirements and procedures of the company or companies providing the warranty for the field and the installation.

Plant Life Cycles 101

American Meadows, 2023

What's The Difference Between Annuals, Perennials, & Biennials?

Ultimate Field Preparation Checklist

Beacon Athletics, 2022

Baseball field preparation checklist outlined by the experts at Beacon Athletics

JumpStart Checklist

Beacon Athletics, 2022

Pre-season maintenance tasks outlined by Beacon Athletics to help groundskeepers to get a jump start on the season.

SAMPLE - RFP Athletic Field Turfgrass Manangement for a School System

Richmond County School System, 2016

This is an example RFP outlining the management service scope of work and expectations for athletic fields for an entire school system.

Athletic Fields - Specification outline, construction, and maintenance

PennState Extension, 2016

Drainage patterns for some of the more important types of fields, specification guidelines for their construction, and management practices as they apply to PA and areas with similar climates.

Root-Collar Excavation

TCI Magazine, 2023

This video provides an example of how to excavate the roots of a Bradford pear tree, which had been the victim of mulch mounding for some time and was not in the best shape.

Everything to know about a Proactive Maintenance Storeroom

UpKeep, 2022

In this webinar, Ricky Smith, UpKeep's Maintenance Expert in Residence, tells you everything you wanted to know about a Proactive Maintenance Storeroom but were afraid to ask.

Best Practices Webinar: Asset Criticality for Proactive Maintenance

eMaint, 2017

Every facility, no matter how small, needs to understand what equipment components are critical and why. With Asset Criticality, organizations are able to rate assets to determine how critical each piece of equipment is to areas such as safety, product quality, customer issues, environmental issues, and production.