ISES Corporation FACILITY EINGINEERING & MANAGEMENT SERVICES
Copyright 2002 ISES Corporation
1 of 2
www.isescorp.com
CMMS IMPLEMENTATION
You are in the process of purchasing and / or implementing a new Computerized
Maintenance Management System (CMMS) for your facilities management organization.
Communication lines are broken, coordination of the effort seems fragmented, your existing
staff cannot meet the technical challenge that they face, and everyone is pointing the finger.
Seem unrealistic? Actually, and unfortunately, it is an all too common scenario. And, with
respect to actual implementation, the most capable and sophisticated CMMS company
always requires a significant level of participation on the part of any owner. Lines are
typically "drawn in the sand" and the different parties are sent off to do their work and meet
at the "line" on a projected deadline. What happens when the owner does not satisfy his
obligations on schedule.........or ever? Another common, and perhaps more serious,
problem is that your steering committee is in the midst of trying to modify a proven and
sophisticated CMMS package to fit on top of your partially and/or totally dysfunctional
maintenance organization.
YOUR NEEDS ARE DEFINED
You need.........
·
An unbiased Information Needs Analysis
·
Help with the CMMS candidate selection process
·
Documentation of all internal processes associated with work management
·
Personnel resources with the necessary special technical skills
·
Help in identifying, organizing, and integrating special "Island" or "Shadow" databases of
information (asbestos, energy, ADA, condition assessment, etc.)
·
To succeed
PERCEPTIONS AND REALITY
It is a common perception that "outsourcing" a function of a CMMS implementation to an
Owner's Representative is a costly endeavor. The reality is, if all of the following variables
are considered, the net effect of a successful CMMS implementation is a significant cost
savings:
·
Existing staff resources are not taxed
·
Loss of money due to delays with Owner's obligation is avoided
·
Loss of money due to missed opportunity is avoided
·
Savings are achieved because the overall effort is streamlined in a manner that can only
come from the experience of "having been there" before
·
Most importantly.......Your organization will better serve your customers
