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Subject: MX Administrator should go on the offensive
Upper management is responsible for company direction, leadership, goal setting and overall proftability. But middle-level management, which includes the MAXIMO Administrator (and Core Team), is also responsible for advancing work & asset management in support of continuous improvement.
Examples:
If users are complaining about internal MX change requests (not being performed), he should create a prioritized punchlist (assisted by the core team).
If a work management process is not efficient (or standardized), he should suggest a business process review.
If business rules are unclear (or not being followed), the core team should be asked to help refine, develop, and, enforce.
If MAXIMO foundation data is missing, he should create a remediation plan.
If failure code hierarchy is poorly defined, he should request core team to review as a group - and resubmit.
If strategic reports are missing, they should be identified, designed and written.
If planners don't have time to plan (work), they should be instructed as to benefits therein and find ways to become more proactive includingt off-site fundamentals training.
If management is asking "where's the value in this million-dollar, EAM system?", then you need to discuss advanced EAM processes which deliver true ROI.
In much of the above, a benchmarking exercise may be helpful. Benchmarking is especially important if you do not have a CMMS expert on-site.
Benchmarking involves one or more of the following:
~~ visit another site which is a perceived industry leader
~~ attend a vendor/user forum for MAXIMO
~~ search on-line sites
~~ read trade magazines, and related book materials
~~ ask for outside help/expertise to help brainstorm new solutions
Note: The staff who goes off-site to perform benchmarking should provide a write-up upon return describing what they learned, e.g. best practices (as well as bad practices).
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John Reeve
Manager, Practice Leader Maintenance and Reliability Solutions
Cell: 423 314 1312
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