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Malcolm Williams, ACES Course Coordinator, recounts the successful evolution of the Diploma in Strategic Asset Management, a collaboration between ACES and CIPFA now in its eleventh iteration. The article features an interview with recent graduate Graham Tombs of Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust, who praises the course for shifting his mindset from operational fixes to using assets as strategic enablers for better public service outcomes.

Maddie Chelsom, an Associate at Knight Frank, argues that estate strategies are now "strategic imperatives" for the public sector. She outlines four key drivers for renewal—financial efficiency, service transformation, climate commitments, and place leadership—and details the critical success factors of a good strategy, including strategic alignment, data-driven insight, and robust financial modelling to ensure deliverability and secure senior buy-in.