Delivering improvements to our communities through projects and maintaining the assets of our communities are at the core of what public works agencies do. Both represent the most significant long-term financial investment for any community. In this session experts will examine the relationships between projects and assets. The evolution of public works demands that both be forecasted and managed well. But what are the best, and most affordable, practices to explaining, managing, and modeling these? Does one drive the other? Is one more important? Are the necessary tools and skills the same? In small ways and big ways, public works agencies throughout the nation are answering these questions and more. This session dives into responses from five different high-performing agencies. Participants will hear from each and then discuss the best ways to learn, expand, and adapt from their approaches.