AI for AMP Writing Workshop:
Use AI Confidently in Your Asset Management Plan Review
You’ve seen what AI can do for AMP writing. Now it’s time to put it into practice. This hands-on workshop gives you a proven prompt writing framework and helps you develop prompts tailored to your asset management plan review process.
Is this AI workshop right for you?
This workshop is for council staff and consultants who are working on asset management plans. It’s a good fit if you can see the potential for AI to help with your AMP review, but you’re not sure how to write prompts that will give you useful, accurate results.
Maybe you’ve tried asking AI for help with a section of your AMP and ended up with generic content that didn’t reflect your council’s situation.
You don’t need any previous experience with AI to attend. I’ll guide you through everything step by step.
What you'll learn in this AI workshop
The workshop follows a five-phase structure designed to build your skills and confidence progressively. By the end, you’ll have applied the concepts to your own AMP review and seen what it can do for you.
Phase 1: Learn the prompt framework
You’ll learn the 3Rs framework for writing effective prompts and a risk management framework for using AI safely at your council. This gives you a reliable, repeatable approach you can use throughout your asset management plan review.
Phase 2: Apply the framework to your AMP
You’ll write a prompt related to your current AMP work and try it out in Copilot during the session. This is where things click. You’ll see immediate results that show you what’s possible for your particular plan.
Phase 3: Brainstorm ideas for your AMP review
Together, we’ll work through the AMP review process and identify where AI can genuinely help and where you need to stay hands-on. You’ll receive a handout to use as a starting point for developing your plan for where and how you’ll use AI during your the review.
Phase 4: Experiment with the AI Prompt Writer
You’ll use the AI Prompt Writer tool to uncover even more ways to apply AI in your AMP review. This tool continues to be useful well after the workshop is over.
Phase 5: Build on your momentum
A follow-up session one month later gives you the chance to reconnect with other participants, share what’s worked, and learn from each other. This is where the learning really sticks.
What's included
When you attend this workshop, you’ll receive:
- A proven 3Rs framework for writing prompts that get useful results from AI.
- Real, hands-on experience using AI on your own asset management plan work during the session.
- A detailed handout to help you decide where you want to use AI at different stages of an AMP review.
- A follow-up session one month later to share experiences and build on your progress.
- Six months’ access to two AI tools: the AI Prompt Writer (for generating ideas on how to apply AI in your projects) and the Use Case Writer (for recording what worked well, so you can share it with your team).
Where AI helps and where you need to stay in the driver's seat
One of the biggest risks with AI is over-relying on it and ending up with an asset management plan that doesn’t reflect your knowledge or your council’s context. This workshop is built around a clear-eyed view of where AI will add value and where it won’t.
This workshop focuses on using AI as your assistant, freeing up your time for more rather than less of your own critical and creative thinking, so you end up with a document you fully own and can stand behind.
Testimonials
Feedback from Marlborough District Council staff
“Great, thanks! Awesome to have someone who understands our work.”
“Easy to understand. Much easier than I thought it would be.”
“Good to have people from across Council from an information sharing perspective, lots of different ideas on how to use AI.”
“Pitched at a good level for people who know nothing about AI. Not overwhelming.”
“Thank you for this training. This is going to help make certain tasks a whole lot easier going forward.”
Choose your workshop option
Workshops are usually delivered online, but in-person delivery is also available on request.
- 1:1 training: $295 + GST
- Up to 5 people: $395 + GST
- Up to 10 people: $495 + GST
The workshop runs for approximately 1.5 hours. It can be slightly shorter or longer depending on the level of discussion, and the number of participants.
Ongoing acccess to the AI Prompt Writer
When your six months’ access to the AI Prompt Writer and Use Case Writer comes to an end, you can continue using them for $50 + GST per year. This rate is for individual users. Get in touch to discuss access for your team or wider organisation.
Frequently asked questions
I attended your presentation. How is this workshop different?
The presentation gave you an overview of where AI fits in the AMP review process. This workshop gives you the hands-on skills to actually develop your own prompts. You’ll learn a reliable framework for writing prompts, practise using them in your own AMP work, and develop a plan for where you want to use AI during your review.
Do I need any previous experience with AI?
No. The workshop is designed for complete beginners as well as people who want to build on their existing uses of AI. All you need is access to your council’s version of Copilot.
Can I attend if I work as a consultant for councils?
Yes. Consultants who work on asset management plans will find this training just as valuable.
If it’s useful to you we’ll discuss alternatives to Copilot, such as the paid versions of ChatGPT and Claude, and I’ll help you develop your own AI policy so you can provide a transparent service to your clients.
What happens after the workshop?
You’ll have six months’ access to the AI Prompt Writer and Use Case Writer tools, plus a follow-up session one month later. The follow-up session gives you a chance to share what’s working, troubleshoot any challenges, and pick up new ideas from other participants.
Ready to get started?
Get in touch for more details or to book your workshop.
Email: debra.bradley@writingforcouncils.co.nz
Phone: 021 215 4698
