Category: Job Plans
-
What Is a CMMS? A Planner’s Guide to the Essentials
CMMS. Four letters that get thrown around in every maintenance meeting, yet often misunderstood. Some companies think of it as just another piece of software. Others assume that once it’s installed, their maintenance problems will magically disappear. And then there are those who still don’t use one at all. For a maintenance planner, the CMMS… Read more
-
Why Every Maintenance Planner Needs The Maintenance Planners Playbook
Why Was The Maintenance Planners Playbook Book Written? Maintenance planning is one of the most misunderstood and undervalued roles in many organisations. Too often, planners are seen as administrators rather than the strategic linchpin between maintenance, operations, and reliability. This misunderstanding leads to a cycle of reactive work, firefighting, and wasted resources. The WHY behind The Maintenance Planner’s… Read more
-
How to Conduct Effective PM Quality Audits
Preventive Maintenance (PM) is often seen as the foundation of reliable asset performance. However, the reality in the field is that not all PM work delivers value. Poorly executed PMs can be just as harmful as having no maintenance strategy at all – at least with no maintenance you truly know where you stand! This… Read more
-
Planning for Downtime Windows: Making the Most of Every Minute
There’s a particular kind of pressure that comes with planning for a maintenance downtime window. It’s not like planning a regular job. There’s more at stake, and fewer chances to get it wrong. The window opens… and the clock starts. From that moment, every minute counts. You don’t get an extension. You don’t get a… Read more
-
What a Good Job Plan Actually Looks Like
Job planning is one of the planner’s core responsibilities — and one of the most overlooked opportunities for improving maintenance performance. Too often, job plans are vague, inconsistent, or skipped altogether. And when that happens, everything downstream suffers: technicians waste time, work is incomplete, delays pile up, and reliability takes a hit. But what exactly… Read more